Announcement
Changes to the autumn/winter COVID-19 and flu vaccination programme
On Wednesday 30 August, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced that due to risks presented by the new variant, the NHS should take pre-emptive steps to bring forward the adult COVID-19 and flu vaccination programmes. This year’s autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccine programmes will now…
Read MoreHomeless and Rough Sleeper Nursing Service nominated for prestigious NHS award
Thursday 22 June 2023 Somerset’s homeless and Rough Sleeper Nursing Service and Salaried Inclusion Health GPs has been shortlisted as the regional finalist in the Health Equalities category of the NHS Parliamentary Awards, having been nominated by Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow. The winner of the award will be announced at an event on 5…
Read MoreLast few days to book your Spring COVID Jab
Date of issue: 21 June 2023 The NHS in Somerset is encouraging all eligible people who haven’t yet had their spring booster to get their vaccination before the campaign comes to a close at the end of June. Since the launch of the spring booster campaign in April, the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Somerset…
Read MoreA statement from Jonathan Higman, Chief Executive, NHS Somerset
Jonathan Higman, Chief Executive, NHS Somerset said “NHS Somerset offers our sincere condolences to the family of Barnaby Webber who tragically died in an incident in Nottingham in the early hours of Tuesday 13 June. We are supporting his family at this truly heartbreaking time and offer our sincere and heartfelt sympathies to his family…
Read MoreKnow the signs of Scarlet Fever and Group A Strep
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that scarlet fever cases continue to remain higher than we would typically see at this time of year. What should parents look out for? Scarlet fever is usually a mild illness, but it is highly infectious. Therefore, look out for symptoms in your child,…
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