1. Mental health and addiction

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    This month our partner organisation, Addaction are starting a new venture with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership and Positive Step to assist those service users with dual diagnosis issues.

  2. Social Care resources

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    This new website enables people to find local, national social care sources and independent advice agencies in their local area.

  3. Men's weight loss scheme

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    North Somerset Council is proud to announce the return of the leading men’s weight loss organisation MAN v FAT to help the area’s men beat fat and get healthy, following a successful pilot last year.

  4. Breaking the Silence

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    Time to Talk Day, on 4th February, is a national event organised by the mental health charity Time to Change. This is a campaign to end the stigma and discrimination people with mental health problems face in England.

  5. 5 year mental health plan

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    The vice chair of the Mental Health Taskforce, Jacqui Dyer, explains why the Five Year Mental Health Plan report is so vital:

  6. Proud to be a quitter

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    Smokers in North Somerset are being urged to take the first step in giving up cigarettes for good on No Smoking Day which takes place on Wednesday 9 March.

  7. Emotional Intensity awareness

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    A new Avon and Wiltshire Partnership trust initiative called Emotional Intensity Disorder Awareness month will be launched this month.

  8. Planned CQC inspections

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    The Care Quality Commission will be carrying out inspections in the following aspects of health and social care between April and June 2016.

  9. NHS Leading together

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    HS England South’s Regional Medical Director explains the importance of its new Leading Together programme:

    The NHS is constantly working to deliver health services which are safe, effective and provide a good experience of care.

  10. Volunteering vacancy

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    Healthwatch North Somerset Prioritisation Panel has vacancies for new volunteers

  11. Zero suicide team up with Butcombe

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    North Somerset’s Samaritans group has teamed up with a brewery in Wrington to create a poster campaign aimed at tackling mental health issues among men.

  12. Millions benefit from NHS Innovations

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    Three million patients have begun to access new apps, safety devices, online networks, and a host of other new technologies and services during the first nine months of a pioneering NHS programme.

  13. Patient Group Event

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    Would you like to support your Local GP Practice?

  14. Clevedon Hospital Refurbishment

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    Update from North Somerset Community Partnership:
    You’ll be pleased to hear that in recent weeks things have been progressing. Staff have been helping to prepare the hospital for this essential and mandatory work to begin so we can reopen our doors

  15. Rally Round

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    Unpaid carers in North Somerset can now access a FREE online service which makes it really easy for friends and family to form a virtual support circle and work together to help a loved one.

  16. Community pharmacy flu vaccines

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    NHS England announced it will recommission the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination programme in 2016, after nearly a quarter of a million more people benefited from vaccinations in a community pharmacy setting during the previous year

  17. Avon and Wiltshire Partnership

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    Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP) were anonymously nominated for ‘Excellence in Diversity Awards’ earlier this year, and then later shortlisted for the ‘Diverse Company – Public Sector’ category.

  18. BME Communities are heard

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    A new joint venture will ensure the voice of black and other minority ethnic (BME) communities in North Somerset continues to be heard.

  19. Better care in my hands

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    CQC’s national reports and thematic reviews from the last five years consistently show that some groups of people are less involved in their care than others.

  20. Your experience of patient transport services

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    Have you used patient transport services? If you have, North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group want to hear about your experience.

  21. Lung Cancer Service

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    An NHS Challenge Prize winning lung cancer service is already making an even bigger difference to patients, and helping doctors all over England develop the same innovative techniques.

  22. Taking pride in equality, diversity and inclusion

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    NHS England will be represented at a series of Pride events this summer. This is first time that members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender plus staff network will march representing the organisation.

  23. Patients benefit from online access

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    Patients in England will be able to view test results as they come in and keep track of their glucose levels and cholesterol on their smart phones, enabling them to take greater control of their care and better manage their health.

  24. Data security

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    The National Data Guardian for Health and Care publishes recommendations to strengthen the security of health and care information and to help you make informed choices about how your data is used.

  25. Healthcare communication cards

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    Action on Hearing Loss have a Health and Care Communication Card to support anyone with hearing loss in communicating their needs to health care professionals.

  26. Mobile support service for patients with drug and alcohol problems

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    A NEW mobile support service for patients with alcohol or drug issues has been launched in North Somerset. Addaction’s Rachel Britton and Charlie Kirkby,will be working with staff at Weston hospital to ensure people get support

  27. Sepsis Awareness

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    Sepsis accounts for 44,000 deaths annually in the United Kingdom, that is more than breast cancer and prostate cancer put together.

  28. North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group

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    The Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will now be closely monitored by NHS England and will be given instructions on how to improve. North Somerset CCG is responsible for planning and introducing healthcare services in the district.

  29. All aboard the Healthwatch bus

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    The Healthwatch North Somerset Team have been out and about on the Community MAVIS Bus again.

  30. Video from University Hospital Bristol

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    University Hospitals Bristol have made this video about their patients and staff

  31. Southmead hospital parking

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    Southmead Hospital’s parking woes could soon become a thing of the past, as more than 570 new spaces are set to open this month.

  32. Lead the way to better health

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    Friendly and motivated volunteers are needed to take part in the Walking for Health Scheme in North Somerset.

  33. Carers Trust Phoenix community outreach

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    Carers Trust Phoenix have launched their first Community Outreach Centre at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall: 28 Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare BS22 8HQ. They run respite care sessions there every Tuesday and Friday.

  34. Dementia standards

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    The Government has implemented a new atlas looking at Dementia Care across the country.

  35. Village surgery in Worle

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    The Cedars Surgery is considering a proposal to close its Village branch surgery at Hill Road East, Worle, Weston-super-Mare BS22 9HF.

  36. Stop medicine waste in North Somerset

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    It’s predicted that wasting medicines costs £1.2 million a year in North Somerset, that’s equivalent to 75,000 GP appointments every year.

  37. Nailsea nurse wins award

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    Polly Cox, team co-ordinator for the rural integrated care team at North Somerset Community Partnership, has been presented with an employee’s excellence award for establishing the scheme which is proving hugely beneficial to patients with leg ulcers

  38. District nursing services

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    ‘The future will see far more care delivered locally’; this statement from the NHS five year forward view reaffirmed ambitions to move more care into community settings.

  39. Mental health triage service

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    Mental health, police and emergency services in Avon and Somerset have joined forces to ensure that those with mental health problems get the care they need in Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset

  40. Missed GP appointments in North Somerset

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    Healthwatch North Somerset has identified an increase in feedback from the public relating to the issue of ‘Appointments’ and specifically around the availability of appointments and access to named GPs.

  41. Fear is holding the NHS back

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    With the first of the 44 local sustainability and transformation plans set to be published this week, Jane Mordue, interim chair of Healthwatch England, looks at the importance of involving patients and the public in the big decisions ahead

  42. Get the right care - first time

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    When you’re injured or unwell, choosing the right care, first time can save you time and effort, as well as helping us to make the best use of NHS resources.

  43. Celvedon community hospital refurbishment

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    The Old Street facility’s inpatients ward was closed in March following a 2014 Care Quality Commission (CQC) report which raised concerns over dampness and the safety of its floor.

  44. Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Primary Care Strategy

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    Primary Care is the entry point for the prevention and treatment of illness.

  45. North Somerset People and Communities strategy

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    The North Somerset People and Communities Board brings together a range of partners from across public and voluntary services who are working together to reduce inequalities and improve the safety, health and wellbeing of local residents.

  46. Weston-super-Mare residents of the town centre are expected to die younger

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    A ‘shocking’ disparity in life expectancy in Weston means town centre residents are expected to die as much as 14 years younger than people living elsewhere in the town, ‘appalling’ statistics reveal.