NHS Patients, Staff and Visitors Must Continue To Wear Face Coverings in Healthcare Settings
England’s Chief Nurse has reminded the public that everyone accessing or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules. Covid restrictions will end in many settings in England from Monday. However, Public Health England’s infection prevention control guidelines and hospital visiting guidance are set to remain in place…
Read MoreGrab a jab… more walk-in clinics on offer this week ( 12-18 July)
If you are aged 18 over and haven’t yet booked your COVID jab, you can come along to one of our walk-in clinics – there’s no need to book you can just turn up – you could even bring a friend along. Vaccinations are taking place across a range of sites this week in Somerset,…
Read MorePop-up walk-in COVID-19 Vaccination clinic in Taunton town centre on Friday evening
The local NHS is holding a pop-up walk-in vaccination clinic at the Taunton Tourist Information Centre from 5 – 7.30pm this Friday, 2 July. Vaccinators will be giving the Pfizer vaccine and local people are urged to drop in for either their first dose or their second, as long as it is 8 weeks after…
Read MoreWalk- in special COVID vaccination clinic to run at new Cheddar vaccination site, this Saturday
Local residents aged 18 and over from Cheddar and the surrounding area are being invited to attend a special drop-in clinic at the Winchester Farm site in Cheddar, on Saturday 26 June as part of the national ‘Grab a Jab’ Weekend campaign. All eligible adults who have not yet had a first dose, and have…
Read MoreAdditional walk-in COVID vaccination clinics to run at Bath and West Showground this weekend for anyone aged 18 and over
Following the success of a special walk-in clinic at the large vaccination centre at the Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet last weekend, additional walk-in dates are now available. The second walk-in weekend special follows the latest Government announcement inviting anyone aged 18 and over to book their COVID vaccinations. All eligible adults who…
Read MoreWalk- in special COVID vaccination clinic to run at Bath and West Showground this weekend
All eligible adults who have not yet had a first dose, or booked a slot through the National Booking Service (NBS), can come along to the vaccination site any time between 10am and 6pm on Saturday 12 June and Sunday 13 June.
Read MoreCelebrating National Volunteers Week
This week, as part of National Volunteers Week – we are celebrating and recognising the hundreds of people who have given up their time to support the roll out of the Somerset Vaccination Programme across the county.
Read MorePlease support our GP practices – open letter to everyone in Somerset
To everyone in Somerset Access to GP services Your local GP surgery and all the staff who work across the county, continue to work hard to support the health and care needs of their communities. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination programme, they continue to care for people in Somerset. They have provided face-to-face,…
Read MoreTop Doctor says do not delay getting an NHS Covid Jab
The country’s top doctor today urged everyone who is entitled to a Covid-19 jab to come forward as new figures showed the NHS vaccination programme racked up record numbers of jabs last week. NHS national medical director Professor Stephen Powis called on anyone who qualifies for a jab but has not yet received one to book…
Read MoreSomerset’s NHS says ‘thank you’ to military colleagues
Colleagues from the military were today thanked for their support by Somerset’s two NHS trusts. Both Yeovil and Musgrove Park hospitals welcomed military personnel supporting teams during the last month. The personnel provided invaluable help with the NHS response to the second wave of the pandemic in Somerset. A debrief session and presentation was held…
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