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Falls Prevention

WEBPreventing falls. There are many things we can do to reduce our risk of falling, including: Staying hydrated. Try to drink at least 6 to 8 cups of fluid every day, including water. Making sure you follow a healthy balanced diet and maintain a healthy weight can reduce the risk of falling and of suffering more serious injuries.

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Somerset’s Homeless Health Service – helping reduce health …

WEBAs temperatures drop across the county, many people who experience homelessness can struggle even more with their health. People who are in temporary accommodation, or sleeping rough, face huge barriers to accessing healthcare, and as such, can potentially only live until their mid-40s – around 30 years younger than the …

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NHS Somerset launch “Sloppy Slippers Somerset” campaign to …

WEBIn a move to improve the safety and well-being of ageing adults in Somerset (which has one of the oldest populations in the country), NHS Somerset, in partnership with Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP), has launched their “Sloppy Slippers” campaign. It aims to address a growing concern: the high incidence of falls among …

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'You Said, We Did' – Feedback from message testing on high …

WEBBackground The Integrated Care System (ICS) partners (NHS Somerset, Somerset Council and Spark Somerset) are currently involved in working collaboratively on our “Take the Pressure Off” campaign, an initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of regular blood pressure monitoring. In Somerset, we believe in taking …

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What is the difference between engagement and consultation

WEBService delivery, if for example a service is going to be relocated or the method for delivery could change. A consultation leads to a decision being made about changes to health and care. A consultation is designed to get communities involved in decision making. This helps us to understand how Somerset residents may be affected …

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NHS Somerset stroke consultation update

WEBSeptember 22, 2023. NHS Somerset completed its 12-week public consultation in April 2023, which gathered feedback about the future of acute hospital-based stroke services in Somerset, from people living in Somerset and people who use Somerset hospitals. We wish to thank everyone that took part and shared their views. The public consultation is

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NHS Somerset Board confirm preferred option for stroke services …

WEBNHS Somerset Board has accepted a recommendation to take forward one preferred option for stroke services in Somerset for more detailed analysis. Following further evaluation, a final recommendation whether to proceed with this option will be made to the Board in a decision-making business case. The preferred option for the future proposes …

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Homelessness Health in Somerset

WEBHomelessness Health in Somerset – the Homeless and Rough Sleeper Nursing and Inclusion Health GPs Service wins prestigious NHS Parliamentary Award as NHS celebrates its 75 th birthday. At the NHS Parliamentary Awards held in London this afternoon to coincide with the NHS 75 th birthday, it was announced that Somerset’s …

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Yeovil Town Football Club support community blood pressure …

WEBIn an important step to improve community health across the county, NHS Somerset and Somerset Council have partnered with Yeovil Town Football Club as part of their ‘Take the Pressure Off’ campaign, raising awareness of the importance of testing your blood pressure. They attended the match between Yeovil Town FC and Welling United …

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Reducing health inequalities for inclusion health groups

WEBWritten by Laura Devlin. Earlier this year, NHS Somerset’s Homeless Health Service won the 2023 NHS Parliamentary Health Equality award, which recognises organisations that work collaboratively to “reduce health inequalities and prevent ill health in their community”. Laura Devlin, an inclusion and homeless health GP, explains how …

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SOMERSET FIVE YEAR JOINT FORWARD PLAN 2023 TO 2028

WEBThe strategic financial plan proposes a three-phase approach over the 4-year period 2023/24-2026/27, taking into account both the scale of the challenge in the earlier years and the scale of opportunity at the same time to use non-recurrent flexibility to greatest effect. This is set out in the diagram below.

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Mental health questions & answers

WEBThe decision made at this meeting followed a two and half-year period of engagement and consultation with staff, patients, carers and colleagues in the voluntary sector as well as with people who have an interest in mental health to co-create a new model of mental health care in Somerset.

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Sloppy Slippers Somerset Roadshow launches

WEBDecember 13, 2023. A Sloppy Slippers campaign is being launched in Somerset today, by Our Somerset to raise awareness of the importance of staying fit and well to reduce the number of people who fall and end up in hospital. Our Sloppy Slippers campaign is being delivered in partnership with Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership ( SASP ), who

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