Local health needs and life survey – please take part
andybodders Shropshire Council’s health team is undertaking a survey of local needs across the county. The survey asks about what people value most in their local areas, health services, youth provision,…
How long must you wait for an ambulance in Ludlow? The answer is shocking and people are dying
We have been concerned about the time people in Ludlow have to wait for an ambulance for a long while. Data from the winter just ended show that the wait…
The NHS crisis escalates across the country, including in Shropshire
The news in this week’s media on health is bleak. Yesterday, the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said that a bad flu season was piling pressure on…
Ambulance waiting falls slightly locally as deaths increase and the NHS strains
Ambulance performance in Shropshire, and in many areas of the country, has been unacceptable for too long. Ludlow health campaigner and town councillor Darren Childs has recently detailed his second…
It’s getting cold out there: keep warm and spare a thought for rough sleepers
It’s turning cold out there. Temperatures in Ludlow are expected to fall to minus 3°C overnight, minus 4°C later in the week before warming slightly from the weekend. The UK…