Health

Residents and staff at two north Shropshire care homes are starting the new year with two new managers. Greenfields in Whitchurch has appointed Jonathan Cook…
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Sending a season’s greeting has added importance this festive season for Hope House Children’s Hospice with each purchase of its Christmas cards directly helping the…
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On 11 November 2020 Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin will be celebrating 70 years of supporting local older people. Last year the local charity…
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It’s Befriending Week 2020, local charity Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin would like to take the opportunity to thank all of their befriending volunteers…
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As Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin reaches its 70th birthday, the local charity is asking people across the county to take on a ‘Platinum…
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A family run pharmacy in Shrewsbury has moved to a new site after their previous store was devastated by flooding five times. The new site…
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Members of Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin day centres and dementia groups will get to enjoy some lovely blankets thanks to the talented knitters…
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Jessica Liebich from Shrewsbury has launched an innovative range of alcohol-free hand sanitisers and cleaning products that offer long-lasting protection, that are already changing the…
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A Nurse at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has signed up for her second skydive, after enjoying the first one so much! Debbie…
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An innovative scheme at Shropshire’s acute hospitals, which is designed to transform the lives of people living with cancer, has been shortlisted for a national…
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Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin has successfully trialled its first outdoor Dementia Support Group since March at Trinity Centre, Shrewsbury. Supported by their Dementia…
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Local care assistant, Pamela Howell, (affectionately called “Pam”) of Bluebird Care Shropshire, based in Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Church Stretton, has scooped up an award for…
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A Shropshire care home resident has had her 101st birthday wish come true after staff rallied round to give her a new hairdo. Betty Green,…
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A brand new shop and café has been officially unveiled at a Shropshire care home after staff and residents decided to transform an old shed…
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Midlands-based Vaughtons, makers of the iconic Aston Martin badge that adorn every model of the British sports car maker, is today launching an NHS Rainbow…
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Shropshire Festivals have been commissioned by Marches Care to deliver 110 personalised goody bags to all the staff at The Uplands in Shrewsbury. The family-run…
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Patients living with dementia at Shropshire’s acute hospital are benefitting from an initiative which provides knitted and crocheted octopuses to premature babies. The cuddly aquatic…
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A Shrewsbury woman who tested positive for coronavirus was applauded by the NHS staff who saved her life at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH). Sally…
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A Midwife at the Trust which runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has won a national award for her work in helping colleagues to support each other.…
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A Shrewsbury mum has organised a three-day online festival to raise money for Shropshire’s acute hospitals. Annie Hambley has put together the Rainbows and Happy…
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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has thanked the public for their support and donations during the coronavirus pandemic. Local communities and businesses…
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A specialist Shropshire menopause clinic is holding a training seminar for GPs this month after reports that doctors receive very little formal menopause training during…
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News of the country’s first orthopaedic centre for veterans being built in Shropshire– thanks to a £6 million charitable grant – has been heralded as…
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Crane Quality Counselling, based in the Roy Fletcher Centre in Cross Hill, Shrewsbury are offering urgent appointments to help people who would benefit from a…
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Charity that supports brain tumour patients in Shropshire and across the UK appeals for the local community to get involved in a fundraising day on…
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Louise Barnett has this week taken up the role of Chief Executive for the Trust that runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Louise joins The Shrewsbury…
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Free art workshops for people living with movement disorders are being held in Telford and Wrekin, thanks to the support of the Arts Council National…
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Shropshire based company, School Shop Direct, have partnered with local charity The Movement Centre to help support their work, supporting children with movement disabilities to…
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Jane Lewis believes in the power of giving. She and her colleagues at Shrewsbury’s BT telephone exchange unite every year to get behind fundraising efforts…
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Do you have an interest in working with people with dementia? Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin is currently looking to recruit more volunteers at…
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A Telford schoolboy is making ‘bubbles’ in the world of Scuba Diving after becoming the youngest person to be awarded a Junior Open water scuba…
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A Shropshire woman who felt crippled with the debilitating symptoms of the menopause is now running a company helping other women cope with the fallout…
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More than 100 care vacancies have been filled in Shropshire after a recruitment drive was launched to help address the workforce gap created by an…
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A surgeon at Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital has been awarded a prestigious prize for a research paper written during her time as an orthopaedic fellow…
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More than 100 people turned out for a recruitment day aimed at filling the gap in Shropshire’s care workforce. With an ageing population increasing demand,…
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A Nurse at the Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has ticked an item off her bucket list by taking part in a 10,000 feet…
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Louise Barnett has been appointed as the Chief Executive of Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. Louise will start at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust…
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A recruitment drive has been launched across Shropshire in a bid to fill the workforce gap created by an ageing population. The need for action…
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Telford & Wrekin Council for Voluntary Service are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership, funded by Telford & Wrekin Council and Telford & Wrekin…
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It’s back to university and in the coming days, Moreton Hall’s latest cohort of STEM students will embark on their undergraduate journeys into the world…
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Current research shows that the average length of time someone stays in a job is four and ah half years and staff loyalty is a…
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A nurse who took on a gruelling 220-mile swim to raise money for charity says she would not have been able to even contemplate the…
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A Shropshire based charity is seeking support to help boost its funds. The Movement Centre, based at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital in…
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A student who made a life-changing decision to study at Wrexham Glyndwr University and boost her career prospects is urging others it is not too…
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A Charity that supports brain tumour patients in Shropshire and across the UK is appealing for the local community to get involved in a fundraising…
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For many years now, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital and Severn Hospice had enjoyed a successful partnership; and once again Nuffield Health staff, colleagues and friends…
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The special recognition of Nurses at Morris Care Nursing Homes was celebrated with beautiful blooms as a thank you to mark ‘International Nurses Day’ on…
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Katie Burton, a volunteer befriender for Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin, is a woman on a mission. Two missions in fact. And a serious…
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The Golden Ticket Charity Ball, organised by local business lady Sally Rogers, took place on Saturday 9th March at Park Hall Pavillion, Oswestry. The evening…
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A kind-hearted runner from Telford has received a £1,000 donation to boost his fundraising pot for Phab Kids as he prepares to run the London…
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