News and reports

NHS England announced it will recommission the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination programme in 2016, after nearly a quarter of a million more people benefited from vaccinations in a community pharmacy setting during the previous year

Unpaid carers in North Somerset can now access a FREE online service which makes it really easy for friends and family to form a virtual support circle and work together to help a loved one.

Healthwatch North Somerset’s statutory duty and function, which is laid out in The Health and Social Care Act 2012, is to provide a voice for people who use health and adult social care services.

Update from North Somerset Community Partnership:
You’ll be pleased to hear that in recent weeks things have been progressing. Staff have been helping to prepare the hospital for this essential and mandatory work to begin so we can reopen our doors

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On 26th April 2016 we carried out an enter and view on Rosamar Care Home with the aim of collecting as much information from staff, residents and volunteers as well as our own observations of the building and their procedures

Three million patients have begun to access new apps, safety devices, online networks, and a host of other new technologies and services during the first nine months of a pioneering NHS programme.

North Somerset’s Samaritans group has teamed up with a brewery in Wrington to create a poster campaign aimed at tackling mental health issues among men.

Healthwatch North Somerset Prioritisation Panel has vacancies for new volunteers

HS England South’s Regional Medical Director explains the importance of its new Leading Together programme:

The NHS is constantly working to deliver health services which are safe, effective and provide a good experience of care.

The Care Quality Commission will be carrying out inspections in the following aspects of health and social care between April and June 2016.

A new Avon and Wiltshire Partnership trust initiative called Emotional Intensity Disorder Awareness month will be launched this month.