Advice for caring for flu at home
There are things people can do to help get better from flu more quickly.
People seeking help for minor conditions adds extra pressure to busy NHS
The NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is currently seeing a sharp rise in people seeking help and support for common winter conditions that can often be managed at home through effective self-care. Calls to NHS 111 and GP practices, as well as the region’s ambulance service, from people wanting help…
Public urged to play their part as local NHS expects extremely busy Christmas
NHS services across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are preparing for an extremely busy Christmas week and are calling on local people to show their support by choosing the most appropriate option when seeking care. The call to action follows an already very pressurised start to winter, with the region’s three largest…
Pharmacy opening times for Christmas and new year
People across the region can find out if and when their nearest pharmacy will be open during the festive season. Click on the link below to view opening times for pharmacies on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Pharmacy opening times for Christmas and new year
Spike in norovirus cases adds pressure to region’s NHS at busiest time of year
A sharp rise in the number of people being admitted to hospital with norovirus is generating extra pressure for the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. Services are already feeling the strain ahead of the Christmas and new year period and now have to manage an influx of people coming down…
Support region’s busy hospitals by helping get loved ones home for Christmas
Hospitals across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are gearing up for the busy festive season by asking friends and family members of patients who are well enough to leave to support their loved-one’s journey home or to their place of care. During the Christmas and new year period, when hospitals are at…
Be Christmas-ready by arranging repeat prescriptions before end of this week
People in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who rely on regular medication to stay well are being advised to get their repeat prescriptions ordered now to avoid being left short during Christmas and new year period. Pharmacists from across the region have recommended that any person nearing the end of their current…
Extra children’s Covid-19 clinics happening as part of Super Saturday on 7 December
Vulnerable children from across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being offered an additional opportunity to get protected against Covid-19 before Christmas. Extra vaccination clinics are being stood up across the region on Saturday 7 December to help those most at risk of becoming stay healthy during the festive season. Children aged…
Stay Well This Christmas
Stay well this Christmas with some advice from our Health Elf on the Shelf. Don’t miss appointments It’s a busy time of year so we completely understand that people can’t always make their appointment. Patients, or those supporting them, are urged to contact their GP Surgery as early as possible when they know they won’t…
Health leaders break ground at site of new £16 million integrated care centre
Progress on the new Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre has taken a giant leap forward, as health and care leaders marked the beginning of its construction by placing the very first spades in the ground. Officials from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board were joined at the Hammersmith Fields site by…