Covid Watch 178: Here we go again – cases are rising quickly
andybodders It will not be news to many people that Covid-19 infections are once again soaring. This is due to a new variant of Omicron (Ba.2), which is even more infectious…
Ambulance handover delays at Shropshire’s A&Es are a national disgrace – an inquiry is needed
Significant delays in handovers from ambulances to A&E departments continue at Shropshire’s two acute hospitals. This winter, half of ambulances arriving at the two A&Es experienced handover delays of 30…
Petition on Ludlow Ambulance hub receives unanimous support from Shropshire Councillors
On Thursday, Shropshire Council debated a petition from Ludlow resident Darren Childs. The petition requests that the Council support our campaign in returning an ambulance hub back in Ludlow, South…
Covid Watch 176: Omicron cases at last fall locally and nationally after double peaks in January
The good news is that infection rates have been falling rapidly across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. A surge in infections followed the arrival of the highly transmissible Omicron variant…
The ambulance crisis in Shropshire – We can’t go on like this
Over the last eight weeks, half of ambulances arriving at Shropshire’s two A&Es have had to wait al least 30 minutes to hand over their patients to hospital staff. The…