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

Still time to order repeat prescriptions before Easter

There’s still time to order and collect repeat prescriptions ahead of the long Easter bank holiday weekend (29 March – 1 April). GPs and many pharmacies close for the bank holidays so it’s important anyone who has repeat medication makes sure they have enough to last the weekend.

14 March 2024
Still time to order repeat prescriptions before Easter

Share your views on the draft Mental Health Strategy

Helping more people to manage their mental health through self-care, is one of the key priorities set out in the draft Mental Health Strategy prepared by health and care partners in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

13 October 2023
Share your views on the draft Mental Health Strategy

New Chair confirmed at Integrated Care Partnership Board meeting

Local health, care and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations came together on 16 June for the Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) Board meeting.

27 June 2023
New Chair confirmed at Integrated Care Partnership Board meeting

Bristol hosts New Zealand health leaders

Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) recently welcomed 16 health leaders from New Zealand’s Collaborative Aotearoa as part of an international study tour.

23 May 2023
Bristol hosts New Zealand health leaders

Major changes to stroke services to go live this week

Stroke services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire will be transforming this week (17 May) as part of an improvement plan that could save 15 lives each year, while providing improved quality of life for stroke survivors.

16 May 2023
Major changes to stroke services to go live this week

Social prescribing and strategy discussed at ICP Board meeting

April’s Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) meeting brought together colleagues from across the health, care and voluntary sector.

25 April 2023
Social prescribing and strategy discussed at ICP Board meeting

Planning the new direction for our health and social care system continues

Work to develop the first edition of the integrated care system strategy and joint forward plan for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire continues to move forward.

6 April 2023
Planning the new direction for our health and social care system continues

Plan ahead to avoid hopping around for medication this Easter

Many GP surgeries and pharmacies are closed over the long weekend (7 to 10 April).

30 March 2023
Plan ahead to avoid hopping around for medication this Easter

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).

30 March 2023
Plan ahead to avoid hopping around for medication this Easter

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.

29 March 2023
Riversway Nursing Home achieves one of the country’s first five-star rating in new NHS cleanliness scheme