Stirchley Medical Practice

07/08/2025

04/08/2025

ARE YOU A PATIENT AGED BETWEEN 55-74 YEARS OLD?
Our area is going to be the first in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin to offer Lung Cancer Screening.

Starting with a free Lung Health Check conducted by telephone, this vital screening programme will check how well your lungs are working and detect lung conditions, including lung cancer, at an early stage when they are much more treatable.

To make sure all eligible patients are invited to participate in the programme, we sent out a text message to all patients between the ages of 55-74 to ensure their smoking status is up to date and recorded on their patient record. If you have not yet replied, please do so or contact the practice to update us.

To find out more about the Lung Cancer Screening Programme, please click on the link below.

  Lung cancer is frequently diagnosed at a later stage than other cancers because often there are no signs or symptoms at an early stage. To identify signs of lung cancer at an early stage, when the cancer is much more treatable, NHS England launched a pilot called the Targeted Lung Health Check (T...

31/07/2025

Rowlands Pharmacy at Stirchley will be closed between 1pm and 2pm today (31 July) due to staff shortages. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

29/07/2025

❗️Please see Telford and Wrekin Council's update regarding the burst water pipe.

29/07/2025

Are you eligible for the Pneumococcal Vaccination?

If you would like to have the vaccination, please fill out an online request form via the link below:

https://accurx.nhs.uk/patient-initiated/m82003

29/07/2025

Update (30/07/25): Water at our Sutton Hill site is back up and running. Thank you for your patience during this issue.
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❗️Important❗️

Unfortunately our Sutton Hill site is currently affected by the water shortage in Telford this morning.

Due to infection control measures some appointments may be rearranged or converted to telephone calls - if you have an appointment today, we will be in contact in due course.

We apologise for any inconvenience. As soon as the issue is resolved we will update this post.

Thank you for your support and patience.

25/07/2025

UPDATE 31 July - the issue has now been resolved and the call back system is working properly.

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Please be aware our call back system is currently is out of order due to technical problems beyond our control.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for your patience.

25/07/2025

We believe this issue has now been resolved, thank you for your support and patience.

24/07/2025

UPDATE - This seems to have been resolved, thank you for your support and patience.

❗️IMPORTANT❗️

We are aware there is currently a national problem with all major mobile phone networks including BT.

If you are expecting a call from us and your phone is affected from the outage, please contact us with an alternative number.

(some networks are able to make outgoing calls but not receive and some are out all together )

Thank you

24/07/2025

Final chance to sign up!

If you're 18-65 and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you are invited to a free NHS event to help you take control of your type 2 diabetes & reduce your medication.

Learn more and sign up here: tinyurl.com/Sutton-Hill-Event

If you’re aged 18–65 and diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the last 5 years, this free event is for you.

Join us for an in-person Information and Tasting Session In Sutton Hill to learn how to lose weight, lower blood sugar, and cut meds with the NHS type 2 diabetes programme.

This event is free, but spaces are limited so book your spot today to avoid missing out!

Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/Type2Diabetes-Event