Being cold isn’t just uncomfortable it can be bad for your health, so as a cold weather alert has been issued by the MET Office, healthcare leaders in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are urging residents to keep warm, get vaccinated, plan ahead and look out for each other.
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that scarlet fever cases continue to remain higher than we would typically see at this time of year.
More than 3,000 people have shared their views to support the development of a strategy for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire’s Integrated Care System.
New online resource launched to help local people manage very minor winter ailments such as coughs, colds, sore throats and sinusitis.
Health partners in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) have launched a new campaign urging people with learning disabilities to attend their annual health check.
Local NHS organisations have been recognised for their work as part of the national HSJ Patient Safety Awards, winning in two categories and being highly commended in a third.
More people than ever before received a lifesaving NHS cancer check in August alongside continued progress against the elective recovery plan, new figures show.
Local people have their say in major survey which closes Sunday 25 September.
The NHS across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is working through the changes needed to support staff and patients to mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Statement from Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England
For the last nine years Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) has been the highest ranking local NHS authority in England for Research Capability Funding, the main funding stream from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
With many GP practices and pharmacies closed over the bank holiday weekend (26-29 August), doctors in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are reminding people to collect repeat medicines in good time to avoid last-minute panics.