Minehead Medical Centre Statement, July 2024
The Care Quality Commission (CQC), published an inspection report for Minehead Medical Centre on 10 July, following an inspection that took place in December 2023, when the practice was run by previous provider. Since January the practice is being led and managed on an interim twelve-month contract by One Medical Group. The team at the…
Read MoreThe June edition of Our Somerset newsletter is out now!
It’s a jam-packed edition this month – hear from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Chief Nursing Officer, Hayley Peters and Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Operations, NHS Somerset, Shelagh Meldrum as they talk about the importance of personalised care. We celebrate Matt Day, a Somerset-based Social Prescribing Link Worker who has recently won an award for…
Read MoreNHS Somerset asks the public to choose well over the week ahead
This week the NHS in Somerset is asking people to help them by choosing services wisely; helping to ease pressure on health and care and encouraging people to use the right service for their needs. With planned industrial action by junior doctors taking place from 07:00 on Thursday 27 June until 07:00 on Tuesday 2…
Read MoreNHS urges more women to take up cervical screening invitations
Millions of women are being urged to come forward for cervical screening as figures show a third of eligible under 50s didn’t take up the potentially lifesaving offer. The latest figures show that as of December last year, 65.8% of the 11 million eligible women aged 25-49 took up their cervical screening invitation and were…
Read MoreVisits To NHS Website’s Hay Fever Page More Than Double
The number of hay fever sufferers searching for NHS advice has more than doubled in the past week as temperatures rise across England. The NHS website has received an average of 11,736 visits a day since Monday compared to a daily average of 4,749 visits at the weekend – an increase of 147%. Visits to…
Read MoreNew maternity and neonatal independent senior advocate role pilot launched in Somerset
A new role being piloted in Somerset is now available to specifically support women and families following the Immediate and Essential Actions identified in the Ockenden review into maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust. Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocates help ensure the voices of women and families are listened to, heard, and…
Read MoreSomerset launches campaign to raise awareness of Type 2 Diabetes
During Diabetes Awareness Week 10 -17 June, NHS Somerset is launching a campaign to raise awareness of Type 2 diabetes and help patients understand the support they can gain from the free NHS Type 2 Pathway to Remission Programme in Somerset. Somerset GP Henk Bruggers says “In Somerset there are already over 30,000 people living…
Read MoreThe May edition of Our Somerset newsletter is now out!
This month our newsletter is introduced by Katherine Nolan, Chief Executive of Spark Somerset – who talks about the importance of volunteering and how this can spark a positive change in people. There is also information on NHS Somerset’s Big Conversation Roadshow, a spotlight on a recent VCFSE research event as well as some great…
Read MoreOver two million COVID-19 vaccines given out in Somerset
Local health teams in Somerset working together on the COVID-19 vaccine programme are celebrating as over 2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccination have been delivered in Somerset. COVID-19 can still be a serious illness, particularly for older people and those with a weakened immune system. Last year’s spring vaccination programme showed that people who…
Read MoreImproving acute stroke services in Somerset
Update on the implementation phase following the Integrated Care Board meeting 23/05/2024 Following the unanimous decision taken by NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board in January to improve our acute stroke services, we agreed to keep the public informed on the next steps in the process. We have now started to implement the plans, which were…
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