Local Emergency Departments are extremely busy and we are taking urgent steps to restore capacity in our hospitals and ensure that patients continue to receive safe and effective care.
Non-emergency patient transport services continue to be provided to local people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, following SVL Healthcare Services ceasing provision from Wednesday 28 August.
The current provider of non-emergency patient transport services for our area, SVL Healthcare Services, notified the ICB on Tuesday that they are in the process of entering administration and ceased provision of services as of midnight on 27 August.
The Integrated Care Board now offers free prescriptions to eligible care leavers aged 18 until their 25th birthday.
The NHS in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is working hard to ensure we can continue to deliver the best care possible, as GPs vote in favour of taking collective action.
Two social prescribing projects in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have won prestigious national awards at the Social Prescribing Awards 2024.
The NHS organisation responsible for planning health services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) has exceeded the national standard for its severe mental illness (SMI) physical health checks and is now one of the highest performing areas in the country.
The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System All Age Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy has now been published.
A new, integrated approach to supporting older people living with frailty that launched in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire in January 2024, has secured funding until March 2026.
Thousands of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are able to benefit from a digital scheme launched to provide more support at home.
A Bristol children’s doctor has added a head injuries care plan to a free app to give parents and carers advice on what to do if their child bumps their head.
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.