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Somerset Community Foundation, in partnership with Somerset Council and NHS Somerset, recently awarded over £150,000 in grants to 44 local community groups in the latest round of Cost-of-Living grants this summer. The grants will help groups across the county cope with rising energy bills and offer more support to people in Somerset who are struggling…

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…

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…