The Triangle

A very warm welcome to the latest edition of the Triangle. In this edition, you can read about new initiatives that will bring real benefits to the health and wellbeing of the people of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW). We also take time to reflect on national conversations about the future…

The Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliance has carried out more than 36,000 lung health checks in the region over the past two years. Since 2022, a total of 36,627 people have had their lungs checked for signs of cancer as part of the Targeted Lung Health Checks Programme. Anna Bibby, Clinical Lead, SWAG…

Surgery services at the Royal United Hospital in Bath have retained their good rating from the Care Quality Commission, with inspectors finding that staff and leaders work well together to deliver safe, people-centred care. Inspectors said that the trust’s cultural improvement programme was helping to make surgery a better place to work for staff and…

Salisbury District Hospital has been ranked in the top 10 for most improved adult inpatient experience. Healthcare regulator the Care Quality Commission published the list in its annual NHS Adult Inpatient Survey 2023 Benchmark Report. The survey covered topics such as experiences of admission to hospital, care in hospital and communication with doctors and nurses….

Since the launch of this winter’s campaign to protect people against flu, Covid-19 and RSV, more than 450,000 vaccinations have been delivered to eligible people living locally. In October, it was announced that NHS staff had delivered more than 10 million Covid-19 and flu vaccinations nationally, as the effort to avoid a tripledemic this winter…

Building work on a new Children’s Emergency Unit at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon has been completed, with the milestone celebrated with the help of local school pupils. Children from nearby Shaw Ridge Primary School visited the Swindon hospital to cut the ribbon at the entrance to the new department at the beginning of…

At the beginning of November, Cara Charles-Barks started work as the newly appointed Chief Executive of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. This followed an earlier decision by the boards of each of the three trusts to establish a collaborative group operating model,…

People in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will soon receive more health and social care in or near their homes, in a more joined-up and streamlined way. HCRG Care Group has been appointed to lead an innovative new community-based care partnership with the NHS, local authorities and charities that will transform local…

Work to construct a state-of-the-art health and care facility in Trowbridge is due to begin shortly after the multimillion-pound project was given the green light to proceed.   The £16 million Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre will be built on land close to Silver Street, and is intended to replace the existing community hospital located nearby,…

It was announced last month that a new 10-Year Plan for the NHS will be published next year, and that the document will be shaped around extensive feedback received from the public, stakeholders and health and care staff. We are working with our partner organisations to encourage as many people, stakeholders and health and care…