BSW Integrated Care Board

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…

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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…

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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…

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Training and Education

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…

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Working together to fight covid

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….

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