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).

Extra half term vaccine clinics to help 12 to 15-year-olds get protected against Covid-19

Vaccination centres across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are holding extra clinics for children of secondary school age this half term. Bath Racecourse, the Steam Museum in Swindon, Salisbury City Hall and the Spencer Sport and Social Club in Melksham have additional clinics planned to help older children get vaccinated during the…

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Shining a light on local COVID-19 vaccination heroes

To mark the one year anniversary of COVID-19 vaccines becoming available in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, staff and volunteers behind the vaccination drive have been sharing their stories.  Click on the images below to read about the people who have been the driving force behind the local rollout of the coronavirus…

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Local ‘backline’ healthcare staff volunteer to deliver urgent and end-of-life prescriptions during lockdown

Non-clinical staff at Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Group are offering a helping hand to community nursing teams in Swindon and Wiltshire by delivering urgent and end-of-life medicines direct to people’s homes. The initiative, which supported 20 Swindon residents during Easter week and has since expanded into Wiltshire, involves ICB volunteers…

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Mobile vaccination teams out in force as walk-in Covid-19 vaccine clinics pop up across the region

Extra walk-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics are being stood up across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to help more adults receive the lifesaving vaccine. Over the coming weeks, mobile vaccination teams will be on hand at a range of community venues to welcome any person in need of a first or second dose,…

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Don’t wait and worry – we’re here for you

While coronavirus continues, that doesn’t mean cancer has gone away. It still needs to be treated with the same urgency as before. Our GP practices and hospitals, in common with all other NHS services, have taken and continue to take a range of measures to ensure they are safe for people to attend. It’s vital…

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Year of the Nurse and Midwife

In honour of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday this year, The World Health Organization has nominated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. To celebrate and honour the incredible contribution nurses and midwives make across our health system, you will see us and our partners following and adding to the campaign this year. Follow…

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GPs appeal for people with Covid-19 symptoms to stay away from local surgeries

GPs in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire have appealed for people to stay away from local surgeries if they have any Covid-19 symptoms to help stop the spread of the virus. Surgeries and other healthcare settings across the region have been forced to cancel clinics and appointments at short notice in recent…

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Swindon’s newest Covid-19 vaccination clinic is first to be held inside pub

One of Swindon’s most recognisable pubs is set to become the town’s newest Covid-19 vaccination centre. The Moonrakers near to Penhill will host a pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday 3 February, between 10am and 6pm. Those going along to the Cricklade Road pub will be able to receive their first and second doses of…

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Green light for drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination clinic at University of Bath

The region’s first drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination clinic is set to open at the University of Bath. Adults over the age of 18 in need of their booster vaccine will be able to visit the site, which is being hosted in the university’s east car park at Claverton Down, every Sunday from Sunday 30 January. The…

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New temporary ward and care hotel opened in Bath to help free up beds in local hospitals

In order to relieve pressures that are being experienced across the NHS and care services this winter, a collaboration between health and care providers in Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire has enabled a new community ward and temporary care hotel to be set up. A new ward has opened at St Martin’s Hospital…

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