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Parents and carers of 2–3-year-olds are being encouraged to book their children in for a free flu vaccination, with only a month left before the school holidays start. The nasal spray flu vaccine is free on the NHS for children aged 2 or 3 on 31 August 2023, all primary school aged children, secondary school…

Somerset is leading the region on the percentage of care home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 this winter. Over 90% of care home residents in Somerset have received their COVID-19 jab.  The winter vaccine roll-out began on the 11 September 2023 and 128,000 COVID-19 vaccinations and 164,000 flu vaccinations have been given in Somerset to date.…

This is a patient transport service for non-urgent, planned journeys . NHS Somerset has successfully concluded a procurement exercise, awarding a 5-year contract to EMED Patient Care for the non-emergency patient transport service to go live on 1 October 2023. EMED, which is an independent sector provider of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS), has an…

In readiness for winter, when we know health and care services become busier, NHS Somerset is rolling out a series of drop in events across Somerset at local GP practices to help Somerset residents better understand how to use the NHS app. At the drop in events, we will be able to help residents register…