NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Boards are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Salma Reehana as Chief Medical Officer for the cluster.  Dr Reehana is currently Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Black Country ICB. She is an experienced healthcare leader with a strong track record in…

  Eligible young people across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being encouraged to take up a time-limited offer of a free meningococcal group B (MenB) vaccination before starting university or further education this autumn. As part of a one-off national catch-up vaccination programme launching in July 2026, thousands of young people across England will be…

  The NHS across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has introduced WaitLess, a free smartphone app designed to help people choose the quickest local option for minor injuries and illnesses. The app displays live waiting times, queue numbers, and travel time information for local urgent care services across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, helping you decide where…

  The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is celebrating being a finalist in the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2026. The awards celebrate outstanding individuals, teams and organisations, who are playing a pivotal role in improving patient safety across health and care.  The Trust has been nominated for the Advancing Patient Safety with Data and…

Huge congratulations to Dr Jenny Hartley, GP at Portcullis Surgery in Ludlow and former soldier, who recently won the Montane Summer Spine Race – one of the UK’s toughest endurance events. Covering the entire 268-mile Pennine Way from Derbyshire to the Scottish Borders, the race took Jenny less than four and a half days to…

Nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) and primary care colleagues from across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin came together recently to celebrate excellence, innovation and compassionate care. Building on the inaugural Nursing Awards event in 2025, the event was organised by the Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Training Hub, bringing together the General Practice Nursing Conference…