Medical – Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

New ‘Think Twice, Order Right’ Campaign Launched to Reduce Medicines Waste and Protect Patient Safety

27 July 2025by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

NHS Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin have launched a new campaign, ‘Think Twice, Order Right,’ to address the significant issue of medicines waste in our community. Did you know that approximately £2.6million of medicine items are wasted unnecessarily in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin each year? This campaign aims to reduce this waste, protect patient safety, and ensure...

Events & Campaigns Medical

Health Professionals Urge: ‘Plan Ahead for Easter Bank Holiday’

17 April 2025by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

As the Easter Bank Holiday approaches, health professionals within local community pharmacies and at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are urging people across the county to plan ahead for their medication needs to ensure they have essential prescriptions in time. With General Practices closed on Good Friday (18 April 2025) and Easter Monday (21 April...

Company News Medical

New Improved Services at Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

11 August 2024by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

One of the Government’s key aims is to reduce waiting times and improve access to general practice, as part of this work, we introduced Health Co-Pilot earlier this Spring which is now fully operational. The next phase of this work is to improve our telephone system so that it can fully support and enhance our...

Company News Medical

Communications Update on IT Outage

22 July 2024by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

To all patients and residents across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Following the global IT outage on Friday 19 July 2024, we can report that EMIS – the appointment and patient record system – is now up and running for GP practices, community pharmacies, and the Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) service. However, please note that disruption...

Medical

The New Shifnal Medical Practice is Now Open

22 January 2024by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice1

We are excited to announce that our new Shifnal Medical Practice is now open. The newly built site opened it’s door to patients on Monday 22nd January 2024 at the new location of Haughton Road, Shifnal, TF11 8DD and replaces our old site on that was on Shrewsbury Road. Dr Rashpal Bhachu, GP Partner at...

Medical

Have Your Say On the Way Your Local GP Services are Working

2 January 2024by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

Around 2.5 million people, aged 16 and over, who are registered with a GP practice in England will receive an invitation to take part in Europe’s biggest patient experience survey in early January. The answers we get help the NHS to improve local health services for people like you and your family. It is important...

Events & Campaigns Medical

Behind the Scenes of your General Practice. Come and Meet the Team.

26 October 2023by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

Did you know that, in addition to your GP, there are other health professionals in general practice who can help you get the right care? General Practice teams are made up of a whole range of professionals, such as nurses, paramedics and clinical pharmacists. But a new survey has found that many people don’t realise...

Medical

Brand-new Online Prescription Service Launched

3 April 2023by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

A brand-new online prescription ordering service has been launched for the county improving access for patients. In addition to the current phone and email service provided by the Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) team, an online prescription ordering form is now available so patients can place orders quickly and easily online. Patients who regularly submit repeat...

Events & Campaigns Medical

Keep Your Medicine Cabinet #Stockedandlocked This Winter Say Health Experts

29 November 2022by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

Get ready for winter by stocking up medicine cabinets at home, is the message from health experts at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. A new campaign launched this week recommends that medicine cabinets at home are kept #stockedandlocked – stocked with essential medicines and products, as well as locked and out of the reach of children. Both pharmacists...

Events & Campaigns Medical

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICS Declares a System Critical Incident

4 April 2022by Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice

The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (ICS) declared a system critical incident on Tuesday 29 March 2022. This is in relation to increasing numbers of patients with covid in our hospitals and extremely high levels of staff sickness across our health and care system.  Both of these issues are having a knock-on effect...

Older Posts