Healthwatch Shropshire highlights successes during challenging year

Healthwatch Shropshire played a vital role during the past year in keeping the public updated about the Covid 19 pandemic and the constant changes during the early days and weeks of the vaccination programme. Its recently-published Annual Report 2020-21, highlights the charity’s successes as the team continued to listen to people’s experiences of health and social care services during this challenging time and shared the information with decision-makers.

Dear All,

Please find attached a poster publicising an event at Shrewsbury Town FC this Saturday:

Let’s Get Vaccinated!

The Vaccination Team will be offering a walk-in vaccination clinic and Public Health will be offering Lateral Flow testing, home testing kits, covid-19 welfare and  financial support advice.

Saturday 7^th August, 09.30 – 15.30

at Shrewsbury Town Football Club.

Administering £500 test and trace support payments for people that were told to self-isolate due to Covid-19

We’ve broadened criteria for the £500 discretionary Test and Trace self-isolation payment, for applicants suffering financial hardship that don’t meet the main national scheme’s criteria. The scheme has also now been extended to include parents and guardians of a child or young person who has been told to self-isolate, where the parent or guardian meet the criteria.

Come join the conversation on the 4^th March 2021 at 12:00 to 13:30pm.

This webinar will be an engaging conversation with BBC contributor Dr Nighat Arif. It will be a safe space to ask questions or share your concerns regarding the vaccination and fertility, or anything related to women’s health. Everyone is welcome to join the conversation.

Coronavirus: Shropshire pharmacies to offer rapid testing for essential workers

Essential workers without Covid-19 symptoms can now book a rapid test at a number of pharmacies in Shropshire – allowing greater access to testing in some of our more rural areas of the county.

These tests are available for people who cannot work from home, who live or work in Shropshire and who do not have any symptoms of Covid-19.  Tests can be booked online using https://www.1centralhealth.co.uk/shropshirelft

Residents who have their COVID-19 vaccination booked at Severn Fields Medical Practice will now be able to access a free shuttle bus service.

Last week saw the launch of the free shuttle service to the new Shrewsbury Vaccination Centre at Shrewsbury Sports Village (Bowls Centre) on Sundorne Road.

The service will also take passengers attending the adjacent Severn Fields Medical Practice, and passengers can walk the short distance from the bus stop on the Shrewsbury Sport Village site to Severn Fields Medical Practice.

NHS England » Call for people aged 70 and over to contact NHS for a COVID jab

If we could reinforce that people should contact the National Booking System rather than their GP this would be helpful.

From Thursday 4 February 2021, a free shuttle service will start operating to the new NHS Vaccination Centre at Shrewsbury Indoor Bowls Centre, next to Shrewsbury Sports Village, on Sundorne Road in Shrewsbury.

The service will be operated by Arriva in partnership with Shropshire Council.

Services VS1 and VS2 will run every 20 minutes throughout the day, with Shuttle VS1 running from 0735 until 2015, and Shuttle VS2 running from 0745 until 1945.

The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust are looking for people to join their new Response Volunteer Scheme at their hospital sites in Shrewsbury and Telford. Volunteers that can respond to service pressures and demands will provide key support to wards and departments, particularly in the difficult winter months, when we see a high rise in demand.