NHS Somerset and Somerset Council welcomes the rollout of the winter flu and COVID-19 vaccination programme
NHS Somerset and Somerset Council welcomes the recent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) announcement around the introduction of the winter flu and Covid-19 autumn booster programme and are encouraging those that are eligible, to come forward for their autumn booster when they are contacted. Covid autumn booster programme The Covid-19 vaccine is being…
Read MoreTop marks for Wells Health Centre GP Reception team in the annual GP patient Survey
This year, the team at Wells Health Centre were absolutely delighted to see in the annual GP Patient Survey that not only did the practice achieve higher results than the national averages, but its reception team achieved a score of 100% for ‘helpfulness of receptionists at a GP practice’. Given that patients sometimes express concerns…
Read MoreNew Yeovil Diagnostic Centre will continue to reduce NHS patients’ waits for diagnostic tests
NHS patients in Somerset and the north west of Dorset will benefit from quicker diagnoses thanks to a new diagnostic centre in Yeovil that is planned to open in winter 2024. It will be the second stand-alone diagnostic centre in the county. The Yeovil Diagnostic Centre is one of five diagnostic centres that will be…
Read MoreHow you make a complaint about primary care services is changing on 1 July
You have the right to make a complaint about any aspect of NHS care, treatment or service, and this is written into the NHS Constitution on GOV.UK. From 1 July 2023 the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner is changing. By primary care services we mean…
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 MoreThe NHS is turning 75 – have you shared your story?
On Wednesday 5 July, the NHS is celebrating its 75th birthday we want to reach out to the people and communities of Somerset to ask them what the NHS means to them. While the NHS has changed a lot since it was first formed in 1948 the founding principles of the NHS remain as relevant…
Read MoreThank you to everyone who took part in our consultation on stroke services
Our public consultation on hospital based acute stroke services in Somerset has now closed. Thank you to everyone who has taken part and provided feedback. Stroke is a sudden and life-changing event, and is a leading cause of death and disability in the UK. Over recent years, there have been significant advances in proven, highly effective…
Read MoreAcute hospital-based stroke services in Somerset – one week left to have your say
On 30 January, the NHS in Somerset, launched a public consultation on the future of acute hospital-based stroke services in Somerset. The consultation runs for 12 weeks until midnight on Monday 24 April 2023. There is one week left for you to tell us your views on the proposed options for the future of hyper…
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