This page provides links to an archive of news items from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) prior to the 1st July 2022 when it became an Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Paul Miller announced as Chair-elect of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Paul Miller, Non-Executive Director at Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, has today been named as the new Chair of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Paul will step down from his role at BSW ICB at the end of October 2024 to take up the role of…
Continued public support needed as demand for local services remains high
NHS leaders in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are expecting the remainder of the festive period to be just as busy as the long Christmas weekend, if not more so. People are being asked to once again show their support by doing whatever they can to help relieve the intense pressure being…
Information for Clinicians
NHS Coronavirus guidance for clinicians and NHS managers The local interseasonal referral mechanism for clinicians to follow. Information for Care Homes Covid-19 Treatment guidelines have recently been updated so that more people are now eligible for treatment. Treatments must be started within 5 days of a positive test (or symptoms started) so it is important that…
Public asked to use health services appropriately as impact of industrial action expected to last into next week
People across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being reminded that hospital services are still under extreme pressure as a result of ongoing industrial action by junior doctors and the impact is expected to remain into next week. The industrial action began at 7am on Monday 10 April and is set to…
Tireless NHS teams come together after busy Easter to reduce disruption of industrial action
The tireless NHS staff who kept local services running during the busy Easter weekend are gearing up for another challenging few days as junior doctors begin an extended period of industrial action. Teams from all corners of the local health and care system will be working together this week to ensure disruption to patients is…
Patients rate new at-home Covid-19 treatment five stars out of five
The first patients in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to benefit from a new at-home treatment for Covid-19 have spoken highly of their experience. Hundreds of people across the region have so far had their Covid-19 diagnosis treated remotely via the Oximetry @Home service, which monitors the oxygen levels of clinically vulnerable…
New organisation to meet in public following successful transition from CCG to integrated care board
The soon-to-be established Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board is set to mark its inception with an inaugural day one meeting in public. Officials from the new integrated care board, which is being established to improve health and care for local people, will meet in public for the first time…
Swindon’s Covid-19 vaccination total keeps rising as town’s largest vaccine centre steams past 400,000 jabs
Swindon’s largest Covid-19 vaccination centre has reached a new milestone in its drive to keep the town protected against coronavirus. The Steam Museum, which has been used as a large vaccination centre since the Covid-19 vaccine first became available in December 2020, has now given out more than 400,000 jabs. As of Friday 17 June,…