10 January 2022 Since December, more than 24 people experiencing homelessness in Shrewsbury have received extra protection against COVID-19 after attending an outreach clinic provided by Riverside Medical Practice at the Shrewsbury Ark, a charity that provides ongoing support and day centre facilities for the homeless and vulnerable in our community. Six homeless people attended a vaccination clinic on Friday, [...]
31 December 2021 As we welcome in the New Year, the vaccine programme in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin is counting on the support of local people to help protect frontline services by taking up the vaccine offer as soon as they can. Health and care staff working in hospitals and in the community are at an increasing risk of catching [...]
21 December 2021 The turbo-charged booster vaccine campaign has broken through a key landmark in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin – with 50,000 people having received their jabs. It comes just eight days after the national effort launched on Monday 13 December to deliver up to 18.3 million boosters by 31 December. In Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin that equates to more [...]
20 December 2021 Shrewsbury Town captain Elliott Bennett was one of several club stars to get their covid booster jab as Bob the Vaccination Bus dropped in on the Montgomery Waters Meadow for his busiest day ever. It was the finale to a perfect Saturday for Bennett – who had just come off the pitch after helping his team to [...]
17 December 2021 More than 20,000 vaccine jabs are up for grabs this weekend as the booster programme in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin gears up for a Super Saturday and Sunday. And anyone still waiting to come forward for their booster is being urged to act now – giving greater peace of mind as families and friends get ready to [...]
17 December A second Covid-19 vaccine bus is being rolled out across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to encourage more people to get on board with having their first and second doses of their jabs closer to home. Many local residents will be familiar with Bob the Bus – the mobile vaccination service that has been parking up at a number of locations during the pandemic. Now, in [...]
17 December Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury, Hodnet and Church Stretton Fire Stations are now offering NHS walk-in vaccination clinics to all those who are eligible for jabs. Anyone aged 12 or over can walk-in for their first, second, third or booster COVID-19 vaccination at the Fire Station vaccination clinics held across the week until the end of January, from 10am to 4pm: [...]
8 December 2021 A patient who was one of the very first in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to be vaccinated against Covid-19 has spoken of his admiration for the resilience health workers and volunteers have demonstrated one year on from his first dose. As we mark the year anniversary since the Covid-19 vaccination programme – the largest and fastest in [...]
2 December 2021 Joint statement from Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Shropshire Council, Telford & Wrekin Council, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Winter is coming – and we know it is going to be a challenging one for health and care. Possibly [...]
1 December 2021 Everyone has heard of Christmas Jumper Day, but have you heard of Christmas Sock Day? The majority of our staff wear uniforms, scrubs, and lots of PPE which is designed to keep patients safe so they cannot wear a Christmas jumper – however, everyone can join in with a colourful pair of socks or tights! The Shrewsbury [...]
