Dr Jess Harvey, local GP, Clinical Director for South-East Shropshire Primary Care Network and GP Board Co-Chair, has been named national winner of the leadership award at the inaugural NHS Excellence Awards. The awards, delivered by NHS England, celebrate the people, teams and organisations driving improvement, innovation and collaboration across health and care in England.…

  More than 112,000 COVID-19 vaccinations have been delivered across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent this spring. Eligible people are being urged to come forward now as the programme enters its final weeks ahead of the 30 June deadline. Uptake across the area is above regional and national averages, with thousands already…

This Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week, taking place from Monday 25 to Sunday 31 May 2026, health leaders at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent will be encouraging local people to check their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The national campaign, led jointly by NHS England and Diabetes UK, aims…

A year on from the launch of the ‘Everyone Belongs Here’ campaign, health and care partners across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are celebrating a movement that continues to champion respect, dignity and fairness for all. Launched in May 2025 to coincide with World Day for Cultural Diversity, the campaign set out with a simple but…

  Today (11 May 2026) marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health.  Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, the week runs from 11–17 May 2026 and this year’s theme is “Every action counts – for yourself, for someone else, for all of us.” This Mental Health…

You may have seen recent media reports about hantavirus and feel concerned. We would like to reassure residents that the risk of hantavirus infection in the UK remains very low. Cases are extremely rare, and there is no evidence of increased risk to the general public. Hantavirus is mainly linked to contact with infected rodents…