EMED group to provide non-emergency patient transport in Somerset

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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…

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National industrial action update

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The NHS in Somerset is working hard to keep services running and people safe during periods of planned industrial action. The next planned industrial action is from junior doctors and consultants, with strikes planned from 7am Monday 2 October until 7am on Thursday 5 October 2023. Industrial action updates from Somerset NHS Foundations Trust can…

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