Getting your flu and Covid-19 vaccination is easier than ever

With flu and Covid-19 vaccination appointments getting underway from today (1 October) for all eligible people, the NHS has made booking a vaccine easier than ever. 

1 Tetor 2026
Getting your flu and Covid-19 vaccination is easier than ever

Campaign launched to encourage young people to take up the HPV vaccine

Young people aged 16 to 24 across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are being encouraged to check whether they have received their HPV vaccination and take up the free catch-up offer if they have missed it.

22 Shtator 2026
Campaign launched to encourage young people to take up the HPV vaccine

Nearly 8 in 10 people in their 40s and 50s put others’ health before their own, a South West survey finds

Nearly eight in ten people aged 40 to 54 in the South West say they often or always put other people’s needs ahead of their own health, according to a new survey released by NHS England South West.

8 Shtator 2026
Nearly 8 in 10 people in their 40s and 50s put others’ health before their own, a South West survey finds

Nearly 7,000 women access free morning-after pill at local community pharmacies

Local community pharmacies in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have supplied nearly 7,000 morning-after pills to women over a seven-month period following the NHS making it available free-of-charge in October 2025. 

10 Gusht 2026
Nearly 7,000 women access free morning-after pill at local community pharmacies

Green light on brand new Thornbury Health Centre

The development of a brand-new Thornbury Health Centre on the former Thornbury Hospital site has now been approved, providing a new home for Severn View Family Practice and Streamside Surgery.

31 Korrik 2026
Green light on brand new Thornbury Health Centre

Innovative waiting lists analytics model wins ‘highly commended’ at national awards

An analytical waiting list model, developed by NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) in collaboration with NHS South West colleagues, has been highly commended at the Royal Statistical Society Excellence Awards 2026 in the Florence Nightingale for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics category.

9 Korrik 2026
Innovative waiting lists analytics model wins ‘highly commended’ at national awards

Local NHS staff celebrate NHS 78th birthday at Downing Street 

NHS staff from Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire attended a special reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate the NHS’s 78th birthday. 

9 Korrik 2026
Local NHS staff celebrate NHS 78th birthday at Downing Street 

Summer Wake Up Call with BBC Radio Bristol

In May and June local NHS organisations teamed up with BBC Radio Bristol to put on a Summer Wake Up Call Roadshow focused on all things health

9 Qershor 2026
Summer Wake Up Call with BBC Radio Bristol

Mundësi të reja për punësim në praktikë në infermieri do të hapen në Anglinë Jugperëndimore

Më shumë njerëz në Perëndim të Jugut do të kenë mundësinë të stërviten si infermierë si pjesë e angazhimit të Qeverisë për të financuar më shumë praktika profesionale për diplomë infermierie dhe për të thyer barrierat e kahershme drejt karrierës në kujdesin shëndetësor.

13 Maj 2026
Mundësi të reja për punësim në praktikë në infermieri do të hapen në Anglinë Jugperëndimore

GP practice set for major expansion

Coniston Medical Practice in Patchway is set for significant expansion works thanks to £916,566 Utilisation and Modernisation Funding from NHS England as well as £468,000 through S106 funding from the Filton Airfield housing development.

9 Prill 2026
GP practice set for major expansion

Industrial action and local NHS pressures: April 2026

The NHS in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is working hard to keep people safe during the planned resident doctors strikes 7am on Tuesday 7 April until 7am on Monday 13 April.

31 Mars 2026
Industrial action and local NHS pressures: April 2026

Investment boost to support neighbourhood health centres in Bristol

Two health centres in Bristol are set to be transformed into Neighbourhood Health Centres following £600k funding provided by the Department of Health and Social Care. 

26 Mars 2026
Investment boost to support neighbourhood health centres in Bristol