We hear that Lloyd’s Pharmacy here is being taken over by Lunts. Lunts is a West Midlands pharmacy group. It has local pharmacies in Shrewsbury, Pontesbury, Highley and Craven Arms. I have only occasionally used one of the Shrewsbury stores which I found to be well stocked and efficient. Change of ownership, franchising or rebranding […]
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Shropshire Council to hold “watershed review” of ambulance crisis
Councillors have welcomed the proposed “watershed review” in the ambulance crisis and related issues in Shropshire. The proposal for an inquiry into the growing delays with ambulances attending patients and handover times once the ambulances arrive at the county’s two A&Es, was first made in February this year by Tracey Huffer. The chair of the […]
Hot, hot, hot, dogs and early bin collections
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a Level 4 alert for the first time. That declares a national emergency. The Met Office has issued its first Red Alert for extreme heat. A Met Office Red Alert is in place for Monday and Tuesday across central and south east England, including east Shropshire. Other areas […]
Advice from GPs as Ludlow pharmacy closures continue
Many people are struggling to collect prescriptions at the moment, particularly if they are urgent. This problem has been going on for months and stems from a nationwide shortage of pharmacists and the difficulty of attracting locum pharmacists to distant locations like Ludlow. There are also current staff shortages due to sickness. Both Ludlow GP […]
17 August 2022 is Ambulance Domesday in the West Midlands
If you going to fall ill and likely to require an ambulance, you better get on with it. Certainly, don’t leave it until 17 August. Ambulance provision by West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has been struggling for a couple of years. There are endless stories of delays in ambulances reaching patients. Handover delays from ambulance […]