NHS

Anyone who takes paracetamol for chronic pain should be aware of the risks.

Experts warning people about the risks of taking paracetamol too often

Salmonella can be contracted while prepping food, including meat such as chicken and pork, eggs and even fruit and vegetables.

Salmonella can be contracted while prepping food, including meat such as chicken and pork, eggs and even fruit and vegetables.

Pharmacist issues salmonella warning to Brits as cases continue to rise across UK

Tonedale Mill in Wellington, seen from Fox's Field

Tonedale Mill in Wellington, seen from Fox's Field

Adult social care

Funding to be taken from historic mill's regeneration and given to new hospital

Gideon Amos: An update from your MP for Taunton and Wellington

The Somerset ICB is working towards launching a Mental Health Emergency Department scheme within the next two years

The Somerset ICB is working towards launching a Mental Health Emergency Department scheme within the next two years

South West to launch mental health emergency services under major plan

Mr Amos has voiced his support for the Wellington Veterans group

Mr Amos has voiced his support for the Wellington Veterans group

Wellington MP voices support for town veterans amid potential changes

The awards cover services provided at various places across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, including at Bristol Royal Infirmary.

The awards cover services provided at various places across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, including at Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Patients encouraged to nominate NHS staff for inaugural Patient Choice Award

The Buttercross Health Centre on Behind Berry in Somerton

The Buttercross Health Centre on Behind Berry in Somerton

Seven Somerset GP surgeries have successfully merged

Sulis Hospital in Bath will reinvest an estimated back into the local NHS

Sulis Hospital in Bath will reinvest an estimated back into the local NHS

South West hospital set to reinvest estimated £1m back into NHS

The services will work alongside GPs, pharmacies, and school-aged immunisation teams to identify and support those most in need of vaccination

The services will work alongside GPs, pharmacies, and school-aged immunisation teams to identify and support those most in need of vaccination

NHS to launch new teams across South West focusing on vaccination

Column: Adam Dance responds to Baroness Amos's maternity report

Councillor Gill Slocombe (Conservative, Bridgwater West)

Councillor Gill Slocombe (Conservative, Bridgwater West)

NHS accused of 'complacency' over access to Somerset GPs

Allied Pharmacies has taken over the former Jhoots pharmacy in Wellington

Allied Pharmacies has taken over the former Jhoots pharmacy in Wellington

Jhoots Pharmacies

Future of Somerset town's pharmacy services remains up in the air

Photo of the fire outside Tesco in Glastonbury

Photo of the fire outside Tesco in Glastonbury

Work on new Somerset traveller site could be sped up after caravan fires

Musgrove Park Hospital on Parkfield Drive in Taunton

Musgrove Park Hospital on Parkfield Drive in Taunton

Somerset bus services changing to provide better links to local hospitals

Anna Sabine MP in front of Frome Community Hospital with Councillor Adam Boyden

Anna Sabine MP in front of Frome Community Hospital with Councillor Adam Boyden

Somerset MP praises hospital staff who saved her husband's life

C Block of County Hall, seen from the A38 Upper High Street in Taunton

C Block of County Hall, seen from the A38 Upper High Street in Taunton

Conservative Party

'Minging' Somerset Council offices to be turned into 111 flats

Adam Dance MP (Liberal Democrat, Yeovil) at the NHS dentistry debate

Adam Dance MP (Liberal Democrat, Yeovil) at the NHS dentistry debate

Somerset MPs unite to demand urgent changes to NHS dental contract

The NHS has suggested doing these things to help with your hay fever symptoms.

The NHS has suggested doing these things to help with your hay fever symptoms.

NHS reveals tips on how to ease hay fever symptoms ahead of high pollen count

Dr Jo Morrison, consultant gynaecological cancer surgeon at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and honorary associate professor at the University of Exeter

Dr Jo Morrison, consultant gynaecological cancer surgeon at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and honorary associate professor at the University of Exeter

Cervical cancer

Hear from your NHS: Keeping on top of cervical screenings is vital

Mr Dance has secured a long-awaited parliamentary debate on NHS dentistry

Mr Dance has secured a long-awaited parliamentary debate on NHS dentistry

Yeovil MP secures parliamentary debate on NHS dentistry next week

Mr Amos called on the Prime Minister to address unresolved questions as the public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks draws to an end

Mr Amos called on the Prime Minister to address unresolved questions as the public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks draws to an end

Crown Prosecution Service

Somerset MP presses Prime Minister over Nottingham attacks inquiry

Rachel Gilmour MP (Liberal Democrat, Tiverton and Minehead) at the Westminster Hall debate on June 2

Rachel Gilmour MP (Liberal Democrat, Tiverton and Minehead) at the Westminster Hall debate on June 2

Department of Health and Social Care

Somerset MPs demand more government funding for rural pharmacies

The free checks are open to people aged 40 to 74 who have not had one in the past five years

The free checks are open to people aged 40 to 74 who have not had one in the past five years

Free NHS Health Checks available in Wellington to spot early signs of illness

Councillor Graham Oakes (Liberal Democrat, Yeovil East)

Councillor Graham Oakes (Liberal Democrat, Yeovil East)

Liberal Democrats

Councillor who criticised Yeovil stroke service changes quits executive

Ray Tostevin from the Quicksilver Community Group

Ray Tostevin from the Quicksilver Community Group

Closure of Yeovil stroke service 'has to be stopped to protect patients'

Clinton Rogers: Childhood tooth decay is a big issue in Somerset - why?

'Warmer weather sadly doesn’t change the risk of Covid-19'

'Warmer weather sadly doesn’t change the risk of Covid-19'

'The risk remains' - NHS issues new Covid warning for people in Somerset

Councillor Frances Nicholson (Conservative, Dulverton and Exmoor)

Councillor Frances Nicholson (Conservative, Dulverton and Exmoor)

Adult social care

Closing Minehead care training facility would be 'colossal mistake'

Alison Bell, Somerset Council's director of public health, is encouraging people to book an NHS health check after completing one herself

Alison Bell, Somerset Council's director of public health, is encouraging people to book an NHS health check after completing one herself

Senior health leader urges Somerset residents to book free NHS check

The scheme aims to improve access to routine childhood immunisations in Somerset by providing jabs during health visitor appointments

The scheme aims to improve access to routine childhood immunisations in Somerset by providing jabs during health visitor appointments

Children and young people

Vaccinations to be offered to Somerset children during home visits

Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton - part of the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton - part of the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

Push for more buses at Somerset hospital blocked by helipad rules

Adam Dance: Hugely important maternity unit reopens at Yeovil Hospital

The COVID-19 spring booster vaccine is now available to eligible groups in Somerset

The COVID-19 spring booster vaccine is now available to eligible groups in Somerset

New COVID-19 booster jab now available to eligible Somerset residents

Letter: We cannot afford to lose the NHS to an American-style system

Minehead Community Hospital on Luttrell Way in Minehead

Minehead Community Hospital on Luttrell Way in Minehead

Conservative Party

Minehead MP launches petition to protect scanners at local hospital

The 28 Bus Runs Between Taunton And Minehead. CREDIT: Ian Liddell-Grainger MP. Free to use for all BBC wire partners.

The 28 Bus Runs Between Taunton And Minehead. CREDIT: Ian Liddell-Grainger MP. Free to use for all BBC wire partners.

West Somerset could soon enjoy easier bus links to Musgrove Park Hospital

More people to be offered protection from RSV vaccinations in the South West.

More people to be offered protection from RSV vaccinations in the South West.

More people to be offered protection from RSV vaccinations in the South West

Musgrove Park Hospital on Parkfield Drive in Taunton

Musgrove Park Hospital on Parkfield Drive in Taunton

Department for Health and Social Care

Somerset NHS funding could be used to plug budget gaps in Dorset and Wiltshire

The Killams Park estate on Killams Drive in Taunton

The Killams Park estate on Killams Drive in Taunton

Department for Health and Social Care

Extra capacity secured at GP surgery near major Taunton housing estate

Gideon Amos MP with housing minister Matthew Pennycook MP, Councillor Habib Farbahi and Councillor Mike Rigby

Gideon Amos MP with housing minister Matthew Pennycook MP, Councillor Habib Farbahi and Councillor Mike Rigby

"Frank but constructive" talks over new Taunton school and health hub

Axbridge & Wedmore Medical Practice on Houlgate Way in Axbridge

Axbridge & Wedmore Medical Practice on Houlgate Way in Axbridge

Department for Health and Social Care

How more than £1m is being spent to improve 16 Somerset GP surgeries

The COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic

Phil Hill column: What have we learned six years on from the pandemic?

Adam Dance column: Why expanding cancer screening matters

Frome Medical Practice launched the Order What You Need scheme to encourage patients to only request the medications they use

Frome Medical Practice launched the Order What You Need scheme to encourage patients to only request the medications they use

Frome Medical Practice cuts prescription waste and saves over £275k

Phil Hill: Why are GPs getting paid more to prescribe weight loss drugs?

Burnham-on-Sea Memorial Hospital on the B3140 Love Lane in Burnham-on-Sea

Burnham-on-Sea Memorial Hospital on the B3140 Love Lane in Burnham-on-Sea

Bridgwater Community Hospital

Two Somerset community hospitals could lose half their beds under NHS reforms

Junior doctors up and down the country took 24-hour strike action back in 2016, including in Taunton

Junior doctors up and down the country took 24-hour strike action back in 2016, including in Taunton

Looking Back: When Taunton's junior doctors went on strike in 2016

The new Mendip Unit at the Practice Plus Group Hospital in Shepton Mallet is now open

The new Mendip Unit at the Practice Plus Group Hospital in Shepton Mallet is now open

Somerset hospital can offer more local appointments as new unit opens

Measles can be spread easily - here are the symptoms you should know about and how to avoid giving it to someone else

Measles can be spread easily - here are the symptoms you should know about and how to avoid giving it to someone else

What to do if you have measles - symptoms and when to call for a doctor or 999

Adam Dance: Yeovil NHS investment is a step in the right direction

In the week to Sunday, January 11, an average of 262 people per day were in hospital with flu in the South West

In the week to Sunday, January 11, an average of 262 people per day were in hospital with flu in the South West

Flu and norovirus puts pressure on South West hospitals

NHS leaders in the South West are calling on eligible residents to come forward for their COVID-19 and flu jabs before the seasonal programmes come to a close

NHS leaders in the South West are calling on eligible residents to come forward for their COVID-19 and flu jabs before the seasonal programmes come to a close

NHS South West issues winter vaccine call amid rise in hospitalisations

Axbridge & Wedmore Medical Practice on Houlgate Way in Axbridge

Axbridge & Wedmore Medical Practice on Houlgate Way in Axbridge

Two Somerset GP surgeries to expand as part of £102m NHS funding boost