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Read all of our latest news on local service developments, events and updates.

Innovate Healthier Together Lunch and Learn Series: Anya

On Tuesday 26th February, the Innovate Healthier Together programme hosted its second lunch and learn session which focused on how we can understand and tackle inequalities through innovation.

28 March 2024
Innovate Healthier Together Lunch and Learn Series: Anya

Launching the Innovate Healthier Together Fellowship

On Wednesday 1 May, the Innovate Healthier Together (IHT) programme is launching its fellowship, a space where health and care professionals across all disciplines have time to remove themselves from the operational pressures of their roles to think creatively and reimagine how we deliver health and care services to the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire population.

28 March 2024
Launching the Innovate Healthier Together Fellowship

Design-Thinking with the VCSE Alliance

The Innovate Healthier Together team were invited to join representatives of the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Alliance to support them think innovatively about a collaborative bid to the Volunteering for Health fund.

28 March 2024
Design-Thinking with the VCSE Alliance

Avoid hopping around for healthcare this Easter

Residents and visitors across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are being encouraged to learn about their healthcare options ahead of the upcoming Easter bank holiday.

26 March 2024
Avoid hopping around for healthcare this Easter

Public urged to use NHS services wisely as the local health and care system moves to its highest level of escalation

Health leaders in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) are urging people to use the right NHS services for their needs. The call comes after high levels of attendances at local urgent and emergency care services pushed the health and care system into its highest level of escalation – OPEL 4.

13 March 2024
Public urged to use NHS services wisely as the local health and care system moves to its highest level of escalation

Celebrating International Women’s Day

The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (ICS) is working with our colleagues in public health, general practice, sexual health, community care, hospitals and in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to better understand and meet the health needs of different groups of women, including people who do not identify as a woman.

8 March 2024
Celebrating International Women’s Day

Maternity services at UHBW continue to be rated as Good

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) maternity services have maintained a rating of Good, following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

8 March 2024
Maternity services at UHBW continue to be rated as Good

Living Well with COPD

The Innovate Healthier Together Programme is delighted to share an exciting and innovative project to better support people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at home and help reduce unnecessary hospital admissions during the busy winter months.

29 February 2024
Living Well with COPD