News and reports

Each quarter we meet with our Executive Board to decide which areas in health and social care we should focus on in Bath and North East Somerset. These are the minutes from our meeting in July 2019 - read more.

At the end of 2018 we invited organisations and groups across B&NES to apply for our newly established ' Community Pot' fund. Bath Carers Centre was one of five applicants to receive funding. They used the money to support carers in tackling issues they face, as well as using their 'lived experience' to help commissioners develop service provision. Read more.

At the end of 2018 we invited organisations across B&NES to apply for our Community Pot fund. Bath Area Play Project received funding and used the money for their 'Me in Mind' project, speaking to children and young people about their mental health.

In 2018 we invited organisations across B&NES to apply for our ' Community Pot' fund. West of England Rural Network (WERN) received funding and used the money to explore how living in rural isolation impacts on access to health and care services.

In 2018 we invited organisations to apply for our Community Pot fund. Off The Record BANES received funding and used this to explore issues of rural isolation and the impact this has on young people using health services, particularly mental health.

Three groups responsible for the planning, buying and monitoring of health services in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are to become a single organisation in April 2020. Read more.

A new strategy to help the remaining 18,000 smokers across Bath and North East Somerset quit is being launched by the council’s Public Health team. Find out more here.

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England shows that quality ratings have been maintained overall – but people’s experience of care is determined by whether they can access good care when they need it.

Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

Under the Healthwatch regulations, local Healthwatch organisations have the power to 'Enter and View' providers so that our authorised representatives can observe how services are being delivered.

We are part of The Care Forum and are focused on providing the residents of Bath and North East Somerset with a high quality service. This Complaints Procedure forms part of The Care Forum’s commitment to this.

Find out more about opportunities to join a patient and public voices forum to help the NHS transform cancer services.