Local health leaders are encouraging people to access the right services and order repeat prescriptions now, ahead of the Early May bank holiday (29 April to 1 May) and Coronation bank holiday weekend (6 to 8 May).
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Pharmacy, dentistry and optometry commissioning
From 1st April 2023, all Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) will have delegated responsibility of NHS England pharmaceutical, ophthalmic and dental (POD) functions.
Plan ahead to avoid hopping around for medication this Easter
Health leaders across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are encouraging people to plan ahead with their medications before the Easter bank holiday, with many GP surgeries and pharmacies closed over the long weekend (7 to 10 April).
Riversway Nursing Home achieves one of the country’s first five-star rating in new NHS cleanliness scheme
Riversway Nursing Home, in St. Georges Bristol, could be one of the first residential settings in the country to achieve a five-star NHS Standard of Healthcare Cleanliness rating.
UKHSA urges those with new or multiple sexual partners to get tested after gonorrhoea cases resurge
Gonorrhoea cases have resurged in England, including a rise in cases in Bristol, since the easing of coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in 2021.
Event brings together maternity and neonatal experts
More than 50 delegates recently attended the Local Maternity and Neonatal System’s (LMNS) safety and quality day. This collaborative event was aimed at identifying emerging safety themes and to develop strategies and objectives for the LMNS and its acute providers to work on for the forthcoming year.
App supports newly diagnosed IRD patients to manage their symptoms better
Bristol Bones and Joints (BBJ) HIT has developed an app to help people newly diagnosed with an inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) learn about their condition and manage the effects it has on their lives.
Receive an ‘on the day’ job offer at Health and Care Support Worker Recruitment Event this March
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (ICS) is welcoming job seekers and people looking to change their careers at the Health and Care Support Worker Event, with an opportunity to leave with a conditional job offer the same day.
NHS aims to increase the number of people who visit their local pharmacy for minor illnesses
Just one in five people aged 18-40 would visit their local pharmacy first for expert advice with a minor illness, new polling has found.
NHS campaign: Use your bowel cancer home testing kit
A new NHS campaign is urging people who are sent bowel cancer home testing kits to use and return them.
Ambulance response times improve in face of ongoing winter pressures
Patients received faster ambulance response times last month, despite new figures showing it was the busiest January on record for the most serious 999 call-outs.
ICB organisation structure: February 2023
We are currently working with staff to develop a new operational structure that reflects our developing role, as well as the end of additional non-recurrent funding received during the Covid-19 pandemic.