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.

2 March 2023
App supports newly diagnosed IRD patients to manage their symptoms better

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.

1 March 2023
Receive an ‘on the day’ job offer at Health and Care Support Worker Recruitment Event this March

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.

21 February 2023
NHS campaign: Use your bowel cancer home testing kit

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.

9 February 2023
Ambulance response times improve in face of ongoing winter pressures

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.

23 December 2022
Ambulance industrial action Monday 23 January

Ambulance industrial action Wednesday 21 December

NHS ambulance services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are working hard to keep people safe during the planned strikes, while delivering the best care possible.

20 December 2022
Ambulance industrial action Wednesday 21 December

NHS Tells Patients To Continue To Access Emergency Care During Industrial Action

People should continue to come forward for the care they need during industrial action, the NHS has said today.

14 December 2022
NHS Tells Patients To Continue To Access Emergency Care During Industrial Action

NHS South West radiotherapy services given top marks in patient survey

A survey of patients undergoing radiotherapy in the South West has found that 98 percent are either satisfied or very satisfied with their experience of treatments.

6 December 2022
NHS South West radiotherapy services given top marks in patient survey

Online advice for common winter ailments

New online resource launched to help local people manage very minor winter ailments such as coughs, colds, sore throats and sinusitis.

16 November 2022
Online advice for common winter ailments

NHS Launches New Online Site Finder for Monkeypox Vaccines

The NHS has today launched a new online vaccine site finder to make it as easy as possible for eligible people to get their monkeypox jab.

20 October 2022
NHS Launches New Online Site Finder for Monkeypox Vaccines

NHS Launches New Online Site Finder for Monkeypox Vaccines

The NHS has today launched a new online vaccine site finder to make it as easy as possible for eligible people to get their monkeypox jab.

20 October 2022
NHS Launches New Online Site Finder for Monkeypox Vaccines

World-first National Genetic Testing Service launched by NHS

The world-first national genetic testing service will be able to diagnose within days rather than months, and potentially save thousands of severely ill children and babies.

12 October 2022
World-first National Genetic Testing Service launched by NHS