Somerset Armed Forces Hubs – shortlisted as finalists for the HSJ Awards in the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Award category
NHS Somerset is delighted to announce we have been shortlisted at the HSJ (Health Service Journal) Awards, for the Somerset Armed Forces Hubs which are run in partnership with Ark at Egwood and Arc at Taunton; recognising an outstanding contribution to healthcare and securing a place at the prestigious awards ceremony later this year. The…
Read MoreThe July edition of Our Somerset newsletter is out now!
This month we hear all about Somerset’s Big Conversation Roadshow from Charlotte Callen, Director of Communications, Engagement and Marketing. We find out how colleagues at Exmoor Medical Centre are meeting the challenges of rural healthcare, how Somerset charities are tackling the volunteering decline in Somerset and we catch up on the amazing work being done by…
Read MoreNHS Somerset statement on global Microsoft IT outage
An NHS Somerset spokesperson said “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS Web, an appointment, prescription and patient record system used by our GP practices across Somerset. Phone systems in some surgeries are cloud-based, which means they are currently unable to answer calls. If you have a booked…
Read MoreMinehead 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…
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