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Our October newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice.

Take a look at what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccination programme, including where to go and why it's important. What is...

Confused about Long Covid? Find out the common symptoms and how to get support. After contracting COVID-19 it can take up to 12 weeks for...

We gathered real-time feedback on local health and social care services during the pandemic from the views of Somerset residents, to...

Today we have published four reports about care homes in Somerset – three reporting on the quality of care in Somerset care homes prior...

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

We have joined local and national health and care organisations calling on Somerset residents to give feedback about their care during...

It’s national Carers Week (8-14 June) and we want to know about your experiences of being an unpaid carer or being cared for during...

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

We are looking forward to helping health and social care services develop and improve with the announcement of several new projects for...

We have launched a new survey asking local people to share their stories to help identify how health and care services are adapting and...

As local health and care services come under increasing pressure due to the coronavirus, and access to services becomes more challenging,...