Somerset leaders write to Prime Minister over winter fuel payment cuts
A CROSS-party plea for the Government to review a decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Allowance has been sent…
New consultant surgeon for private ops at Musgrove to cut waiting times
PRIVATE hip and knee surgery at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton is to be expanded following the appointment of…
How the NHS helped Somerset woman calling 6,000 TIMES a month
A SOMERSET woman who made more than 6,000 calls to the NHS 111 service in a single month is…
New breast cancer unit at Yeovil Hospital to welcome patients next week
YEOVIL Hospital is set to open its first ever stand-alone, purpose-built cancer unit next Monday (October 7). The Maple Unit…
Why your beans and Marmite might be pink this month at Asda…
ASDA stores are looking pretty in pink this month as part of a campaign to raise awareness and funds…
Somerset pharmacy technician wins award for work to help reduce falls across Mendip
A SOMERSET NHS Foundation Trust pharmacy technician has won a national award. Vicky Bull was awarded the Secondary Care Pharmacy…
Wellington Monument bathed in pink to mark Somerset organ donation effort
THE Somerset skyline was bathed in pink on Monday night (September 23) to mark Organ Donation Week. Wellington Monument was…
TV icon Angela Rippon in Glastonbury ahead of BBC One Show report
TV icon Angela Rippon was in Glastonbury last week as part of a report on pharmacies. The Somerset town hit…
Dementia care coaches installed at Somerset care homes
DEMENTIA care coaches have been put in position at care homes across Somerset and Dorset. Residential and home care provider,…
How a Yeovil doctor is giving hope to thousands of babies in Afghanistan…
IN the summer of 2021, the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, as thousands of international forces withdrew from…
