Local health and care organisations are joining together to say ‘It’s not OK’ to be violent, aggressive or abusive towards their staff, in a new campaign. The ‘It’s not OK’…
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A unique partnership to make it easier for people to access a range of non-medical support in their own communities is being set up in Bristol, North Somerset and South…
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To everyone in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) As we reach a critical point in the country’s fight against coronavirus, we want to share a big thank you…
People with Coronavirus that fall into high-risk groups are to be given devices to monitor their blood oxygen levels from home, as part of an innovative ‘Covid Virtual Ward’ scheme.
Vaccinations are now available to people in three priority groups. They are people aged 65 – 69, people aged 16 – 64 who are classified as clinically vulnerable because they have a range of clinical conditions identified by the JCVI that increase their risk from Covid-19, and people recently added to the updated Shielded Patient List.
Life-saving coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations will begin to be delivered at high street pharmacies in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare as the NHS accelerates the biggest vaccination programme in its history.
The roll-out of local Covid-19 vaccinations has been expanded with the opening of a vaccination centre at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium.
The new Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is being rolled out in local General Practice-led services today, making it easier to protect care home residents and other vulnerable people against Covid-19.
The local NHS has begun delivering an “early Christmas gift” this week, as care home residents across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire start to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
