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The Wiltshire Health and Care Quality Account 2023/24 has been published. This document gives an overview of the quality of services and care we provided over the last year. It measures our achievements and successes and identifies the areas where we still have work to do. You can read the WHC Quality Account 2023/24 here

A Community Appointment Day is being held at Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre in Salisbury on Wednesday 19 June 2024 for invited patients on the routine musculoskeletal physiotherapy waiting list. The event which is being organised by Wiltshire Health and Care working with Wiltshire Council and other partners, will improve access and understanding of…

This year Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) is 40 years old! We are celebrating our amazing team of volunteers, thanking them for the valuable service they provide and the positive difference they make to our patients and staff. We have around 150 people ranging from 16 to 90 years of age, who regularly volunteer across our community…

Chippenham Hospital Radio reaches a milestone in its broadcasting history this June as it celebrates 40 years on-air. The radio station based at Chippenham Community Hospital began broadcasting to patients on 9 June 1984 with a mixture of music, entertainment and request based programmes. The radio station is run by a team of volunteers and…

A double-bill of bank holiday weekends during May has prompted health leaders in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to remind the public to always choose the right service when seeking help and support. Many GP practices and pharmacies will be closed for bank holiday weekends at both the beginning and end of…

Tens of thousands of GP appointments in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being wasted each month due to patients not cancelling in advance when they are unable to attend. With a total of 170,187 appointments missed in the 12 months between March 2023 and March 2024, patients, along with the families…

If you visit Chippenham Community Hospital over the next few months, you may notice some building work happening as we improve accommodation for our physiotherapy patients and staff. We have been busy working with NHS Property Services and other health providers who work at the hospital to make sure we are using space on the…

People living across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being urged to arrange any medication they may need for the Easter break well in advance of the long weekend. As most pharmacies in the region will close at the end of the day on Thursday 28 March, and not reopen until Tuesday…

While many routine appointments and operations are likely to be impacted by the next round of industrial action by junior doctors, NHS leaders in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire have vowed that care will still be available for those in need. Junior doctors at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, the Great…

Strike action is being taken by some Wiltshire Health and Care staff who are members of Unison from 7am on Wednesday 14 February 2024 until 7am on Thursday 15 February 2024. This action is likely to impact on some of the services provided by Wiltshire Health and Care. It may be necessary to cancel some…