Thousands more scans and investigations are to be offered to NHS patients in the South West, under a groundbreaking agreement for a series of fixed and mobile diagnostic centres to speed up treatment, reduce waiting lists and provide care closer to home for people in remoter areas. Five state-of-the-art community diagnostic centres (CDCs) will be […]

Lung health checks given to thousands of smokers and ex-smokers in Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire, are saving lives. The Targeted Lung Health Check Programme gives people the chance of having lung cancer detected and treated earlier. Today (Tuesday 1 August) on World Lung Cancer Day, figures show that  3,758 people have attended a scan […]

Smokers are having lung cancer detected and treated earlier through an NHS programme running in Cornwall. More than 20,000 current and former smokers have been invited for a lung health check, as part of the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme. The Peninsula Cancer Alliance launched the programme as part of a national pilot last August […]

The NHS in the South West is asking people to choose the right health and care services as we head in to the school summer holidays this weekend. The summer holidays are always a busy time for NHS services across the South West, with millions of people visiting the region either on day trips or […]

NHS England South West’s Head of Transformation Ian Burden is embarking on a week-long tour of the country to help promote the Homestay service for NHS Staff. The NHS Homestay service offers a secure platform where NHS staff can advertise a spare room(s) to other NHS staff and students. This provides an opportunity for householders […]

Three teams from the South West won recognition today (Weds) as MPs from across the political spectrum came together to celebrate the work of staff in the NHS Parliamentary Awards, held on the health service’s 75th birthday. A multi-agency service in Somerset won the Health Equalities Award for its work to provide rough-sleepers and other […]

1 in 3 Women don’t take up their offer to be screened and yet cervical cancer is the second most common cancer amongst women in England under 35. During this week’s Cervical Screening Awareness Week, the NHS in the South West is urging all those who have received an invitation for a cervical screening not […]

The NHS in the South West is today (12 June) celebrating the staff and teams who have won regional categories in the 2023 Parliamentary Awards, after being nominated by their MPs. Winners have been chosen in nine categories, with each now also going forward to the national awards in London on 5 July – the […]

Postgraduate doctors in training will return to Weston General Hospital for rotations from August 2023, following a positive review by NHS England and the General Medical Council (GMC). Following the temporary removal of some doctors in training from the hospital in 2021, NHS England has noted significant improvements to the learner environment in medicine at […]

Residents and visitors to the South West are being urged to prepare ahead of this Bank Holiday weekend to minimise pressures on the NHS as it manages the next round of industrial action. A few simple steps now will mean people will be less likely to need the help of the NHS this weekend, such […]