1. Share your experiences of Weston General Hospital

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    Tell the Care Quality Commission about your care at Weston General Hospital at their events coming up specifically designed to gather your views

  2. Weston-super-Mare leads the fight

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    Weston-Super-Mare is being held up as the gold standard nationally for treating people suffering with the deadly virus Hepatitis C.

  3. New Contracts for local NHS Treatment

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    Issued on behalf of South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG).

  4. Domestic Abuse in North Somerset

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    Nearly 90 people accessed support for domestic abuse in just one day across North Somerset, a snapshot study has revealed.

  5. Website for Chronic Kidney disease

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    A new website is launched that will help bridge the communication gap between healthcare professionals and patients diagnosed with mild chronic kidney disease (CKD)

  6. Young peoples respite care

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    North Somerset Council is looking to redesign its short breaks provision for children and young people with additional needs following the introduction of the Children and Families Act 2014 in September, which has major implications for how services

  7. Helping veterans with addiction

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    Addaction is launching a new programme called Right Turn to work with veterans who need support with an alcohol or drug dependency.

  8. Dying matters to us - does it matter to you?

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    Death remains a taboo subject in our society. No one seems to want to talk about it, or knows what to do or say when someone is dying, or dies.

  9. Portishead Porters need help

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    The Portishead Porters scheme was started 23 years ago, providing volunteer drivers who will take people to and from hospital appointments from their front door.

  10. Community Services contract

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    The North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group have announced a new Community Services contract in North Somerset

  11. Hepatitis C Partnership - one year on

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    In 2014, Addaction (a drug and alcohol service provider) and The Hepatitis C Trust, with support from AbbVie, launched a unique pilot in the South West to encourage and widen access to hepatitis C testing and treatment among people who inject drugs.

  12. Childhood health in North Somerset

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    A new report commissioned by the National Children’s Bureau has found that North Somerset has the highest percentage of obese children out of the South West region’s 15 local authorities.

  13. Care Quality Commission charging fees

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    The CQC are asking care providers and the organisations that represent them to give us their views on the regulatory fees they’ll be charging from 1 April 2016.

  14. Norovirus advice

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    People across the district are being reminded to stay at home and avoid visiting local hospitals if they have any of the symptoms of norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug.

  15. Campaign aimed at Young drinkers in North Somerset

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    A hard-hitting campaign aimed at young drinkers in Weston-super-Mare has been re-launched in the run-up to Christmas.