Healthwatch North Somerset

26/11/2025

Are there any treatments/services that you can no longer get from your GP surgery? E.g. ear care, leg ulcer treatment or removing stitches/staples.

If you're registered with a GP surgery in North Somerset, please complete our short survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GPSurveyNS/

21/11/2025

We're looking for a new Engagement Officer!

If you're passionate about helping people get the health and social care they need, and shaping local services so that they better serve our communities - we'd love to hear from you.

Find out more on our website: https://www.healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk/work-us

📢 We're hiring! Our Healthwatch Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire teams are looking for an Engagement Officer ➡️ https://www.thecareforum.org/job/engagement-officer-3/

🕒 37 hours/week
💷 £30,343 per annum
📅 Apply by: 1st December 2025 at 10am

📩 For more info or to apply, email: hr@thecareforum.org.uk

14/11/2025

Have you been affected by changes to the services that your GP surgery provides? E.g. ear care, leg ulcer treatment or removing stitches/staples?

If you're registered with a GP surgery in North Somerset, please complete our short survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GPSurveyNS/

14/11/2025

Resident doctors’ industrial action is due to take place from today, 14th November until 19th November. Read more on our website: https://www.healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk/news/2025-11-13/nhs-industrial-action-14th-november-19th-november-2025

If you have an appointment during this time, please attend your appointment as normal unless you have been contacted.

Resident (formerly, junior) doctors are due to strike tomorrow for five days from 7am, Friday 14th November to 6:59am, Wednesday 19th November.

12/11/2025

Yate and Clevedon Minor Injury Units and South Bristol Urgent Treatment Centre are open daily to treat adults and children. They are walk-in centres so you don’t need an appointment or a referral – you can just arrive at the centre during opening hours.

They can help with injuries including:

✔️ Sprains and strains
✔️ Cuts and grazes
✔️ Minor burns and scalds
✔️ Minor head injuries

📍 South Bristol Urgent Treatment Centre - open daily from 8am to 8pm
Hengrove Promenade, Bristol
(Minor injuries and illnesses)

📍 Clevedon Minor Injuries Unit - open daily from 8am to 8.45pm (last admission at 8:30pm)
North Somerset Community Hospital, Clevedon
(Minor injuries only)

📍 Yate Minor Injuries Unit - open daily from 8am to 8pm
Yate West Gate Centre, Yate
(Minor injuries only)

👉 Before attending, check the Sirona website for the list of injuries and/or illnesses each location can treat, as these vary across sites - link in the comments below.

🚨 Please remember, 999 and A&E are for life-threatening emergencies only.

11/11/2025

🌟 We're hiring! 🌟

Could you be our new Engagement Officer?

🕒 37 hours/week
💷 £30,343 per annum
📅 Apply by: 1st December 2025 at 10am

Find out more: https://www.thecareforum.org/job/engagement-officer-3/

📢 We're hiring! Join our team at Healthwatch Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We're looking for an Engagement Officer ➡️ https://www.thecareforum.org/job/engagement-officer-3/

🕒 37 hours/week
💷 £30,343 per annum
📅 Apply by: 1st December 2025 at 10am

📩 For more info or to apply, email: hr@thecareforum.org.uk

05/11/2025

📢 Complete our cancer care survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CancerScreeningCare/

We're working with the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance to identify barriers to accessing cancer care, including screening.

Your responses will help shape how services can be made more accessible and how people's experiences can be improved.

Find out more 👉 https://www.healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk/news/2025-09-30/complete-our-survey-access-cancer-care

A new collaboration has launched which aims to uncover inequalities and barriers to accessing cancer care and shape how services can be improved for the most vulnerable people in Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire.

04/11/2025

Tell us about your experiences of health and social care services using our online feedback form: https://www.healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk/share-your-views

If you use GPs or hospitals, dentists, pharmacies, care homes or other health and social care services in North Somerset, we want to hear from you.

Our role is to make sure NHS leaders and other decision makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve care.

03/11/2025

Have you been affected by changes to the services that your GP surgery provides, such as ear care, leg ulcer treatment or post-operative wound care (e.g. removing stitches/staples)?

If you're registered with a GP surgery in North Somerset, please complete our short survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GPSurveyNS/

10/10/2025

Feeling overwhelmed? You're not alone.

This year's theme for is ‘overwhelm’. Many of us are feeling overwhelmed by global events and what can feel like non-stop negative news.

It’s okay to feel this way and it’s okay to ask for help, no matter what you are going through.

Find out about the mental health support that's available in North Somerset: https://n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/health-wellbeing/mental-health-services

01/10/2025

📢 Share your experience of cancer services by completing our survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CancerScreeningCare/

We're working with the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance to uncover inequalities and barriers to accessing cancer care and shape how services can be improved.

We want to hear from people about any barriers or challenges you have faced, whether throughout screening, diagnosis, or treatment.

Find out more 👉 https://www.healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk/news/2025-09-30/complete-our-survey-access-cancer-care

A new collaboration has launched which aims to uncover inequalities and barriers to accessing cancer care and shape how services can be improved for the most vulnerable people in Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire.