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Gideon Amos MP holding public meeting on NHS
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, is hosting a “Rebuild our NHS” Public Meeting at the end of May with a panel of health experts to answer questions.
8 May 2025
The MP for Taunton and Wellington, Gideon Amos, is hosting a “Rebuild our NHS” Public Meeting at the end of May with a panel of health experts to answer questions.
More than 700 people have already taken part in a dental survey being run by Gideon Amos, the MP for Taunton and Wellington.
With the Easter holidays fast approaching, NHS Somerset is sharing some handy tips to keep you and your family healthy over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
The NHS national booking service has opened today (Tuesday 25 March) for eligible people to book their COVID-19 spring vaccinations.
The NHS in England has launched its first ever awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of breast cancer screening. The campaign comes as annual data shows that 27% of eligible women in the South West are not up to date with their regular mammograms and over one in ten (12%) of those eligible have never been screened.
Nursing students in the South West are urging people to follow them into the NHS by applying for a healthcare degree course.
As people return to work and school, health leaders in the South West are urging people to come forward to get their booster and flu
Local people aged 16 and over are urged to pop along to two COVID-19 vaccination clinics being held in the car park of the Minehead
People over 16 in Somerset can now access a free HIV test from the comfort of their own home. National HIV Testing Week runs from
Work is underway at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton on an ambitious programme to transform the hospital’s facilities. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the
Somerset County Council Leader David Fothergill is urging Somerset residents to do their bit to help slow the spread of Coronavirus, following the latest measures
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