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).
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,…
New health and wellbeing centre for Radstock and the surrounding area
A new state-of-the-art health and wellbeing centre is set to open in Radstock on Monday 18 July, providing local people with access to expanded GP services, a children’s centre and health and wellbeing support. The Hope House Centre will provide a new home for the town’s Hope House GP surgery and children’s centre as well…
Local NHS to contribute to green savings equivalent to half a million fewer cars on the road
As the UK marks Clean Air Day, the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is set to play its part in helping to cut more than one million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the next three years, which is equivalent of taking 520,000 cars off the road. NHS organisations across the…
Carers and those being looked after urged to book Covid-19 vaccination
Carers in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, along with the people they look after, are being reminded to arrange their Covid-19 vaccination. The call to book a vaccination appointment coincides with Carers Week 2022, which celebrates the invaluable work being carried out by paid and unpaid carers up and down the country….
Heroic volunteer army applauded for help in delivering millions of vaccinations
Those who gave their time to help make the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire such a monumental success have been praised as part of local Volunteers’ Week celebrations. Generous people from all corners of the region have played an integral part of the local vaccination…
Stay well this Jubilee weekend by stocking the medicine cabinet and treating minor conditions at home
Health officials in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are reminding people that most minor illnesses and injuries can be safely treated at home with the aid of a well-stocked medicine cabinet. The advice comes ahead of the extended bank holiday weekend, with people also encouraged to stock up on essential items, such…
Health and social care services contract in Bath and North East Somerset not extended
The Governing Body of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (BSW CCG) and Bath & North East Somerset Council’s cabinet have agreed not to extend a contract for health and social care services operated by HCRG Care Group. The seven-year contract, which covers the delivery of 51 health and social…
Time lapse video shows progress of soon-to-be completed Devizes Health Centre
People in and around Devizes can now see how progress on the town’s new state-of-the-art healthcare facility is shaping up from the comfort of their own home. Cameras at the Marshall Road construction site have been recording every moment of the multimillion-pound build since work started back in May 2021. Now, a new time-lapse video,…
One hundred thousand Covid-19 jabs given at Wiltshire vaccination centre
More than 100,000 coronavirus vaccines have been given out at one of Wiltshire’s longest running vaccination centres. The hard-working team at Spencer Sport and Social Club in Melksham, which has been providing the local community with Covid-19 vaccines for more than 18 months, administered the milestone jab earlier this week. Staff at the site marked…