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"Don't call us, we will call you," plea health leaders as COVID vaccination rollout ramps up
Health leaders call for patience as all GP-led, community-based coronavirus vaccination sites in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire open meaning everyone in the area aged 80 or over will be invited to for their Covid-19 vaccine.
21 January 2021
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COVID concerns stop 1 in 3 women from attending cervical screening invitations
A survey conducted by the Eve Appeal charity has found that nearly 1 in 3 women who didn't attend their cervical screening test when invited in the last twelve months did so because of coronavirus concerns.
21 January 2021
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Children and young people briefing January 2021
Healthwatch B&NES helps local people get the best out of health and social care services. In this briefing, we hear from the children and young people of two of our Community Pot Projects.
13 January 2021
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Wiltshire and B&NES winter opening hours - Dentists and Pharmacies
Service times will change for primary care services over the bank holiday and Winter period. Below are the arrangements for B&NES and Wiltshire.
22 December 2020
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Public told to know their options as Pharmacies and GP practices close for long Christmas weekend
Many pharmacies and GP practices across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will be closed for four consecutive days over the Christmas period.
22 December 2020
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Hundreds of people receive life saving COVID vaccine as rollout begins
Hundreds of people received the life-saving Coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday 16th December as the Corn Exchange in Devizes amongst other venues played host to its first phase of patients.
22 December 2020
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First GP-led COVID-19 Vaccination Centres to open in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
Local vaccination centres run by GPs will open this week across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire as the NHS continues its phased roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine.
16 December 2020
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Local health and care organisations to partner up to improve patient experience
NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI) has announced that Health and care organisations in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) are to join up as they meet the criteria to become an integrated care system.
8 December 2020
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Healthwatch B&NES Newsbites October
Read November's edition of Healthwatch news bites and find out the latest on COVID news, stories of our work, a video explanation of what we do (courtesy of Healthwatch Plymouth), and much more.
7 December 2020
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Think you need to go to A&E? Call NHS 111 first
The NHS is providing a new and more convenient way for you to access urgent care from the 1 December. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones.
3 December 2020
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'Long COVID' sufferers to receive help as support is introduced
Patients in Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North Somerset are now able to receive dedicated care and treatment for symptoms associated with 'long COVID'.
2 December 2020
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Extremely vulnerable offered free sunshine vitamin to help them through the Winter
More than 2.5 million vulnerable people across England will be offered free vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has announced.
30 November 2020
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