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Jun 30, 2022

Thanks for coming to our roadshow in May

By Gillian Keniston-Goble, Healthwatch Somerset Manager Healthwatch Somerset staff and volunteers took to the road during May, visiting...

May 30, 2022

Think Pharmacy

Information and advice from Somerset NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, May 2022 Summertime sniffles, bites and rashes? Think Pharmacy – a...

Feb 24, 2022

Support for unpaid carers in Somerset

We invited Fiona Harvey, Carers Service Coordinator for the Community Council for Somerset, to tell us about support for unpaid carers in...

Jan 28, 2022

Lack of NHS Dentists in Somerset

Lack of access to NHS dentists in Somerset is a significant issue raised with us by the public. They have told us that NHS dentists in...

Dec 20, 2021

Out and about in the community

By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer We want to reach as many different and diverse communities as possible from...

Nov 25, 2021

Carers Rights Day – 25 November 2021

Know your rights and get the support you need Carers Rights Day was introduced by Carers UK to draw attention to the multiple rights that...

Jul 29, 2021

Our first face-to-face meeting brings focus to the project

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer As government guidelines on Covid have slowly relaxed, we’ve been waiting to...

May 10, 2021

Mindfulness – what is it, and how can it help our Young Listeners?

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer This week we had our first session on Mindfulness – a practice that helps...

Apr 29, 2021

Virtual get together and team building for our Young Listeners

By Max Popham, Healthwatch Somerset Youth Engagement Officer On Saturday 24 April, we had our first Young Listeners meeting to kick off...

Aug 28, 2020

Testing times…..the national COVID-19 study and me

By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer Imagine my surprise when in the third week of July, I received a letter that...

Jun 1, 2020

Bob’s story: Caring for your family in retirement

Shepton Mallet resident Bob became a full-time carer when he retired from a long career with the ambulance service. He has spent the past...

Apr 29, 2020

Supporting our community through COVID-19

By Tanya Camberwell, Healthwatch Somerset Engagement Officer Tales from the ‘Spark’ side The effects of COVID-19 are currently impacting...