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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….