News and reports

NHS England will be leading a review of low value prescription items from April 2017 and introducing new guidance for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), with a view to substantially saving NHS expenditure in this area.

Dr Mary Backhouse, the chief clinical officer of NHS North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), says planned changes to North Somerset’s only A&E will not mean it becomes redundant.

St Brigas Residential Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities, in Jesmond Road, was visited by the health and social care watchdog last year, with the subsequent report this week judging the service to require improvement.

Macmillan Cancer Support advisors will be in Queens Square from 10am-4pm to provide support and information for people who are worried about cancer.

North Somerset Clinical Commissioning group are holding three engagement events about Weston Hospital and they want you to attend and have your say.

North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group are inviting you to share your views about the future of Weston General Hospital.

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust are looking for new governors.

The NHS ‘Five Year Forward View’ identified the need to address three big challenges in order to meet the health and social care needs of the general public within the budget available.

Healthcare leaders in the district are urging people to reduce medication waste. Repeat prescriptions which are no longer needed and people taking their medication incorrectly contribute to the hefty £1.2million annual spend on medication waste

On the 8th February 2017 a team of trained staff and volunteers carried out an enter and view at Yatton Hall. This was to collect as much information possible on the service and make recommendations to help improve the service.

The answer is, in short no, but this was one of the 10 common problems found when the Healthwork network spoke to over 11,000 people about their experiences of Primary Care.

By Healthwatch England National Director Imelda Redmond on 26/01/17
Concerns raised by the public indicate services need better information to ensure timely support to those in need.