People who have experienced a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain are being invited to take part in a major research study, being supported by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, which aims to improve future care. The ASPIRING study is looking at whether medications such as aspirin or clopidogrel, commonly used…
Bath and North East Somerset’s third annual regional dementia awareness conference was held in Peasedown St John last Tuesday at St John’s Church. Organised by the Peasedown Community Trust and sponsored by homecare provider Bluebird Care, the conference featured keynote speakers, information stalls, an opportunity to network, a tasty lunch and a chance to meet…
People in Frome and the surrounding area can now access cancer care closer to home, thanks to a new satellite clinic run by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH). The new Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) Centre, based at Frome Medical Centre, opened earlier this year and has already provided care for over…
Registrations have opened for a regional dementia awareness conference that will be held in Peasedown St John in May. Organised by the Peasedown Community Trust and sponsored by homecare provider Bluebird Care, the conference will feature keynote speakers, information stalls, networking, a tasty lunch and an opportunity to meet charity leaders and experts working in…
Councillors in Peasedown St John have paid a visit to the village’s local hospital to thank them for their exceptional services to the local community. Independent Councillors Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote spent an afternoon at Sulis Hospital at the Bath Business Park to find out more about what the health facility does, the services…
In February, cousins Frankie, Connie and Maddox were all born within the space of a single day at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The rare coincidence took place on Friday 6 February when Georgie from Bridgeyate, South Gloucestershire, gave birth to identical twin girls Frankie and Connie and her brother Billy…
Residents across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will have the opportunity to check their risk of high blood pressure at a series of ten free community events taking place over the coming weeks. The drop-in sessions will encourage the public to understand and monitor their blood pressure, take early action where necessary…
Two brothers who underwent successful surgery for prostate cancer within just weeks of each other at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, have called on men with a family history of the cancer to get themselves checked. David and Robert Taylor both had successful robotic radical prostatectomies, carried out by the surgical urology…
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…
