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What is the COVID-19 vaccine and how do I get it?
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...
Oct 3, 2023


What is Long Covid and what help is available?
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...
May 23, 2022


Accessing health and social care during COVID-19: A Somerset perspective
We gathered real-time feedback on local health and social care services during the pandemic from the views of Somerset residents, to...
Nov 18, 2020


Somerset care homes – before and during COVID-19: Healthwatch Somerset reports
Today we have published four reports about care homes in Somerset – three reporting on the quality of care in Somerset care homes prior...
Sep 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...
Aug 28, 2020


Healthwatch Somerset launches #BecauseWeAllCare campaign
We have joined local and national health and care organisations calling on Somerset residents to give feedback about their care during...
Jul 15, 2020


Caring during COVID-19: Healthwatch Somerset shines a spotlight on unpaid care
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...
Jun 8, 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...
Apr 29, 2020


Healthwatch Somerset announces new projects to help make health and care better for local people
We are looking forward to helping health and social care services develop and improve with the announcement of several new projects for...
Apr 22, 2020


Share your stories to help health services adapt during coronavirus
We have launched a new survey asking local people to share their stories to help identify how health and care services are adapting and...
Apr 8, 2020


Coronavirus: Healthwatch Somerset helps people find information about local health and social care services
As local health and care services come under increasing pressure due to the coronavirus, and access to services becomes more challenging,...
Mar 20, 2020
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