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With around one in three adults over 65 and half of people over 80 having at least one fall a year, Wiltshire Council has worked with Wiltshire Health and Care to create a suite of resources to help prevent falls and to enable more people to access support. Strength and balance training is recommended by…

Helping older people living in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to stay steady on their feet is a key priority for the region’s NHS. Falling at an older age can have serious health implications, both in the immediate and longer term, which is why local NHS teams are using Falls Prevention Week…

People in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who have recently been in hospital are being asked to share their views on how their journey from ward to home was managed. Health leaders from BSW Together, which is the integrated care system that covers NHS services in the region, will use the feedback…

As the school holidays enter full swing, families in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being encouraged to check their medicine cabinet is stocked with essentials, and know what to pack in order to stay healthy when going away. Keeping some medicines and first-aid essentials at home, such as painkillers, antihistamines, insect…

The Wiltshire Health and Care Quality Account 2022/23 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 2022/23 here

The first hospitals in Wiltshire to take part in a new scheme that recognises excellent levels of support for carers on hospital wards and in outpatient departments have been handed their awards. Great Western Hospital in Swindon earned the award for its main outpatient department and Wiltshire Health and Care for its wards at Chippenham,…

Residents of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being asked to support their local NHS once again ahead of the third May bank holiday weekend. Many non-urgent health and care services, such as GP practices and pharmacies, will close at the end of the day on Friday 26 May, and not reopen…

Today is International Nurses Day (IND) and we are thanking and celebrating all our amazing nurses across Wiltshire who provide quality care to our patients and support to their carers and families. IND is celebrated around the world every May 12, (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth) and highlights the difference that nursing makes to people’s lives…

At WHC we have an excellent team of administrators who provide invaluable support to our clinical teams. Today we are celebrating and thanking all our admin professionals – secretaries, administrative assistants, administrators, personal assistants, receptionists, and all those that work hard carrying out administrative functions across the organisation. Rachel Taylor, Consultant Nurse Practitioner in Frailty said:…

Melksham Community Campus Wednesday 26 April 2023 10am – 3pm How will you be more active in 2023? Meet the people who can support inclusive activity, health and well-being in Wiltshire. Find out how to get more active and gain the confidence to take part in different activities that are free or low cost. Click…