Posts by Sara Bonfanti
NHS Somerset Board meeting – join us
NHS Somerset Board will be holding its next meeting in public at 9.30 am on Thursday 30 November 2023 at Wynford House, Lufton Way, Yeovil, BA22 8HR. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting to listen to the items being discussed and there is an opportunity to submit questions prior to the…
Read MoreNHS Patients To Be Offered The Chance To Travel For Treatment
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients who have been waiting the longest for treatment will be offered the opportunity to travel to a different hospital, if it means they could be seen sooner. From today, any patient who has been waiting longer than 40 weeks and does not have an appointment within the next eight…
Read MoreMake the time, ease your pressure this ‘know your numbers’ week
NHS Somerset and Somerset Council’s Public Health Team are encouraging Somerset residents to get their blood pressure checked for ‘Know Your Numbers’ week. The awareness week, coordinated by Blood Pressure UK runs from 4 – 10 September and is the UK’s biggest blood pressure testing and awareness-raising event. This year the theme is ‘Make the…
Read MoreThank you to everyone who took part in our consultation on stroke services
Our public consultation on hospital based acute stroke services in Somerset has now closed. Thank you to everyone who has taken part and provided feedback. Stroke is a sudden and life-changing event, and is a leading cause of death and disability in the UK. Over recent years, there have been significant advances in proven, highly effective…
Read MoreAcute hospital-based stroke services in Somerset – one week left to have your say
On 30 January, the NHS in Somerset, launched a public consultation on the future of acute hospital-based stroke services in Somerset. The consultation runs for 12 weeks until midnight on Monday 24 April 2023. There is one week left for you to tell us your views on the proposed options for the future of hyper…
Read MoreYeovil, join the conversation – Yeovil Rugby Club, 2-4pm, Tuesday 21 February
As part of our public consultation on improving hyper acute and acute stroke services in Somerset we’re going to be out and about – dropping in to community groups and holding drop in events and meetings. Come along and join us to find out more about the proposals for improving hyper acute and acute stroke…
Read MoreYeovil, join the conversation – tell us what you think about our plans for improving hospital stroke care – drop in and see us at Westlands Entertainment Centre – Wednesday 1 Feb, 10-12
As part of our public consultation on improving hyper acute and acute stroke services in Somerset we’re going to be out and about – dropping in to community groups and holding drop in events. Come along and see us to find out more about the proposals for improving hyper acute and acute stroke care in…
Read MorePublic asked to help shape the future of acute hospital-based stroke services in Somerset
Today the NHS in Somerset, is launching a public consultation on the future of acute hospital-based stroke services in Somerset. The consultation which runs from Monday 30January 2023 for 12 weeks until midnight on Monday 24 April 2023 is seeking the views of people in Somerset on the future of hyper acute and acute stroke…
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