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Coronavirus: News from our partners – Hospitals to start biggest ever NHS vaccination programme against COVID-19 this week

07/12/2020
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News from our partners NHS England The NHS will begin vaccinating patients against COVID-19 at dozens of hospital hubs,  including Shrewsbury and…

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Coronavirus: Local support available during National Grief Awareness Week

01/12/2020
FREE Bereavement counselling is available to everyone in Shropshire

Families and individuals in Shropshire who have lost loved ones are being offered free bereavement counselling. The reminder comes during National Grief…

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Fuel Poverty Awareness Day: support on hand for those suffering from fuel poverty

27/11/2020

Shropshire Council are today (Friday 27 November 2020) taking part in a national campaign to raise awareness and highlight the support available…

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Alcohol Awareness Week: Speaking up about alcohol and mental health

17/11/2020
Alcohol Awareness Week graphic

It’s Alcohol Awareness Week (until Sunday 22 November 2020), a week when Alcohol Change UK aims to get people thinking and talking…

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Coronavirus: Lockdown – unpaid carers are being reminded there is still help and support out there

17/11/2020
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Unpaid carers across Shropshire are being reminded of the many types of help and advice available to them, particularly as lockdown restrictions…

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News from our partners: How is home care working in Shropshire?

16/11/2020
Healthwatch Shropshire

News from our partners Healthwatch Shropshire Home care (also known as domiciliary care) is often seen as the ‘front line’ of social…

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Winter Support Service launches

13/11/2020
WIPS befriending volunteer

A Winter Support Service has been launched to help vulnerable, and potentially vulnerable, Shropshire residents during the winter months. Commissioned by Shropshire…

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Safeguarding Partnership encourages residents to remain vigilant in light of UK’s terrorism alert

12/11/2020

                        Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership are encouraging people to remain vigilant…

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Celebrating National Care Leavers Week 2020

28/10/2020
Holly Davies and her son Jay

Shropshire Council is supporting National Care Leavers Week 2020 (running until Sunday 1 November) by showcasing and celebrating the successes of care…

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News from our partners: Allied Healthcare Professions Day celebrated across healthcare system

13/10/2020
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News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) Healthcare providers for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid-Wales have come…

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