Category: Health

2294 Health posts found.

Ludlow pharmacist teams up with public health colleagues to promote Stoptober

01/10/2014

Boots chemist in Ludlow have joined forces with Shropshire Council’s public health team to help encourage smokers in the town to take up the Stoptober challenge.

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New monthly volunteer work days at country parks and nature reserves

25/09/2014

A new monthly series of volunteer work days are being held at country parks and nature reserves in Shropshire. People can enjoy…

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Needle-free flu vaccine for Year 7 and Year 8 children

24/09/2014

News from our partners NHS England – Shropshire and Staffordshire Year 7 and Year 8 schoolpupils across the county of Shropshire, including…

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Celebration in light of Recovery Month 2014

17/09/2014

In celebration of Recovery Month 2014, Shropshire Drug and Alcohol Team have organised a Recovery Event to celebrate and congratulate the hard…

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Shropshire smokers encouraged to swap fags for gags

12/09/2014

Smokers in Shropshire are being encouraged to kick the habit with the help of humour this October.

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Smokers in the West Midlands encouraged to swap fags for gags

08/09/2014

News from our partners Public Health England – West Midlands Stoptober, the 28-day stop smoking challenge from Public Health England, is encouraging…

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Cabinet approves new Help2Change preventive health service

04/09/2014

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet has approved the formation of a new preventive health service called Help2Change. This will be delivered by the wholly…

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Challenge accepted! Council Leader to face the ice bucket

28/08/2014

Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire Council, has accepted his nomination for the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money for charity. To try…

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Shropshire Inclusively Fit Project gains significant grant award

20/08/2014

News from our partners Shropshire Providers Consortium Shropshire Providers Consortium, and its partners Energize (County Sports Partnership), Shropshire Disability Network, Figaro, Headway…

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Seven-days-a-week service for sick children guaranteed at new hospital centre

15/08/2014

Today the local NHS has agreed that a seven-day Children’s Assessment Unit will be retained at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital after the…

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