As resident doctors across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire plan for industrial action, patients and the public are being reassured that help will remain available for those in need, but that disruption to normal service is likely. The latest round of strikes by junior doctors, including many working at the Royal United…
From today, parents of babies who are receiving care on the neonatal unit at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust will be able to register their baby’s birth at the hospital. This means they don’t need to travel off site and leave their babies to visit a register office. The first babies…
Staff at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust have conjured up a frightfully fun Halloween display to celebrate National Casting Day on 6 November. National Casting Day is an annual initiative that shines a spotlight on the incredible skills and services provided by those who work in fracture clinics and cast rooms….
Two crossings to make walking, wheeling and cycling safer and more accessible for children have been completed in the south of Bath. Children from Ralph Allen School joined deputy head teacher Seb Witts and Cabinet Member for Sustainable Transport Delivery Lucy Hodge at the recently completed crossing outside of the school. Work has also been…
Bath & North East Somerset Council has been recognised for excellence across a range of services, following an independent review by the Local Government Association (LGA). The LGA’s Corporate Peer Challenge, which involved senior councillors and officers from across the country, highlighted the council’s strong leadership, outward-looking approach, and commitment to improving people’s lives. The…
Carbon emissions per person in Bath & North East Somerset have halved over the last 20 years and continue to reduce steadily, according to a new climate and nature emergency report. The Annual Climate and Nature Progress Report will be presented to Cabinet on Thursday 13 November. It sets out work underway and planned to…
Waiting times are dropping for people receiving care from Bath & North East Somerset Council due to a significant overhaul of Adult Social Care services. The number of people waiting for a Care Act Assessment, which is the way social workers understand someone’s needs and what help is available to them, fell dramatically from 201…
Councillors from the group Independents for B&NES are calling on Bath & North East Somerset Council to do more to support and financially aid the Local Authority’s 11 community libraries. The 11 community spaces, all located around the district, provide vital lifelines to many people who live in rural and isolated communities. They do so without any…
Dear Editor, We have now had time to come to terms with the implications of the updated B&NES Local Plan. I am assuming that many of you have seen the jolly little piece of propaganda put out by B&NES proclaiming ‘Hi! Welcome to the Local Plan’, as if it’s someone greeting you at a social…
Pharmacies across the region are on hand to help people stay well this winter, with pharmacists able to offer advice on a range of illnesses and treatment options, as well as prescribe prescription medicine for a range of common health conditions. Pharmacy First means people feeling under the weather from one of the seven conditions…
