News and reports

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Patients in Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North Somerset are now able to receive dedicated care and treatment for symptoms associated with 'long COVID'.

The process the NHS follow to discharge people from hospital changed during the coronavirus pandemic. We launched a one-month-long hospital discharge survey in July to find out your experiences during the height of the pandemic, below is our report.

More than 2.5 million vulnerable people across England will be offered free vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has announced.

Vanessa Scott chaired the September Healthwatch Bath and North Somerset Executive meeting. You can download the minutes of the meeting here.

A new short film released by the government shows how coronavirus lingers in enclosed spaces, and how to keep your home ventilated.

A six-month freeze on dental charges brought on by the first wave of the pandemic is due to end next month. In turn, patients will see a rise in dental fees across all NHS Dental Practices as part of a five-year spending review plan.