Handy guide to local healthcare and support delivered to 75,000 homes across Somerset
Around 75,000 homes across Somerset have received a handy guide to healthcare and support ‘on their doorstep’. The six different On Your Doorstep leaflets feature tailored local information for people in and around Chard; Bridgwater; Burnham and Highbridge; Glastonbury and Street; Minehead, and Shepton Mallet. The leaflets were developed through joint working with health and…
Read MoreWarmer weather doesn’t lower the risk: Spring COVID jabs to protect vulnerable people in Somerset
As spring brings brighter weather, many people naturally feel more active and optimistic. But illnesses like COVID-19 haven’t gone away, and for some, the risks remain very real. 48% of people in Somerset have already been vaccinated this Spring but the virus spreads easily all year round and can be very dangerous and even life…
Read MoreReminder: Order prescriptions ahead of the bank holiday
NHS Somerset is reminding people to plan ahead and make sure they have ordered their repeat prescriptions in time, ahead of this weekend’s May Bank Holiday. The easiest and quickest way to order your repeat medicine is via the NHS App or GP Online Services which you can do from the comfort of your own home. If…
Read MoreMore than 4,500 people sign up for appointments at new NHS dental practice in Crewkerne
More than 4,500 people have expressed an interest in an appointment at a new NHS dental practice opening soon in Crewkerne. NHS Somerset, the local headquarters for the NHS, is working with DentistryForYou to open Crewkerne Dental Care. The new practice, located at 22 Market Street in the town centre, will be offering NHS and…
Read MoreGet protected this spring with a COVID-19 vaccination
If you are over 75 years old, aged 6 months and over and immunosuppressed or a resident of a care home for older adults, you can now get your COVID-19 spring vaccination. COVID-19 spreads easily all year round. It can still be very dangerous and even life threatening, particularly for older people and those with a weakened immune…
Read MoreGood news for Ariel Healthcare – as the Somerset GP practice celebrates ‘Good’ CQC rating
Ariel Healthcare has achieved a ‘Good’ rating in a recent inspection carried out by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in December, for the delivery of NHS primary care services at the practice in Chard, Somerset. Staff at the practice are delighted that following 38 months of hard work, since the last CQC inspection, the team…
Read MoreNational industrial action by BMA resident doctors 7-13 April 2026
The NHS in Somerset is working hard to keep services running and people safe during periods of planned industrial action. The planned action by resident doctors, will run from 7am on Tuesday 7 April to 6:59am on Monday 13 April 2026. During these strikes, all other NHS staff (including consultants and other specialist doctors) will…
Read MoreMarch 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 publication of the engagement findings report from Somerset’s Big Conversation 2025. We highlight…
Read More‘We’d never heard of RSV – until it almost took my mum’: family backs new vaccine roll-out for over‑80s
A Somerset farmer, whose mum spent years supporting her church and volunteering locally before becoming critically ill with RSV, is urging older people to get vaccinated and make the most of new rules which mean everyone over 75 can get the jab from April. Previously, the RSV vaccine was available to older adults who were…
Read MoreNHS Somerset update on progress to reopening Yeovil maternity and neonatal services
NHS Somerset has today issued an update following the latest three‑monthly review meeting with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, confirming the trust are making continued progress toward the planned reopening of maternity and neonatal services at Yeovil District Hospital (YDH) on 21 April 2026. The Trust reported significant improvements in staffing, a key requirement for safely…
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