Category: Adult social care

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Shropshire Council leading the way on digital inclusion

22/11/2019
An image on a Granddaughter teaching her grandmother how to use a tablet and develop digital skills.

Shropshire Council has received £15,000 from the Local Government Association (LGA) to help residents get online, following a successful application to their…

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Enable supported employment service highly commended at national awards

08/11/2019
Enable people award

Shropshire Council’s Enable supported employment service were highly commended for Team of the Year at the 2019 BASE awards this week. The…

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Shropshire Council celebrates Occupational Therapy Week 2019

05/11/2019
OT week 2019 image

                To celebrate Occupational Therapy Week, Shropshire Council Occupational Therapists (OT’s) will be promoting the…

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Shropshire business leaders attend launch of new Care Leaver Covenant

01/11/2019
Care leavers - businesses event

A total of 100 Shropshire business leaders attended the launch of the county’s new Care Leaver Covenant last week (Friday 25 October…

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Shropshire Council exceeds Delayed Transfer of Care (DToC) target

24/10/2019
Shropshire's Integrated Community Services team

Shropshire Council has again exceeded its Delayed Transfer of Care (DToC) target in ensuring that residents don’t stay in hospital longer than…

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New TEC Hub launching every Wednesday in Shrewsbury town centre

22/10/2019

Imagine a home where you can control your lights, answer your front door, play music, listen to audio books, and even contact…

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Social worker shortlisted for top national award

08/10/2019
Lindsey Chapman, safeguarding practitioner at Shropshire Council

A social worker from Shropshire has been shortlisted for a prestigious award in recognition of their outstanding work in supporting vulnerable adults.…

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Every Mind Matters – groundbreaking mental health platform launched

07/10/2019
Every Mind Matters mental health launch

Released in partnership with Public Health England Every Mind Matters – groundbreaking new platform launched to support mental health, following a pilot…

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Event showcases help and support for young people with special educational needs who are preparing for adulthood

26/09/2019
Preparing for Adulthood event

Young people with special educational needs (SEN), or with an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and their parents/carers, came together today…

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Tech Severn 2019 conference hailed a great success

26/09/2019
Tech Severn 2019

The Tech Severn conference has this year again been hailed a great success, with over 600 attendees joining the two-day event earlier…

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