News and reports

Carers Trust Phoenix have launched their first Community Outreach Centre at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall: 28 Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare BS22 8HQ. They run respite care sessions there every Tuesday and Friday.

Friendly and motivated volunteers are needed to take part in the Walking for Health Scheme in North Somerset.

Our Board meet during the year and the minutes of these meetings are made available for everyone to read. We hope that this helps you stay up to date about our plans and how we are spending our time helping the community.

Southmead Hospital’s parking woes could soon become a thing of the past, as more than 570 new spaces are set to open this month.

University Hospitals Bristol have made this video about their patients and staff

The Healthwatch North Somerset Team have been out and about on the Community MAVIS Bus again.

The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will now be closely monitored by NHS England and will be given instructions on how to improve. North Somerset CCG is responsible for planning and introducing healthcare services in the district.

Sepsis accounts for 44,000 deaths annually in the United Kingdom, that is more than breast cancer and prostate cancer put together.

On 2nd August 2016 we carried out an enter and view at Dewdown House. This was aimed at collecting as much information possible from everyone present and then making our own recommendations as to how the service could improve

At Healthwatch North Somerset, we listen to patient experiences and inform commissioners and providers about good practice and areas for service improvement.

Diabetes is a complex condition. It is a chronic metabolic disorder which increases the risk of damage to the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart and blood vessels.

A NEW mobile support service for patients with alcohol or drug issues has been launched in North Somerset. Addaction’s Rachel Britton and Charlie Kirkby,will be working with staff at Weston hospital to ensure people get support