name: Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
notes: This organisation was formed on 1 June 2018, following the merger of South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust. Looking for access to your health record?⛔️ You can't get copies of your health records using WhatDoTheyKnow – find out why.
  
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