News and reports

Dr Paul Lelliott, the Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the CQC published a response to the independent review of the Mental Health Act

It was asked that the Clinical Commissioning Group and the Local Authority jointly submit a written statement to Ofsted following the Ofsted and CQC Inspection in North Somerset.

On Monday 4th December Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group – Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (BNSSG-CCG STP) held a public listening event at The Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare.

Healthwatch North Somerset carried out an enter and view at Yatton surgery. Below is our full report, including details of all the information we gathered during the visit and our recommendations to improve the service

Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG) Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) are running a series of consultation events to gather users views of the Health Care system in Weston-super-Mare.

Why can’t I get a prescription for an over-the-counter medicine?

Overall, men have a higher chance of heart attack than women, but certain risk factors such as smoking may close the gap between women and men.

Could a ‘red and processed meat tax’ save thousands of lives?

Hundreds of community pharmacists and technicians working across the NHS are being offered the opportunity to develop leadership and management skills on a training programme.

A study of more than 40 million births in the US found babies born to men aged 45 or older were more likely to be born prematurely, have a low birth weight and need intensive care after birth than babies with younger fathers.

The NHS say that aVegan diet ‘helps people better manage type 2 diabetes’

The NHS say that women should leave at least year between pregnancies