Help celebrate World Breastfeeding Week 2022 with a picnic in the park
Local services supporting new parents and families across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are organising picnics in the park to promote the benefits of breastfeeding to families during World Breastfeeding Week 2022. The picnic in the park events are free to attend and are intended to bring parents, peer supporters and staff…
Check suitcase has the self-care essentials needed for a summer-safe holiday
Holidaymakers from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being encouraged to pack self-care essentials to help them enjoy the summer season safely, whether at home or further afield. The simple advice from the region’s health leaders comes as many families will be going away for the first time since the emergence…
Having Covid-19 booster vaccine in autumn will help people stay safe through cold winter months
More people living across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will be able to receive a Covid-19 booster vaccine this autumn. All adults over the age of 50, frontline heath and care workers and people under 50 who are deemed to be more at risk of falling seriously ill with coronavirus will be…
Health warning issued as local region set for extended period of hot weather
As temperatures of more than 30 degrees hit Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, the local NHS is advising residents to keep their cool and follow the latest health and care advice. Warmer-than-usual weather conditions, especially those lasting for a prolonged period of time, similar to what is currently being felt, can pose…
Extremely busy health and care services call on public to be summer savvy as temperatures rise
Sweltering temperatures across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire have prompted calls from local health officials for people to enjoy the sun sensibly and safely. The advice comes amid an extremely busy time for the local health and care system. Frontline teams in hospitals and GP practices, as well as NHS colleagues working…
Rising cases of Covid-19 prompts reminder for families to stay cautious
Stay mindful to the ever-present risk of Covid-19, especially during summer festivities involving older family members. That is the message coming from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire’s leading health officials as cases of Covid-19 across the region continue to rise. The call to act cautiously, particularly in light of a spike in…
New NHS organisation to plan health and care services for local people
A new collaborative health and care organisation with a responsibility for providing £1.5 billion of services to the people of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire has been established. Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board came into being at one minute past midnight on Friday 1 July, following…
Health leaders say it is doubly important to get Covid-19 spring booster now
People in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who are eligible for the Covid-19 spring booster vaccine, but have yet to come forward, are being told of two reasons why now is the time do so. Having the top-up dose before the end of June will not only provide protection during the summer…
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 via video conferencing platform…
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…