Community hospital beds could reopen in June
Full story at County Gazette 16 April 2018 INPATIENT wards at Somerset’s community hospitals could begin re-opening as early as June, … Read more
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Shepton Mallet ward closure legal challenge threat
Article from BBC news, 1 November 2017 Health campaigners are trying to raise money to mount a legal challenge to … Read more
Emergency GP service in Somerset ‘unacceptable’
Out-of-hours GP services in Somerset are “unacceptable”, the county’s clinical commissioning group has said. Its chief officer said bosses had … Read more
‘Totally disgusted’ patients vow to fight Yeovil walk-in clinic closure
An Australian man visiting Yeovil is “totally disgusted” by the decision to close a walk-in centre helping local people who … Read more
Trade union calls emergency meeting to discuss future of Bridgwater maternity unit
TRADE unionists and NHS campaigners are holding an emergency public meeting tonight (Tuesday, April 11) due to concerns over the … Read more
Council and protestors say NHS plan would lead to ‘unsafe cuts’
Protestors from Weston-super-Mare’s Labour Party and Unison were at Weston Town Hall on Tuesday to speak out against cuts to … Read more
Weston-super-Mare’s ‘underfunded’ hospital at risk due to new cuts
Weston and North Somerset Trades Council has called for a stop to ‘bewildering’ cuts to the NHS as concern for … Read more
A&E, cancer and maternity units to close in major NHS overhaul
Thousands of hospital beds are set to disappear, pregnant women will face long trips to give birth and a string … Read more
Plan to transform healthcare puts emphasis on prevention
A PLAN to transform health and care across Somerset has been launched with an emphasis on prevention, rather than treatment. … Read more
NHS cuts: How will Yeovil Hospital and Musgrove Park be affected as NHS bids to avoid £600M deficit?
Somerset’s two main hospitals are considering their options as they seek to avoid a £600M deficit by 2021 and it … Read more