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Homeless people in Shropshire receive Covid booster jabs at Shrewsbury Ark

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, [...]

Homeless people in Shropshire receive Covid booster jabs at Shrewsbury ArkEmily Lovell2022-01-10T12:19:24+00:00

Get jabbed for your New Year resolution

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 [...]

Get jabbed for your New Year resolutionEmily Lovell2022-01-04T12:50:17+00:00

Covid boost as jabs count smashes through 50,000 barrier

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 [...]

Covid boost as jabs count smashes through 50,000 barrierEmily Lovell2021-12-22T09:31:27+00:00

Shrewsbury stars give boost to covid battle

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 [...]

Shrewsbury stars give boost to covid battleEmily Lovell2021-12-22T09:26:36+00:00

Vaccine programme going super-sized for weekend booster push

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 [...]

Vaccine programme going super-sized for weekend booster pushEmily Lovell2021-12-17T14:57:42+00:00

Betty the Covid-19 vaccination Bus making her first stops this weekend

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 [...]

Betty the Covid-19 vaccination Bus making her first stops this weekendEmily Lovell2021-12-17T14:52:46+00:00

Shropshire Fire Stations continue to support the vaccination effort with four new walk-in sites

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: [...]

Shropshire Fire Stations continue to support the vaccination effort with four new walk-in sitesEmily Lovell2021-12-17T09:09:39+00:00

Vaccination booster programme set for lift off in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

14 December 2021 The covid vaccination booster programme in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW) is set for a dramatic acceleration – with capacity to reach more than 10,000 jabs a day by the weekend. Local health and care leaders have set a goal of jabbing up to 160,000 people by New Year’s Eve – including offering a booster to the [...]

Vaccination booster programme set for lift off in Shropshire, Telford and WrekinLisa Bailey2021-12-14T13:14:43+00:00

Cardiology services to be centralised at Princess Royal Hospital

Inpatient cardiology services are to be temporarily centralised at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford. Currently there are 24 cardiology inpatient beds at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) but these will be relocated to the PRH in early 2022. The move will centralise the highly skilled Cardiology Nursing Team in one location, with our cardiology patients seeing an increased level of [...]

Cardiology services to be centralised at Princess Royal HospitalLisa Bailey2021-12-14T12:55:15+00:00

New life-saving scanners for Trust AAA Screening Team after charity boost

AAA Screening Clinical Skills Trainer Sharon Bell, AAA Screening Technician Jodie Joyner; Organising Secretary of League of Friends RSH Sue Hurdiss; AAA Screening Technician Rhian Baker and AAA Screening Programme Coordinator Jessica Smith A charity has presented the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust with funding for two portable ultrasound [...]

New life-saving scanners for Trust AAA Screening Team after charity boostLisa Bailey2021-12-13T14:37:41+00:00