NHS Somerset shares tips and information to keep you healthy this Easter
With the Easter holidays fast approaching, NHS Somerset is sharing some handy tips to keep you and your family healthy over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Repeat prescriptions If you think you’re likely to run out of medication over the Easter bank holiday, please put your repeat prescription in this week. GPs and many pharmacies…
Read MoreThe March edition of Our Somerset newsletter is out now!
The latest edition of Our Somerset is now available. Our monthly newsletter brings together news and updates from across Somerset’s health and care organisations, providing you with a range of helpful updates, news and events from across the county. This month we hear about the launch of NHS Somerset and Somerset Council’s joint Smokefree Somerset…
Read MoreNHS teams thanked as county’s health service hits financial balance this year – and unveils plans to do the same in 2025/26
NHS teams across Somerset have been thanked for their role in helping the county’s health service live within its means and achieve financial balance this year, 2024-25. Papers published by NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board, the local headquarters of the NHS in the county, show that spending will come in on budget and within the…
Read MoreImproving Access to NHS Dental Services in Somerset
Improving Access to NHS Dental Services in Somerset NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB) is committed to improving access to NHS dental care across the county. As part of this effort, we have launched a procurement process to introduce additional NHS dental services in Chard and Crewkerne. If successful, the appointed provider(s) will offer a…
Read MoreNHS Somerset and Somerset Council launch Smokefree Somerset Campaign on National No Smoking Day – 12 March to encourage 45,000 smokers to quit by 2030
On Wednesday 12 March, as part of National No Smoking Day, a five-year Smokefree Somerset campaign is being launched by NHS Somerset and Somerset Council’s Public Health Team to meet the ambitious national government target of reducing the numbers smoking, so only 5% of our population smokes by 2030. In Somerset, this equates to helping…
Read MoreThe February edition of Our Somerset newsletter is out now!
The latest edition of Our Somerset is now available. Our monthly newsletter brings together news and updates from across Somerset’s health and care organisations, providing you with a range of helpful updates, news and events from across the county. This month we hear all about the national 10 Year Plan from Charlotte Callen, Director of…
Read MoreNew Yeovil respiratory hub offers timely treatment and eases demand for NHS services
A new respiratory hub in Yeovil, Somerset, has delivered vital care to hundreds of patients with lung and breathing conditions, easing the pressure on GP services and emergency departments. Just one month after opening, the hub, a partnership between NHS Somerset and Yeovil Primary Care Network (PCN), has provided 608 same-day appointments and treatments, ensuring…
Read MoreThe January edition of Our Somerset newsletter is out now!
The latest edition of Our Somerset is now available. Our monthly newsletter brings together news and updates from across Somerset’s health and care organisations, providing you with a range of helpful updates, news and events from across the county. In our first newsletter of 2025 the joint introduction details the pressures throughout the health system…
Read MoreHow to treat common winter illnesses
There are many minor illnesses that can affect anyone over the winter months. For many of these, you do not need to see your GP in the first instance as your local pharmacy team can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines to help relieve symptoms. If your symptoms suggest it’s something more serious, pharmacists can…
Read MoreThe December edition of Our Somerset newsletter is out now!
The latest edition of Our Somerset is now available. Our monthly newsletter brings together news and updates from across Somerset’s health and care organisations, providing you with a range of helpful updates, news and events from across the county. In our newsletter this month we are sharing top tips on how to stay healthy and…
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