Somer Valley House care home in Midsomer Norton has presented a donation of over £1,000 to local charity, Time is Precious. The money was raised over the festive period. Based in Midsomer Norton, Time is Precious is dedicated to improving the hospital experience for children and their families, particularly through enhancing facilities at the Royal…
Researchers at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting to the world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Recruitment is now underway to the Edmond J Safra Accelerating Clinical Trials for Parkinson’s Disease (EJS ACT-PD) trial. EJS ACT-PD is helping to accelerate the search…
The opening of a brand-new dental practice in Swindon has coincided with the news that thousands of extra appointments have been made available for people needing urgent help with their teeth. Abbey Meads Dental Practice, located in the north of the Wiltshire town, celebrated opening to patients on Friday 16 January, having first been visited…
A woman who was treated for cervical cancer at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is calling on others to make sure they take up the offer of a ‘lifesaving’ cervical screening test. Carly Brown made the appeal during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2026 (19 – 25 January), a national campaign to highlight…
A brand-new partnership based in Peasedown St John has made a groundbreaking ‘dementia-friendly’ sweet available to the general public for the very first time… for free! Jelly Drops are an innovative sugar-free treat, made up of 95% water with added electrolytes and vitamins, designed to increase fluid intake. They are ideal for people living with…
The NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is calling for vital public support as it braces itself for what is expected to be the busiest week of the calendar year. Health and care services across the region always see a significant rise in demand during the first week of January, and…
The NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire needs localpeople to continue to choose the most appropriate health and care service ahead ofthe new year celebrations, as frontline teams remain stretched following a busyChristmas weekend. Demand for care is expected to rise over the coming days, as many health and careservices, such…
Musician in Residence at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Frankie Simpkins, has been sharing the joy and connectedness that music brings to the hospital’s patients and staff this festive period.It’s through her understanding of the special role that music has which helps Frankie really make a difference at this special time of…
Fresh from managing the disruption caused by the latest round of industrial action byresident doctors, the NHS in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshireis calling for continued public support ahead of the busy Christmas period. Services across the region, particularly those dealing with urgent and emergencycare, such as hospital emergency departments, are expected…
A dozen community pharmacies across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are to remain open on Christmas Day this year, meaning people living in every part of the region should be able to access in-person help for minor illness and injury. Community pharmacies do much more than just handle prescriptions, with the 12…
