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- National industrial action – Monday 23 January 2023
- NHS response to incident involving a bus on A39
- National industrial action – Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 January 2023 – what patients need to know
- Monday Blues – other days available
- NHS Delivers 20 Million Flu Jabs As Critical Care Cases Rise
- What matters most to you? Help shape the health and care strategy and plans for Somerset
- NHS Somerset issues urgent appeal to the public to choose well ahead of Wednesday January 11 ambulance strikes
- Flu Pressure Rises With Hospital Cases Up Seven Fold In A Month
- The NHS is under pressure – How can you help?
- Crisis Safe Space expects to save lives this Christmas in Somerset
- No Place Like Home; helping patients in Somerset leave hospital as soon as they are well enough
- NHS Somerset issues urgent appeal to the public
- Your guide to local NHS services over the festive period to help you stay safe and well
- Meeting the challenges of delivering health and care in Somerset
- Know the signs of Scarlet Fever and Group A Strep
- NHS diet to help hundreds fight Type 2 diabetes in Somerset
- A statement on Burnham and Berrow Medical Centre CQC inspection report
- The Eagle has landed. NHS Somerset invests ¾ million in Eagle Mangar lifting equipment to help those who have fallen at home
- Temporary opening hour changes for minor injuries units in Burnham-on-Sea, Chard and Shepton Mallet
- Eligible people in the South West urged to take up ‘vital’ flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of winter season
- Burnham and Berrow Medical Centre
- NHS Somerset responds to Government announcement: Our plan for patients
- Introducing the New Executive Team at NHS Somerset
- How to access the right healthcare service in Somerset over the Bank Holiday weekend.
- NHS Somerset expresses sadness at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- Support the NHS in Somerset and be prepared this August bank holiday
- Amber weather warning has been issued this weekend
- Public Health: Keep yourself and others safe during hot weather
- Minehead GP practice in Somerset becomes the first employee-owned trust in the country with a John Lewis style employee partnership
- Haynes Motor Museum Gives NHS Wheel of Approval
- How to get your COVID-19 vaccination this summer
- NHS Somerset launches
- NHS in Somerset to contribute to NHS green savings equivalent to half a million fewer cars on the road
- Somerset ICB appoints two new senior executive positions to the organisation
- LUNG MOTs which can detect cancer cases sooner are coming to SWAG Cancer Alliance Somerset
- NHS in Somerset asks people to make sure they are prepared for the Jubilee bank holiday weekend and choose the right NHS service for their healthcare needs
- Following extensive recruitment – Four Non-Executive Directors are appointed to the newly formed Somerset Integrated Care Board
- Share your feedback about Somerset GP websites
- Somerset Dental Helpline
- Help the NHS to help you this bank holiday weekend and be prepared
- The NHS in Somerset asks people to make sure they are prepared this Easter and choose the right NHS service for their healthcare needs
- Children aged 5-11 across Somerset are now able to get their Covid-19 vaccinations
- NHS and social care services in Somerset are under extreme pressure
- Firepool Vaccination Centre set to relocate.
- NHS is encouraging local residents to share their views on new proposed Diagnostic Centre.
- 5 to 11-year-old clinically extremely vulnerable children invited for Covid-19 vaccine
- The NHS Soups and Shakes diet which improves the health of thousands with 13kg average weight loss launches in Somerset
- The health and care system in Somerset is under pressure
- Public Health Leaders Urge People to Step Forward for Booster Jabs
- It’s not too late to get your COVID-19 vaccination before the New Year
- Tips to help get relatives home and safe from hospital for Christmas
- Preparing for Christmas – how to stay safe and well this festive season
- GP practices clinically prioritising some services to focus on delivery of booster programme
- Somerset COVID-19 Vaccination Programme pulls out all the stops to increase vaccinations in the county
- Covid-19 Booster Bookings Go Through The Roof As 110,000 People Get Appointment By 9am
- Pop-up walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics being held across Somerset this weekend
- Chief Executive Designate of the future Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB) confirmed
- Somerset’s health and social care system commits to improving services for our Armed Forces community
- Health and care services in Somerset continue to be under extreme pressure
- COVID-19 vaccination centres in Somerset offer walk-in vaccination clinics for aged 12 to 15
- Somerset opens Covid-19 vaccination bookings for 12–15yr olds at local vaccination centres
- North Petherton Rugby Club is no longer being used as a COVID-19 Vaccination Centre
- It is more important than ever to get your flu jab this winter
- Chair Designate of the new Integrated Care Board (ICB) announced
- COVID-19 vaccination centre to open at Firepool Taunton
- Former patients, the local community and stakeholders of Victoria Park Medical Centre are invited to attend a series of drop-in engagement events
- NHS Somerset begins Covid-19 Booster Vaccination Campaign
- Want to hear the CCGs findings from their engagement on the early thinking about the about future community health and care services for people in Somerset?
- Health and care services in Somerset continue to be under pressure – choose well
- Taunton Racecourse vaccination centre to move to Firepool after delivering over 150,000 COVID jabs
- Somerset MeeToo Mental Health app helps young people talk about difficult issues
- 16 or 17? Grab a jab now, over our Big Push weekend and join the 8 million people already vaccinated in the South West
- Feeling unwell? Choose Well this August bank holiday
- Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics at this weekend’s Bath & West Country Festival
- National blood bottle shortage
- Pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Minehead on 24 August and 7 September
- Swapping the skies for scrubs – Jamie’s story
- Further important information: Victoria Park Medical Centre notification of practice closure 11 August 2021
- Walk-in vaccination clinics this week (2 – 8 August)
- Victoria Park Medical Centre – continued reduced service from Monday 2 August 2021
- Large vaccination site at the Bath and West Showground to move to Haynes Motor Museum after delivering over 75,000 COVID jabs
- Grab a Jab – this week’s locations (28 July – 2 August)
- Victoria Park Medical Centre, Bridgwater – reduced service from 26 July to 2 August
- People in Somerset urged to choose the right healthcare services after a rise in attendance at hospitals with minor illnesses
- Grab a jab – this week’s walk-in locations (19-29 July)
- NHS in Somerset reminds people to wear their masks when accessing healthcare services
- Grab a jab at Taunton Pride, this Saturday, 17 July
- NHS Patients, Staff and Visitors Must Continue To Wear Face Coverings in Healthcare Settings
- Grab a jab… more walk-in clinics on offer this week ( 12-18 July)
- Pop-up walk-in COVID-19 Vaccination clinic in Taunton town centre on Friday evening
- Walk- in special COVID vaccination clinic to run at new Cheddar vaccination site, this Saturday
- Additional walk-in COVID vaccination clinics to run at Bath and West Showground this weekend for anyone aged 18 and over
- Somerset leading nationwide changes to make healthcare more accessible
- Walk- in special COVID vaccination clinic to run at Bath and West Showground this weekend
- Celebrating National Volunteers Week
- Please support our GP practices – open letter to everyone in Somerset
- Feeling unwell? Choose Well this May bank holiday
- Over 1m second vaccination doses delivered in the South West
- New project launches in Somerset to help families have important end of life conversations
- NHS in Somerset asks people to be prepared and choose the right NHS service this Easter bank holiday
- Top Doctor says do not delay getting an NHS Covid Jab
- More than 200,000 vaccinations offered in Somerset, as people aged 60 and over, join the next priority group
- Somerset’s NHS says ‘thank you’ to military colleagues
- Somerset Covid-19 vaccination programme achieves significant milestone and vaccinations open to those in the next priority groups
- Call for people aged 70 and over to contact NHS for a Covid jab
- Somerset vaccination programme reaches important milestone
- Additional community pharmacy sites to offer Covid-19 vaccinations
- One Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses For People In The South West
- First Somerset pharmacy site to offer Covid-19 vaccinations launched
- Second large Covid-19 vaccination centre for Somerset to open at Bath and West Showground
- Taunton Racecourse announced as Somerset’s new large vaccination centre
- Somerset COVID-19 vaccination programme to roll out across thirteen GP-led community sites
- The Glastonbury Surgery in Glastonbury, Somerset is fit for the future with new £690,000 contemporary extension
- Somerset COVID-19 vaccination programme expands as vaccinations begin at two more sites
- Michael Eavis praises NHS and volunteers after receiving the Covid-19 vaccination
- Teams prepare to vaccinate care home residents as vaccinations also begin at two further community sites
- Your Christmas open letter from health leaders in Somerset
- Somerset health staff recognised for ‘going the extra mile’ with hat-trick of national health awards
- COVID-19 vaccinations to be delivered from three more sites in Somerset
- Preparing for Christmas – how to stay safe and well this festive season
- First COVID-19 vaccination sites launched in Somerset
- Shielded patient list physical activity survey
- Somerset’s first patient receives the COVID-19 vaccine, as NHS vaccination programme is launched
- Health and care partners in Somerset to work even more closely together for the benefit of local people
- Vulnerable people urged to get their free flu jab before winter illnesses hit the South West
- Somerset’s SEND services set out blueprint for improvement
- Need urgent medical care? Somerset doctors ask people to contact 111 first, before visiting A&E
- New Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group portal provides pilot mental health support for young people
- Our Black Lives Matter Pledge
- Open letter to everyone in Somerset
- NHS services in Somerset are open and here for you
- Arc’s GP Surgery Launch for local homeless community
- Appointment of Chair and System Leader to Somerset ICS Shadow Board
- Public Health England South West warns that covid-19 cases continue to rise
- Celebs and lockdown heroes urge public to get cancer symptoms checked and attend routine appointments
- Over 80% of people in Somerset feel that online access to healthcare has met their needs
- Somerset doctors ask everyone to follow Hands, Face, Space guidance
- Bridgwater is set to be transformed into a giant game thanks to National Lottery funding from Sport England
- Proposal to relocate adult mental health beds from Wells to Yeovil is approved
- We are urging people to take action and recognise the signs of lung cancer, following a worrying decline in people attending appointments
- Proposal to relocate adult mental health beds from Wells to Yeovil reaches final decision stage
- Using the local coronavirus testing system in Somerset
- Somerset agencies work together to tackle health and care inequalities during the coronavirus pandemic
- Join free webinars on living well in Somerset
- Early warning system for care homes ‘clear winner’ of prestigious NHS award
- Help us save lives with 20 minute training on World Suicide Prevention Day
- People with diabetes in the South West encouraged to attend NHS appointments and health checks
- Accountable Officer appointed for Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group
- NHS in Somerset asks people to prepare for the August bank holiday
- Pregnant women urged to protect their babies from deadly whooping cough
- Public invited to attend virtual event to hear independent analysis of mental health consultation feedback
- Funding announced to help Somerset hospitals cope with winter demand as pressure on local urgent and emergency care services increases
- Immunisation programme restarts to keep secondary school children protected
- Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP) sees increased awareness of the benefits of moving more for those with long term health conditions
- Celebrating our fantastic staff who have gone ‘above and beyond’ to support patients during the coronavirus pandemic
- Thank you together
- Weston General Hospital is now fully open to new patients
- Somerset CCG working to support people with Diabetes
- Somerset leaders urge people to take action, to minimise the spread of coronavirus
- Crafting for our NHS carers in Somerset
- Weston General Hospital temporarily stops accepting new patients
- Somerset’s joint inspection of SEND services by Ofsted and CQC – report published
- The new Somerset Emotional Wellbeing podcast has launched!
- How patients in hospital are still keeping in touch with loved ones
- Parents urged to take children to their routine immunisations
- Somerset maternity services offer reassurance to pregnant women during the coronavirus pandemic
- New primary assessment centres to open in Somerset
- Vital support for survivors living with domestic abuse during COVID-19
- Health and care leaders in Somerset support conversation around death and loss during the coronavirus pandemic
- Top tips for looking after your mental health at home
- COVID-19: A message from your local pharmacies
- Be aware of inaccurate information – COVID19 rescue packs
- Non-urgent elective operations
- Local health leaders say thank you to the people of Somerset
- Somerset GPs ask you to help them keep services running
- Visiting restrictions across Somerset hospitals and units
- Somerset Fit for my Future consultation and engagement will still run until 12 April 2020 but no further public events will take place
- Follow the golden rules for safer sleeping
- The NHS can help put a spring in your step – get fit with Couch to 5k!
- More support for children’s mental health
- Further opportunities to have your say on community health and care services
- Don’t play russian roulette with your sexual health – get yourself tested
- Give your heart some love with a healthy lifestyle
- Love your NHS this February – please make sure you are using the right service
- How could you show some love to yourself this February?
- Eat well, stay well – give your immune system a boost this winter
- Essential new guide for Somerset dads – because babies don’t come with a set of instructions
- Contract awarded to transform adult mental health services in Somerset
- Put yourself first this winter – keep warm to keep well
- Shaping and investing in future mental health services
- Giving booze the boot – Dry January 2020
- New Year, new you – let’s make 2020 Somerset’s healthiest year yet
- Stay well this Christmas – where to get help over the holidays
- Somerset health leaders urge people to talk before they walk this Christmas
- Somerset launches ambitious plan to offer local nursing and midwifery training programme
- Stay safe and well this winter – look out for your neighbours
- Getting ready for Christmas – get your prescriptions early
- Service review of the current health and social care provision for people with pancreatitis by prof. Brian toft
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