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On Wednesday 11 January, staff at The South Western Ambulance Service (SWAST) will be on strike. It is urging the public to think carefully before dialling 999 during industrial action, so it has crews available for the most life-threatening conditions and can prioritise these patients.
It is clear this is no time to be complacent and the risk of serious illness is very real, so with nearly 350,000 available vaccination appointments next week it is important that everyone eligible comes forward and gets their Covid and flu jabs at the earliest opportunity.
NHS services across Somerset continue to be under sustained extreme pressure. A combination of cold weather, concerns about Strep A infections, RSV infections and an increase in Flu as well as other seasonal viruses continue to impact both primary care as well as our hospitals…
This Christmas people’s mental health and wellbeing are the priority for health leaders in…
Health and care organisations in Somerset are working together to raise awareness of the…
NHS services across Somerset are under extreme pressure. A combination of cold weather, concerns…
With Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday, people in Somerset…
This week, BBC Radio 4 Today and BBC TV Points West have been in…
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that scarlet fever…
“It’s been disappointing for a number of our GPs to see that there are inaccuracies in the data published today. This includes data showing a number of practices are seeing very few patients face to face, when in fact they are performing well above average. We understand this has been caused by a problem with computer systems. We would like to reassure patients and staff in affected practices that we are working hard to make sure this data is updated to reflect the true picture.
World Diabetes Day – 14 November 2022 With World Diabetes Day just around the…