Staying healthy and happy over the Easter holidays – top tips for looking after your health
As Easter approaches, Somerset health and care partners are sharing top tips on how to stay healthy and happy over the Easter holidays. From ordering repeat prescriptions early and accessing mental health support, to making the most of local services like NHS 111 and community pharmacies, there are lots of things that people in Somerset…
Read MoreGoodbye to Paul von der Heyde
The three Trusts in the BSW Hospitals Group, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, have today announced the appointment of Paul von der Heyde as their new Joint Chair. Paul has been the Chair of NHS Somerset since December 2021, and the new…
Read MoreHelp save the NHS £300 million: Public urged to act as over one billion prescription items are wasted every year
The NHS is urging the public to check their medicine cabinets as shocking figures reveal that more than one billion prescription items are wasted each year, costing the NHS over £300 million annually. GP prescribing spend nationally is £10.3 billion a year. NHS England’s National Overprescribing Report shows that around 10% of primary care prescriptions…
Read MoreFebruary 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 talk about the refresh of Somerset’s Adult Social Care Strategy and how people can…
Read MoreYour views sought on new data system that could help NHS tailor health services to local needs
People in Somerset are being asked to share their views on a planned data system that would help health and care organisations develop services that are better tailored to local needs. Partners across Our Somerset, the county’s Integrated Care System, are currently developing a ‘Linked Data Platform’, a secure system that will anonymously link health…
Read MoreTop Tips for looking after your health over the February half-term in Somerset
As the February school half-term approaches, Somerset health and care partners are sharing top tips on how to stay healthy and happy over the half term. From ordering repeat prescriptions early and accessing mental health support, to making the most of local services like NHS 111 and community pharmacies, there are lots of things that…
Read MoreJanuary 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 talk about cost-of-living support available to Somerset residents, how we are improving access to…
Read MoreNHS Somerset launches its RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine take up campaign to protect over 75s
The little-known vaccination that could keep you out of hospital this winter 15,000 over 75s in Somerset who are eligible haven’t yet taken up the RSV vaccination There’s a winter virus called RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), which can be much more serious for over 75’s, and for anyone with a weaker immune system or long-term…
Read MoreNational Maternity and Neonatal Investigation launches call for public to share experiences
Baroness Amos, Chair of the independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, is asking women and families to share their experiences of maternity and neonatal care in England, through a public Call for Evidence. Listening to lived experience is central to the investigation, and the Call for Evidence will ensure that the voices of women and…
Read MoreBounce back in winter viruses as NHS top doctor warns ‘the worst is far from over’
Christmas and New Year gatherings may have caused a bounce back in winter viruses, as the health service also grapples with a vicious cold snap. Figures published today show that the number of patients in hospital beds with flu has risen by 9% on the previous week (2,924), following two weeks where that number had…
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