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.
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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.
Funding to drive up diverse participation in research
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) has been awarded funding from NHS England to increase the numbers of people from under-served communities taking part in health and care research.
Cold weather warning: top tips for keeping safe and well
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.
23-29 January is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
Two women die every day of cervical cancer in England, yet it is one of the most preventable cancers.
Hundreds more to benefit from ‘NHS@Home’ service
The ‘NHS@Home’ service is a joint initiative by local NHS organisations that offers hospital-level care and remote monitoring in an individual’s home.
Still time to get the best protection from flu and Covid-19
It’s not too late to get vaccinated against flu or Covid-19 – that’s the message from local health leaders as hospitals continue to see a high number of Covid-19 and flu hospitalisations.
NHS tells patients to seek emergency care as needed during latest industrial action
The NHS is asking patients to seek emergency care if they need to during industrial action and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most.
Visiting people in hospital and care homes – Winter 2022/23
As the sustained pressures on health and care services continue in our area and across the country, we have to try and limit the spread of viruses, such as flu and Covid-19, in hospitals, care homes and other facilities.
Ambulance industrial action Monday 23 January
NHS ambulance services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are working hard to keep patients safe during the planned strikes, while delivering the best care possible.