GP Telephone and online appointments – Here to stay?
Earlier this year Healthwatch Shropshire asked people to share their experiences of accessing General Practice appointments and using their local Pharmacy. The report highlighted that people’s experiences varied widely and there was a lack of consistent information about services and…
COVID-19 Grant Funding for Small Businesses
Shropshire Council has just launched COVID-19 Extension Grant Funding for Small Business. The grants are now live and are targeting those businesses who weren’t eligible for the small business and retail, leisure and hospitality grants. For more information Click Here…
Support & services – Covid-19 pandemic
Health, care and wellbeing support & services during the Covid-19 pandemic Healthwatch Shropshire wants to know how the current pandemic is affecting people in Shropshire, their well-being, how they are finding useful information, how they are being supported, what helps…
GP practices – Easter opening
Easter Opening Times for GP Practices and Pharmacies in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin GP practices in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin will be ‘open as usual’ on Good Friday and Easter Monday this bank holiday weekend. In support of this,…
GP Appointments – evening and weekends
Local GP practices are working together to offer patients more access to appointments, in the early evenings and weekends, from Monday, 1 October, 2018. In Shropshire, local practices will work together in a network of ‘hubs’ to provide this Extended…
Healthwatch Shropshire Grant Funding 2016
Grants of up to £4000 are available to voluntary and community groups in Shropshire to carry out research into the experiences of people across Shropshire who use health and social care services. Jane Randall-Smith, Chief Officer of Healthwatch Shropshire, said:…