News and reports

Healthwatch North Somerset have published their annual report for the year 2015/16

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Healthwatch North Somerset’s statutory duty and function, which is laid out in The Health and Social Care Act 2012, is to provide a voice for people who use health and adult social care services.

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