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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Did you know? From summer 2021, everyone’s health and social care records in Shopshire, Telford and Wrekin will be available on the new integrated care record ‘One Health and Care’. Completely confidential and secure, it’s designed to help doctors, nurses and other registered health and social care professionals directly involved in your care to make...
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