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).
Covid-19 vaccinations for 12 to 15-year-olds now available outside of school
Parents across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire can now arrange for their child to receive a coronavirus vaccine outside of school.Previously, vaccinations for 12 to 15-year-olds had only been available in school through Virgin Care’s immunisation services team. However, parents can now use the online National Booking Service to arrange to have their…
All 12 to 15-year-olds to receive Covid-19 vaccination offer in coming weeks
Parents across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being reassured that all children eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination will have the chance to receive the vaccine in the coming weeks. Since the end of September, coronavirus vaccinations for children aged between 12 and 15-years-old have been taking place in schools throughout the…
Health leaders and construction officials celebrate new Devizes Health Centre build reaching highest point
A pivotal milestone in the construction of the new Devizes Health Centre has been celebrated at an on-site ceremony attended by those closely involved with the project. Local healthcare leaders and construction officials met at the Marshall Road building site on Monday 11 October to mark the build reaching its highest point. Attendees at the…
GPs issue open letter on current pressure and how people can support their local NHS
Leading GPs from across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire have issued an open letter to local people detailing the pressure currently affecting primary care services. The letter, which has been signed by the ICB’s three locality clinical leads, Dr Bryn Bird, Dr Amanda Webb and Dr Edd Rendell, offers an insight into…
Keep niggling cold weather illnesses at bay with well-stocked medicine cabinet
Having a well-stocked medicine cabinet can be the best first line of defence against niggling cold weather illnesses, many of which are expected to become more common over the coming weeks. Minor seasonal ailments, such as coughs, colds, sore throats and upset stomachs, are usually more prevalent during the colder months of the year, due…
ICB supports Wiltshire Council’s upcoming Black History Month online conference
Wiltshire Council is working with local partners to host a free online conference with an impressive line-up of speakers to mark Black History Month 2021. The conference takes place on 11 October from 1pm-5pm, and the speakers include historian and writer David Olusoga OBE; broadcaster and campaigner June Sarpong OBE; author and brother of Stephen…
Health officials urge people to wait for booster vaccination invite
Health officials are asking people across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who are currently eligible for a Covid-19 booster vaccination to wait to be contacted by the NHS. It was announced by the government earlier this month that people most at risk of falling seriously ill from coronavirus, including all those aged…
There’s far more to your local pharmacy than meets the eye
Help for minor illnesses and minor injuries, as well as information and advice about medicines, is available without an appointment from any one of the many community pharmacies across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. Overlooked by many as a service just for repeat prescriptions, community pharmacies offer far more than many people…
Wiltshire College students line up for Covid-19 vaccine ahead of new academic year
New and returning students to Wiltshire College have started their academic year by getting protected against coronavirus. Dozens of young people lined up to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the college’s Lackham Campus on Wednesday 15 September from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB’s mobile vaccination clinic. The team of mobile vaccinators,…
Around 45,000 local secondary school children to be offered Covid-19 vaccine
More than 45,000 children aged between 12 and 15-years-old in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are to be offered the coronavirus vaccine. England’s Chief Medical Officers, led by Prof Chris Whitty, announced the move earlier this week, and it is expected that the first local vaccinations will be given in the coming…