A-Z of services

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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.

Alcohol and drugs

Find out where to get support for drug and alcohol misuse in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin area

APCS

Information on advanced specialist treatments that we are able to offer in primary care - meaning these do not require hospital treatment.

Appointment Management

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust's Artifical Intelligence Virtual Assistant Agent - Here to help you manage your appointments

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Bishop's Castle Community Hospital

Bishop's Castle Community Hospital is a small 16-bed hospital in southwest Shropshire. The hospital is split into two areas: In-patients and Out-patients (both are clearly signposted).

Blood and organ donation

Useful links that will help you find out more about how you can give blood, where and why you should give blood, and just why blood is so important

Brain injuries, strokes & neurological conditions

The Rehabilitation Centre provides services for people suffering from acquired brain injuries, stroke, neurological conditions and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding advice and support including contact details and out of hours peer support.

Breathing (respiratory) (Specialist treatment & long term conditions)

This service is for patients who have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. How we support patients in their own homes and help to be discharged from hospital.

Breathing (respiratory) (Adult respiratory service)

Needs updating

Bridgnorth Community Hospital and MIU

This hospital has an MIU and Xray in the same building with specific opening times which you can find below.

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Child Development Centres

Find out what assessments and interventions are available at the Child Development Centres in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, who can provide a referral and the addresses and contact details for the centres.

Children and Young People Diabetes

Services provided for children and young people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Children in care

Looked after children health review assessments for those aged 0-18. We provide advice to a range of people including children in care and foster careers.

Children's Community Physiotherapy

Find out more about these services, most common conditions and who can refer a child or young person to this service.

Children's Constipation Service

Includes details on how this service supports you and your child with a diagnosis of childhood idiopathic constipation.

Children's doctors

Our service is for children and young people aged 0-16 but can be under 19 for children with complex neurodisability educated full time in specialist provision.

Children's occupational therapy

Information for our Children's Occupational Therapy service. Includes where the service is based and a range of helpful patient information leaflets.

Children's phlebotomy service

Information for parents and carers including how to apply the numbing cream

Children's Public Health Nursing serivce

The overall purpose is to achieve the best health and well being for children from birth to 5, by identifying health needs and promoting healthy lifestyles

Children's speech and language therapy

Find out about the Shropshire children and young person's Speech and Language Therapy Service.

Children, young people and families

The Trust provides a range of specialist services for babies, children and families such Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) and School Nurses.

Community Children's Nursing

All care and support the community children's nurses provide for children and young people e.g. stoma care, intravenous drug regimes or home ventilation

Community Dental Service

The service provides a full range of dental care to both children and adults with special care needs.

Community Dying Well Fund

End of life care group charity group donation details and latest events

Community equipment services and moving & 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

Community hospitals and health centres (Useful links and contacts)

Here you can find quick links to our community hospitals and to our key health centres.

Community hospitals and health centres (For patients & carers)

Find out more about the Trust's four community hospitals, three minor injury units and the Oswestry Health Centre. Bishops Castle hospital is currently closed.

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.

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Day surgery

Day surgeries are done under local anesthetic. Here you find examples of types of minor operations that can be done at the Bridgenorth hospital day surgery unit

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.

Dental Advice Line

dental advice line number and advice

Diabetes care for children and young people

Services provided for children and young people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Diabetes for adults

Services offered by the diabetes specialist nursing team, including DAFNE education programes for Type 1 diabetes and X-PERT courses for Type 2 diabetes

Diagnostic tests, X-rays & scans

Diagnostic tests, X-rays and scans are available in community hospitals and health centres, thus saving you from having to travel to an acute hospital

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.

Dying Well: Thinking Ahead

When to fill in a Thinking Ahead form and what considerations and wishes can you include. And how does Martha the donkey fit in the picture - find out here

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Ear, nose and throat (ENT) conditions

Find out what specialist care for a range of ENT problems you can receive as part of our Advanced Primare Care Services without having to go to a hospital.

End of Life care

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.

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Falls Therapy Service

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

Family nurse partnership - Young parents

If you are 19 or under and expecting your first baby, or until your baby is two, help is available to you if you live in Telford and Wrekin or Shropshire

For patients & carers

You can find a wealth of information and advice on this section of the website about our services.

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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

Health Child Programme 0-19 service

The overall purpose is to achieve the best health and well being for children from birth to 5, by identifying health needs and promoting healthy lifestyles

Health Visiting

The overall purpose is to achieve the best health and well being for children from birth to 5, by identifying health needs and promoting healthy lifestyles

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Infection Prevention and Control

The Infection Prevention and Control Team provides specialist (IPC) support and advice for all clinical and support services provided by the Trust.

Integrated Community Services

The Integrated Community Services team provides short-term support after you are discharged from hospital to home.

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Keeping healthy

Take a look at the services we provide for people who live in Shropshire to keep healthy. In Telford and Wrekin, the services are provided by the local council.

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Long Covid Clinic

The Long Covid Clinic service is for patients in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin with Long Covid.

Looked After Children (LAC)

Looked after children health review assessments for those aged 0-18. We provide advice to a range of people including children in care and foster careers.

Ludlow Community Hospital and MIU

This hospital has an MIU and Xray in the same building with specific opening times which you can find here. It is open 24/7 with specific visiting times.

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Minor injury units

The MIUs offer treatment to anyone with a minor injury. This is a walk-in service, you do not need to be referred or to make an appointment (Not open 24 hours)

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Nursing care at home

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

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Oral health improvement service (Oral health improvement service)

The oral health improvement service provides oral health advice for children

Oral health improvement service (Oral health improvement service)

The oral health improvement service provides oral health advice to adults

Oral health improvement service - programmes

The oral health improvement service provides evidence based oral health community programmes across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin

Oral health improvement service- campaigns

The oral health improvement service supports national and local oral health campaigns to improve dental issues

Oswestry Health Centre and MIU

This health centre has an MIU and Xray in the same building with specific opening times which you can find below.

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Paediatric diabetes

Services provided for children and young people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Paediatric Psychology Service

The children's psychology service delivers specialist treatment for children with life-threatening health problems. It helps them to cope and adjust to their conditions.

Palliative care

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.

Physiotherapy

General information relating to routine treatment, detailing who is involved and how the service functions.

Podiatry & foot health

Includes list of services and clinics, from children's gait to diabetic foot screening. Normal toenail cutting is not a service we offer.

Post-op care and rehabilitation

relevant patient and carer information and appropriate contact details if you or a family member or friend is in need of rehabilitation care.

Prison healthcare

Prison healthcare: delivering a Primary care health service for prisoners in custody. Find out what range of nurse and GP led interventions are offered.

Protecting adults

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

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Routine treatment

By routine treatment we mean care that we provide regularly and care that is planned - which is often very different than with urgent care that is not planned.

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Safeguarding Children

Trust commitment to safeguarding children and young people including contact details for named professionals and our team for looked after children

School age immunisation team

Information on what vaccinations are offered to school children at different ages, including HPV vaccinations, children's flu vaccine and school leaver boosters

School Nursing

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides a caring and responsive School Nursing Service across Shropshire Telford & Wrekin.

SEND reforms & Local Offer

From the 1st September 2014, new legislation requires health service providers to work with Local Authorities to publish a "Local Offer" for children and young people with Special Educational Needs/Disabilities (SEND), aged 0-25. The local offer provid

Shropshire School Nurses

The Shropshire School Nursing Service works with children aged 5-19 (5-25 SEND), their parents, carers and families to provide health information and advice, and promote good health.

Specialist referrals (APCS)

Information on advanced specialist treatments that we are able to offer in primary care - meaning these do not require hospital treatment.

Specialist treatment & long term conditions

This services are for patients who need specialist support and care in order to manage an acute health condition or to reduce the possibility of becoming poorly

Speech, language, communication needs

Find links to information about different speech, language and communication needs.

Support for carers

It is important that carers have support. Read this if you are a carer or know someone who is a carer to find out how to go about to get access support

Support groups

Local, regional and national support groups can help your family come to terms with certain conditions, and can also provide emotional and practical support.

Supported Self-Management

Self-management resources for people suffering from joint and/or muscle aches and pains

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Teenagers and young adults

Teenagers and young adults often need special advice, care and support when it comes to health issues.

Telford Musculoskeletal Services (TeMS)

Telford Musculoskeletal Service (TeMS) is for people with musculoskeletal conditions affecting joints, bones and muscles.

Telford School Nurses

The Telford School Nursing Service takes over their care from the Health Visitor at the age of 5.

TeMS Rheumatology

Overview of the range of treatment and diagnostics TeMS Rheumatology offers, such as bone density scanning, ultrasound, MRI and nerve conduction studies

Tissue Viability Service

Information on tissue viability services including who to contact if you want to self refer. Includes video of the key points how to prevent pressure ulcers

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Urgent or out of hours treatment

Information on the rgent or out of hours treatment the Trust provides. This includes Minor Injury Units (MIUs) and out of hours specialist dental treatment

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Vaccination Services

The Vaccination Service includes information on Covid-19 Seasonal Campaigns for boosters, primary course, eligibility and booking arrangements

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Wheelchair and Posture Service

Wheelchair and Posture Service is a clinically-led service which meets the posture and mobility needs of people with a long term disability of all ages

Whitchurch Community Hospital and MIU

This hospital has an MIU and Xray in the same building with specific opening times which you can find here. It is open 24/7 with specific visiting times.

Women's Health

Advanced Primary Care Services offers specialist care for a range of gynaecological conditions, but who do not require hospital treatment.