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Initiative to help high intensity users of health services wins prestigious award
An innovative initiative which has successfully reduced the number of visits to accident and emergency departments, planned admissions to hospitals and calls to 111 by people who are disproportionally high users of health services has been recognised by a prestigious award from NHS England. The BSW High Intensity User Service offers a robust way of…
Welcome to the December issue of The Triangle
2022 has certainly been a significant year for all of us here at Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Together. We established our Integrated Care Board, Integrated Care Partnership and three Integrated Care Alliances and began better collaboration with our partners to improve health outcomes for local people. You can find out more about…
First meeting of BSW Integrated Care Partnership focuses on developing Strategy for local people
The Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Partnership (BSW ICP) held its first meeting with a focus on how the Partnership will be made up and jointly develop a strategy for the benefit of local people. The meeting, which was held in public and can be viewed online via Wiltshire Council’s…
Local groups offer mental health support this Christmas
The lead up to Christmas is an exciting time, but it’s also a time that may make us feel anxious and stressed. Mental health charity Mind, which has offices in Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire, has found that as many as 1 in 10 of us feel unable to cope at Christmas. To help at this…
Local Authorities in BSW supporting communities through Cost of Living crisis
As we approach Christmas and the cost of living crisis continues to cause problems for people across BSW, our local authorities have been putting in place a raft of support to offer help to everyone. Bath and North East Somerset Council has a wide range of advice and support to help our communities and is…
Six year old Max helping to change health service behaviours this winter
A six-year-old budding investigator is helping the people of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire choose the right NHS service this winter with a series of heart-warming online films that go behind the scenes at the region’s health and care facilities. Inquisitive Max Carter has spent time visiting the dedicated teams working hard…
Giving our staff the tools to address health inequalities
Addressing the unfair and avoidable differences that can impact health across different communities is one of BSW Together’s top priorities. In order to make progress with this aim, BSW Together is empowering staff working across all of its partner organisation by providing them with a new set of online tools and resources to better understand inequalities…
Winter vaccinations – it’s not too late to get protected
The viruses that cause flu can change each year and immunity against COVID-19 reduces over time. Ahead of winter, over 15 million people have had their life-saving COVID-19 booster and more than 17 million have had their flu vaccine. This means more than half of those eligible for each vaccine have protected themselves and those…
Get involved and attend our next ICB Board meeting in public this January
The next Board meeting of the BSW Integrated Care Board (ICB) will be held on Thursday 12 January 2023 at 10am. This meeting in public will be held in person in the Brunswick Room of the Guildhall, High Street, Bath BA1 5AW Members of the public are able to join to observe the meeting. Please register…
Get involved and attend our next ICB Board meeting in public
The next Board meeting of the BSW Integrated Care Board (ICB) will be held on Thursday 12 January 2023 at 10am. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting in person as observers. At this stage we are unable to offer a link to observe the meeting virtually. Further information about the meeting…