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No change for patients as Swindon GP practices announce plans to merge

By shaundix | 1 March 2024

Two GP practices in Swindon have announced plans to merge at the beginning of next month. Whalebridge Practice will merge with Sparcells Surgery, along with its branch site of Great…

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Changes to Prescription Ordering Direct coming ahead of closure later in year

By shaundix | 28 February 2024
Mental health

As part of the gradual winding down of Prescription Ordering Direct, patients in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being advised of changes due to come into…

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Services disrupted, but care still available, during latest junior doctor strikes

By shaundix | 21 February 2024

While many routine appointments and operations are likely to be impacted by the next round of industrial action by junior doctors, NHS leaders in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon…

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Trailblazing health centre cared for 230 people each day during first year

By shaundix | 20 February 2024

Devizes’ state-of-the-art health centre is set to celebrate its first anniversary this week, with staff at the site proud to have cared for more than 59,000 people during its inaugural…

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Prescription Ordering Direct closure: Frequently asked questions

By shaundix | 12 January 2024
Nurse talking to patient

Further information has been made available to patients following the announcement of the decision to close Prescription Ordering Direct (POD.) A list of frequently asked questions provides details of the…

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Patients told to carry on as normal for now, as decision on POD future is made

By shaundix | 11 January 2024

People in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who use Prescription Ordering Direct to arrange their repeat medication are being told to carry on as normal, after a…

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Further disruption as busy festive period gives way to longest strike to date

By shaundix | 2 January 2024

Health leaders in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are starting 2024 with a renewed appeal for people to support their local NHS during the longest period of…

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Help to relieve pressure on busy NHS services this Christmas and New Year

By shaundix | 19 December 2023

The NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is calling on local people to do all they can to help relieve the pressure felt by the whole…

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Christmas and New Year strikes set to cause huge disruption for local NHS

By shaundix | 13 December 2023

The busiest time of year for the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire looks set to be even more challenging as two periods of industrial action…

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Countdown is on to get prescriptions ordered and collected before Christmas

By shaundix | 5 December 2023

People in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire nearing the end of their current supply of regularly prescribed medication are advised not to leave it to the last…

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