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A government cash injection to help GP practices upgrade their premises will help deliver more than 8 million extra appointments each year. Around 1,000 GP surgeries across the country, including some in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, will benefit from a share of the £102 million funding package that was recently signed…

Communities across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being asked to brush up on their oral hygiene. The call for people to maintain a healthy mouth through the adoption of good habits and a positive brushing routine coincides with National Smile Month, which runs between Monday 12 May and Thursday 12 June….

A prostate cancer patient who underwent major robotic surgery at the Royal United Hospital in Bath was able to go home the same day. Eddie Harvey, 67, became only the second patient at the hospital to undergo a radical prostatectomy and not need to stay the night. The procedure, which involves removing the entire prostate…

Staff at Salisbury District Hospital look forward to going to work more than anyone else in the NHS. Data from the most recent NHS Staff Survey showed that colleagues based at the Wiltshire hospital had the highest positive response when questioned about looking forward to work each day. Each year, the NHS Staff Survey hears…

Swindon’s Great Western Hospital has championed a new device that offers female patients greater dignity when needing to go to the toilet. The UniWee helps females who are unable to walk with the ability to pass urine in a pain-free way while either sitting or laying down. Staff in the hospital’s emergency department, along with…

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust has received a rating of good from the Care Quality Commission. The region’s mental health provider was recognised for its mental health acute mental health wards, along with its community mental health services, which were inspected in June of last year. As well as being rated good,…

Ninety-seven per cent of all local GP practices have been officially recognised for their work in supporting patients who are military veterans. The Veteran Friendly GP Practice Programme is a joint initiative between the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS England, and showcases how primary care professionals go the extra mile for people who…

People living in Trowbridge are being invited to find out more about their town’s new integrated care centre. Representatives from the local NHS will be on hand at drop-in sessions taking place in and around Trowbridge to provide residents with information about the state-of-the-art facility. Members of the public will be able to see images…

Local people who are most at risk of falling seriously ill from Covid-19 have come forward in their droves for the latest booster vaccine. All adults aged 75 and over, as well as those over the age of six months and living with a weakened immune system, have been eligible for the free vaccination since…

Welcome to the latest issue of the Triangle. We hope you have found time to enjoy the recent warm weather, and are looking forward to hearing about the latest news from across the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. At the time of our last letter, we shared the news that…