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We asked you to help shape our workplan for 2025/26 and our latest report shows the results of what you told us. Each year, we gather...

Our April Newsletter includes updates about our work, information about health and care services, and helpful advice. A photo of a...

NHS South West have launched a Big Brush Club competition for primary school pupils aged 3-5 years across the South West

On March 13 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that NHS England will be abolished and the management of the NHS brought back to...

In November 2024 we undertook an Enter and View visit to Oakhill Surgery to observe the quality of service, and talk to people using the...

In November 2024 we undertook an Enter and View visit to Oakhill Surgery to observe the quality of service, and talk to people using the...

A second opinion is when you choose to request the expertise of another healthcare professional after you've been given a diagnosis or...

GP practices very rarely remove patients from their list. If you are removed from a GP practice, you may need to register with a new one....

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

Tell us about information available to you, and you could be entered into a draw for a £35.00 Amazon gift voucher. Graphic kindly...

Investigating available information for unpaid carers in Somerset. Over 49,000 unpaid carers in Somerset help take care of a family...

Cervical screening, previously known as a smear test, saves over 4,000 lives every year in the UK. However, some women find it...

The cost of living crisis has put many people under financial strain, and prescription costs are more than some can afford. Find out what...

Diabetes UK estimates that five million people in the UK are living with diabetes, with 850,000 of them not yet diagnosed. The number of...

We have been working with our young volunteers to investigate how accessible young people’s mental health services are in Somerset, and...

In our latest report, we call on those responsible for young people’s mental health services to improve awareness, availability and...

NHS social prescribing link workers can connect you to the right community groups and services to help support you. Around one in five GP...

With more than thirty recognised symptoms of menopause and growing awareness of the impact on day-to-day life, it can help to know what...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression triggered by seasonal changes. One in twenty people in the UK are diagnosed...