Category: Adult social care

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Coronavirus: New suite of mental health resources launched to support people’s wellbeing

11/05/2020
Coronavirus: Wellbeing advice and support

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 18 May – Sunday 24 May 2020), Shropshire Council’s public health team has today launched a series of…

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News from our partners: Improving patient journeys through Shropshire’s two acute hospitals

06/05/2020
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust logo

News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) SaTH has launched a two-week improvement fortnight to improve patient journeys…

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Coronavirus: Think of others and avoid lighting bonfires

27/04/2020
An image of a bonfire. Residents in Shropshire are being urged not to light fires outside to help protect those who are vulnerable and self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic.

People are being asked to be considerate to their neighbours and not to light bonfires in their garden during the coronavirus pandemic.…

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Coronavirus: News from our partners – Health, care and wellbeing support and services during the pandemic

21/04/2020
Healthwatch Shropshire

News from our partners Healthwatch Shropshire Healthwatch Shropshire wants to know how the current pandemic is affecting people in Shropshire, their well-being,…

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Coronavirus: ‘Happy Boxes’ make happy people!

17/04/2020
Staff member Stacey Kerr helping to assemble the ‘Happy Boxes’

Social care during social distancing – day services with a difference from Shropshire Council Teams at Shropshire Council have been adapting their…

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Coronavirus: Councils call on residents to show solidarity with those affected by domestic abuse

17/04/2020
#YouAreNotAlone campaign

News in conjunction with our partners Telford & Wrekin Council Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council are joining the Government in…

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Coronavirus: Council provides vital additional finance support for care providers

14/04/2020
Coronavirus: social care and health advice and support

Shropshire Council has given care providers additional financial support to help cover the costs of essential resources during the coronavirus crisis. Care…

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Coronavirus: New resource for looking after your mental wellbeing

09/04/2020
Coronavirus: social care and health advice and support

Shropshire Council and partners have produced a new mental health resource “Looking after your mental health during COVID-19”, which provides a summary…

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Coronavirus: Over 30K items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) now being issued to council key workers

04/04/2020
Shropshire Council’s senior health and safety officer Tim Tearle prepares PPE to issue to council key workers.

Shropshire Council are now distributing over 30,000 items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) equipment to essential frontline workers. The PPE, which currently includes…

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Coronavirus: Food parcels now available for those most vulnerable in Shropshire

31/03/2020
Food parcels being readied for taking to homes of the most vulnerable. Pete Banford is furthest to the right of the photo.

Shropshire Council are providing food parcels to those most vulnerable and who don’t have family or friends, to help them not go…

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