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…

  Dr Jess Harvey, Clinical Director for South-East Shropshire Primary Care Network (PCN) and GP Board Co-Chair, has been named a regional champion in the leadership category at the NHS Excellence Awards 2026.  Teams and individuals across the region have been acknowledged in the inaugural NHS Excellence Awards, celebrating work that is improving care for…

  Eligible people are being invited to get their spring COVID‑19 vaccination as the NHS launches the next phase of its seasonal protection programme. The spring dose is being offered to those at highest risk of serious illness from COVID‑19, including adults aged 75 and over, residents in care homes for older adults, and people…

Latest news from our partner Shropshire Council:  New service aims to boost independence, wellbeing and community connection across the county Shropshire Council and partners Shropshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are delighted to announce the launch of the Shropshire Wellbeing and Navigation Network (SWANN), a new preventative support service for adults aged 18 and over living in…

NHS organisations across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are preparing for a period of national industrial action by resident doctors taking place from 7am on Tuesday 7 April until 7am on Monday 13 April 2026. The action has been called by the British Medical Association (BMA) as part of an ongoing national dispute with Government over…

ISSUED BY MIDLANDS PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST AND NHS SHROPSHIRE, TELFORD AND WREKIN A new NHS-led service for children and young people in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin with mental health, emotional wellbeing and neurodevelopmental needs has launched today (1 April), marking the start of a three-year journey of change. The new Child and Adolescent…

News from our partners at The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group (Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust) After months of preparation, the two local community and hospital trusts have formalised a new Group. The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group, aims…