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Healthwatch England report: Faster progress needed to tackle barriers to care
Access to care is the main concern people have shared with Healthwatch in the past year. A new report by Healthwatch England looking at health and social care from the patients' perspective has warned that we risk "a two-tier health and care…
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Collaborative event sets the stage for renewed commitment to Somerset’s unpaid carers
The Somerset Carers Engagement Project recently achieved a significant milestone in its mission to empower and support unpaid carers across the…
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Improving access to young people’s mental health services
In our latest report, we call on those responsible for young people’s mental health services to improve awareness, availability and access to mental…
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Are you struggling to see an NHS doctor in Somerset?
We are asking people to share their experience of booking face-to-face appointments with their GP to help improve access to GP services in the county.
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Latest reports and publication
Access to GP appointments in West Somerset
As part of our Somerset-wide project, we decided to carry out some focused work looking at access to health and social care services in West Somerset.
Dentistry in Somerset: Access, affordibility and the impact on oral health
A lack of access to NHS dentists in Somerset remains a pressing issue, including for parents, vulnerable individuals and those with financial constraints. We have residents who are enduring persistent pain and grappling with unresolved dental issues.