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Tribute paid to health and care workers after year like no other
Twelve months on from the very first local case of Covid-19, health and care leaders in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire have paid a heartfelt tribute to staff who went the extra mile during the pandemic. Last March saw thousands of NHS workers across the region, along with their colleagues from local…
Read MoreMore people to be invited for coronavirus vaccine after first phase sees more than 220,000 of the most vulnerable protected
All people living in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire who fall into one of the top four priority groups for the coronavirus vaccine have now been offered a first dose. As of Monday 15 February, more than 220,000 people – mostly those who are over 70 or clinically extremely vulnerable – have…
Read MoreFire crews, volunteers and military personnel support NHS colleagues in rollout of lifesaving coronavirus vaccine
NHS staff working across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire to deliver the lifesaving coronavirus vaccine have been given a helping hand on the frontline by local fire crews, volunteers and military personnel. Uniformed and volunteer colleagues have been lending support to the vaccine teams based at the new large vaccination centres in…
Read MoreHealth and care partners to work even more closely together for the benefit of local people
Health and care organisations in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) are set to work in an even more joined up way after NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI) said they had met the criteria to become an Integrated Care System (ICS). An ICS is a way of working across health and care…
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