BSW workshop looks to address inequalities
As part of its ongoing work to address health inequalities and improve the diversity of its workforce the BSW Partnership held a workshop for system leaders this week to discuss how to deliver a comprehensive and systematic approach to tackling the issues. Attended by BSW Partnership leaders and hosted by Independent Chair Stephanie Elsy, the…
Play your part in helping local NHS, as unprecedented pressure prompts united response from all public frontline services
The NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is working with its partners from across the region to support frontline health and care staff in caring for patients following an incredibly busy and pressurised start to the new year. A sustained increase in seriously ill coronavirus patients, set against a backdrop of…
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…
More 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…