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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…

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…