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Ralph’s 30 years of volunteering A huge thank you and congratulations to Ralph Harding for an impressive 30 years of unbroken voluntary service. And at 90 years of age he has no plans to stop! Ralph has turned his hand to many roles over the last three decades. He started his voluntary work in 1991…

New academy for health and care staff in BSW An exciting new academy is now available for all health and care staff working in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW). The BSW Academy is possible because partner organisations are committed to working together differently as part of one big health and care…

Plans approved for new health and care facility A state-of-the-art health and care facility is set to be built in Devizes after plans for the project have officially been given the green light. The approval of plans means building work for the new Devizes Health Centre on land close to Marshall Road can begin later…

Celebrating our volunteers Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers for the help and support they have given to staff, patients and visitors during a really difficult year. Thank you to those who have volunteers over the past 12 months in roles such as gardening and manning the hospital entrances, and all those who…

An eggstra special donation! The Cepen Park community of Chippenham has kindly donated a huge collection of Easter Eggs to thank the teams working on Cedar and Mulberry Wards at Chippenham Community Hospital. Cepen Park resident Charlotte Jeanes organised the collection as a way of thanking local NHS staff after a difficult year. She drummed…

Stephen Lawrence Day 2021. Today is the third annual Stephen Lawrence Day. The day is named for the black teenager who was killed in a racist attack  in 1993. Stephen Lawrence Day was created by the Stephen Lawrence Foundation as a celebration of his life and legacy. It exists ‘to inspire a more equal, inclusive…

We’re listening! Why continuous feedback about our services is vital To help us provide excellent care and quality services, we need continuous  feedback from the people who know us best. We want our patients, their families and carers and staff to tell us how they think we are doing. This will  help us inform and…

Mental Health Awareness Week 10-16 May 2021 This week is Mental Health Awareness Week – an annual event giving the whole of the UK the chance to focus on achieving good mental health. This year, the theme is connecting with nature and how nature can help us to improve our mental health. This week is…

Joint working initiative provides top class health and leisure facilities in one location People needing health advice and support in the Salisbury area will now have a fast track to fitness due to a collaboration between Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Health and care. Wiltshire Council is providing clinic and office space at its Five Rivers…

National Patient Participation Week,  31 May – 6 June 2021   It’s National Patient Participation Week and the perfect opportunity to remind you of ways that you can get involved with our work.  If you have something to say, we are listening! We have just launched our Patient and Public Involvement Group. We are looking…