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Somerset shuts down to new NHS patients, group claims
WEBA BRIDGWATER woman was “brought to tears” by the cost of private dental care she sought after being unable to find a local NHS provider. Her case comes as Healthwatch Somerset, the county's independent health and care champion, claims the county's residents are unable to register as new NHS dentist patients for routine care.
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Old Bridgwater hospital could become a new training centre
WEBBRIDGWATER'S former hospital could return to public use as a health and social care training centre, the district council has said. Sedgemoor District Council says it is “working with the current private owner and a range of local partners to prepare a bid for up to £20 million of government support under the Levelling-Up Fund”.
New mental health facility opened in Bridgwater
WEBTown MP Ian Liddell-Grainger was on hand to officially unveil Somerset NHS Trust's Glanville House centre in Church Street on Friday. As reported in The Mercury, health bosses have moved community and day hospital services for elderly people with mental health problems from the Cranleigh ward at the Broadway Health Park site to a …
Future of Victoria Park Medical Centre in Bridgwater
WEBA Bridgwater doctors’ surgery which closed last summer could be reopened as a “health and well-being hub” as part of plans being contemplated by health bosses. The Victoria Park Medical Centre in Bridgwater shut its doors in August 2021, with the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) arguing that staff shortages meant the …
Full list of where people are being vaccinated against Covid in
WEBHOSPITALS. There are now two hospital hubs in Somerset delivering the vaccine seven days a week to people aged over 80, frontline health and social care workers and care home residents and their carers. Yeovil District Hospital – part of the initial wave of 50 hospital hubs, started vaccinating on 9 December 2020.
Bridgwater's Wessex House re-opens for young people with …
WEBWESSEX House in Bridgwater has been reopened to meet the growing demand for hospital beds for young people with severe and complex mental health disorders. NHS England and Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have worked on a new model of care for those who are admitted as inpatients and those
Victoria Park Medical Centre in Bridgwater to close
WEBA GP practice in Bridgwater is closing this Wednesday (August 11) due to staffing shortages. Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has made the decision to close Victoria Park Medical Centre, located in Victoria Park Community Centre. Cllr Mick Lerry, chair of the board at Victoria Park Community Centre, said the closure is ‘a real
Rapid improvements needed to Somerset out-of-hours NHS services
WEBThe Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said the NHS 111 service had suffered because of the coronavirus, and that steps were being taken to address wider problems with Devon Doctors’ performance.
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GPs welcome plans which will keep medical services in North …
WEBPLANS for doctors surgeries to work closer together means North Petherton Surgery will keep providing medical services for 'at least another 70 years'. That is according to GP appraiser and North Petherton Surgery doctor Barry Moyse, who says the launch of Primary Care Networks in Somerset will be
Wessex House inpatient service in Bridgwater to re-open in autumn
WEBA NATIONAL recruitment campaign has been launched for new staff at a Bridgwater clinic for young people with mental health needs. Somerset Partnership’s Wessex House inpatient service for young adults is set to re-open this autumn after a new care model was agreed. The unit was closed temporarily last year when Somerset …
Guided walking groups for all levels across Somerset
WEBHealthy food options at the PurpleSpoon cafe, Highbridge. Photo: Kate Gardiner . Georgina Hainsby is the Health Walks Coordinator for SASP. She said: “We were commissioned in 2022 by Somerset Council Public Health to deliver health walks across Somerset County, with the vision for everyone in Somerset to have access to a …
Local news from the Bridgwater Mercury covering Bridgwater, …
WEBJD Wetherspoon reveals menu change with new drinks added including Tequila Rose. Read more articles. Local news, video news, events, travel information and weather from the Bridgwater Mercury covering Bridgwater, North Petherton, Sedgemoor, Somerset.
Whooping cough cases ‘could reach 40-year high’ in 2024, experts …
WEBCases of whooping cough could reach a 40-year high in 2024, experts have warned amid a rapid rise in cases. The number of cases of whooping cough in England was higher in February than in the whole of 2023. The bacterial infection, also known as pertussis, affects the lungs and breathing tubes. This current year looks like we may see …
Levelling Up cash for training centre in old hospital
WEBThe Government's Levelling Up Fund handout will help bring back to life the former Bridgwater Hospital. The Grade II listed building, which has lain empty since the Community Hospital was built in 2014, will get a new lease of life as a training centre of excellence for health and social care. There will be an annexe of the trust, based in
Covid-19 vaccination centres in Bridgwater Bridgwater Mercury
WEBIf you have not yet had your Covid-19 vaccination or booster jab, you can visit the following places in Bridgwater: Bridgwater Town Hall, Fridays in February, 9.am until 5pm, High St, Bridgwater, TA6 3BL, Walk in. Jhoots Pharmacy, Monday to Friday, 9am until 5pm, Victoria Park Drive, Bridgwater TA6 7AS, Walk in and bookable.
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