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Quarterly feedback to the NHS Local Dental Network from local Healthwatch in the South West. Data from Healthwatch Somerset is included...

Find out the signs and symptoms of monkeypox, what to do if you think you have it and who is eligible for a vaccine. A small number of...

Last year (April 2021-March 2022), we supported almost 2,900 people to have their say on health and social care and to get the right...

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

As Somerset’s new Integrated Care System (ICS) becomes a statutory body and formally starts work on 1 July 2022, we look forward to a...

The aim of this project was to gather the views of people living in West Somerset about same day urgent care. Somerset NHS Clinical...

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

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...

Do you know about your rights to language support in NHS settings? High-quality translation and interpretation are vital to ensuring that...

A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating...

For new arrivals to the UK it can be confusing where to go if you need medical assistance. Here we outline your rights as a refugee,...

People who use NHS 111 in Devon and Somerset have reported ongoing concerns about the quality of the service, with the most common...

People who use NHS 111 in Devon and Somerset have reported ongoing concerns about the quality of the service, with the most common...

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

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...

Somerset’s NHS leaders asked us to help them understand how people are being affected by waiting for surgery to inform their ongoing work...

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...

A new public survey has been launched to find out more about local people’s experiences of using the NHS 111 service in the region. 111...

Millions of people have had their treatment delayed by the pandemic – are you one of them? Healthwatch Somerset has been finding out how...

Information and advice from Healthwatch England, September 2021 Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. ...