Wider practice teams help patients to get right care and treatment quicker

GPs across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are shining a light on other practice-based clinicians whose specialist skills and expertise can help speed up a patient’s journey to receiving the most appropriate care and treatment. Raising the profile of the primary care professionals who work alongside GPs, such as practice nurses, dieticians,…

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Wiltshire falls prevention – new resources to support people

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…

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Enjoy a safe summer holiday by stocking up on self-care essentials

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…

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WHC Quality Account 2022/23 OUT NOW!

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

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First Wiltshire hospitals are recognised for their commitment to carers

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,…

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International Nurses Day

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…

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