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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…

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…

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…

Work to construct a state-of-the-art health and care facility in Trowbridge is due to begin shortly after the multimillion-pound project was given the green light by Wiltshire Council. The £16 million Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre will be built on land beside the town’s current community hospital and, once fully open, will become the new home…

Congratulations to our Diabetes Specialist Nursing (DSN) team who have won the National Quality in Care – Diabetes Award for Insulin Excellence. Now in its fourteenth year, QiC Diabetes recognises, rewards and shares innovative practice demonstrating quality in diabetes management, education and services for people with diabetes and/or their families. The award was in recognition of the…

Tens of thousands of patients living in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire requiring diagnostic care can now access the services they need sooner and closer to home thanks to a multimillion pound investment by the local NHS. A £14 million cash injection has enabled three new community diagnostic centres to open across…

Play Video NHS, Local Authority and Third sector staff are working harder than ever to get services back on track, to get waiting lists down and consistently deliver the best care. We know change is needed. But we also know that many of the solutions we need are already here, working somewhere in the NHS…

Wiltshire Health and Care’s Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema Service is pleased to host the first Lipoedema Coffee morning – and you are invited! This will be an opportunity for patients to come together and share experiences, find out what support is available for those with Lipoedema and create a safe community for you. Event Date:…

Order repeat prescriptions well in advance of the upcoming bank holiday weekend is the advice being issued by health leaders working across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. Most pharmacies in the region will close at the end of the day on Friday 23 August, and not open again until the morning of…