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With just under six weeks left before the vaccination offer ends, the NHS is urging those at highest risk of serious illness from COVID-19 to come forward for their spring dose and boost their protection. Weekly vaccination data shows NHS teams in the region have delivered 53,000 jabs since the rollout began on 1 April…

People in Somerset are being reminded they can borrow more than just books from their local library with free blood pressure monitors available alongside the latest bestsellers. Somerset Council and NHS Somerset are marking World Hypertension Day on Saturday, 17 May, and are encouraging local people to borrow a blood pressure testing kit to check…

The latest edition of Our Somerset is now available. Our monthly newsletter brings together news and updates from across Somerset’s health and care organisations, providing you with a range of helpful updates, news and events from across the county.  This month we hear about some of the fabulous projects and initiatives taking place across the…

With the Easter holidays fast approaching, NHS Somerset is sharing some handy tips to keep you and your family healthy over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Repeat prescriptions If you think you’re likely to run out of medication over the Easter bank holiday, please put your repeat prescription in this week. GPs and many pharmacies…

The latest edition of Our Somerset is now available. Our monthly newsletter brings together news and updates from across Somerset’s health and care organisations, providing you with a range of helpful updates, news and events from across the county.  This month we hear about the launch of NHS Somerset and Somerset Council’s joint Smokefree Somerset…

NHS teams across Somerset have been thanked for their role in helping the county’s health service live within its means and achieve financial balance this year, 2024-25. Papers published by NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board, the local headquarters of the NHS in the county, show that spending will come in on budget and within the…

On Wednesday 12 March, as part of National No Smoking Day, a five-year Smokefree Somerset campaign is being launched by NHS Somerset and Somerset  Council’s Public Health Team to meet the ambitious national government target of reducing the numbers smoking, so only 5% of our population smokes by 2030.  In Somerset, this equates to helping…

The latest edition of Our Somerset is now available. Our monthly newsletter brings together news and updates from across Somerset’s health and care organisations, providing you with a range of helpful updates, news and events from across the county.  This month we hear all about the national 10 Year Plan from Charlotte Callen, Director of…

A new respiratory hub in Yeovil, Somerset, has delivered vital care to hundreds of patients with lung and breathing conditions, easing the pressure on GP services and emergency departments. Just one month after opening, the hub, a partnership between NHS Somerset and Yeovil Primary Care Network (PCN), has provided 608 same-day appointments and treatments, ensuring…

The latest edition of Our Somerset is now available. Our monthly newsletter brings together news and updates from across Somerset’s health and care organisations, providing you with a range of helpful updates, news and events from across the county.  In our first newsletter of 2025 the joint introduction details the pressures throughout the health system…