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Adults & older people

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides a range of dedicated and specialist services for adults and older people across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

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These services are particularly important as Shropshire has an ageing population, and the number of adults and older people is likely to increase in the coming years.

This section provides you with access to a range of relevant patient and carer information and appropriate contact details. Please use the navigation menu on the left of the page to see the services and to make your selection.

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Alcohol and drugs

Find out where to get support for drug and alcohol misuse in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin area as part of our specialist treatments and long term conditions.

Brain injuries, strokes & neurological conditions (CNRT)

Find out what services Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team provides, where they are, the conditions they treat and how patients can be referred to this service that is classed as a 'post op care and rehabilitation'.

Community equipment services (CES)

Do you or your loved one need aids or equipment to be able to live at home? Find out what services are available and who to contact

Continence

If you are suffering from bladder or bowel problems, contact our team of specialist nurses. Find out more about this service and who to contact in your area.

Dementia

Are you caring for a person with dementia? Find out how admiral nurses can support you with practical advice and skills as well as psychological support.

Dying Well

Palliative and End of Life care is provided every day by all clinicians and carers. Patients are seen in their own home or in the Community Hospitals.

Falls Therapy Service

Falls prevention service information for adults living in Shropshire. Includes useful links for everyone interested in reducing the risks of falling.

Health Assessments (DAART)

The service is provided to adults (over 18s) living in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin or other areas served by Shropshire Community Health Trust

Learning disabilities

Do you have a learning disability, or know someone who does, and need help and support to access our services? Find out who to contact in Shropshire or in Telford and Wrekin.

Nursing care at home

Interdisciplinary Teams who deliver nursing care at home (adults & older people)

Physiotherapy

Find out what type of conditions may be treated with physiotherapy, and where and how physio is provided by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Protecting adults

Includes contact details for the adult safeguarding team in Shropshire and in Telford and Wrekin

Wheelchairs

Find out what Shropshire wheelchair and posture service provides and also what it does not provide. Includes information about wheelchair repairs for existing patients.

Moving and handling

Do you or your loved one need aids or equipment to be able to live at home? Find out what services are available and who to contact

Page last reviewed: 21 September 2023
Next review due: 23 September 2024