As thousands of young people prepare to leave home for university this September, Jake Hopkins, aged 18, from Shropshire, is encouraging others to make sure they are up to date with their vaccinations before starting university. With his university place confirmed, Jake made getting vaccinated part of his preparations alongside shopping for essentials and planning…

  The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has been shortlisted for three prestigious national awards – including Trust of the Year.  The Trust has been announced as a finalist in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards 2026 in the following categories:  Trust of the Year Award  Performance Recovery Award and  Modernising Diagnostics Award …

  If you are a young person starting university this autumn, you should book your MenB vaccines now. This will mean you are protected before the start of term. Locally, the number of young people who have gotten the vaccine is low. We want to make sure as many people as possible know about and…

  The local NHS is asking people to take simple steps to stay safe and well when the weather is hot. Lots of people enjoy warm weather, but it can also make people ill. Older people, young children, pregnant women and people with long-term health problems are more likely to become unwell in hot weather.…

Leaders from across health, care and community services came together on Thursday (23 July) to welcome Dr Claire Fuller, Primary Care Medical Director at NHS England and author of the Fuller Stocktake, as part of a national programme of visits focused on the future of neighbourhood health. Dr Fuller was joined by colleagues including Dr…

  Families across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being reminded to ensure children are up to date with routine NHS vaccinations, including the MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) vaccine and any other recommended travel vaccinations required, ahead of summer travel. Measles is highly infectious and can cause serious illness. Measles…