Bath and North East Somerset - Virgin Care

Despite all the obstacles posed by the pandemic, our team responsible for giving school children in Wiltshire, BANES and Devon their flu vaccine have become record breakers.

Elderly and isolated patients are set to receive Christmas stockings this year thanks to our Feel the Difference grant.

We have launched a new system that allows health and social care professionals to securely share records of 189,000 residents to provide better, proactive and more focused community care across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES).

A jobseeker diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of six has told how landing a new role at the world famous Roman Baths through our special career mentoring scheme has ‘given him purpose’ and had ‘a huge impact on his life’.

Rugby playing Gabriella Alves is urging people across Bath and North East Somerset to quit smoking for Stoptober as doing so has improved her health and her performance on the pitch.

Wellness Service Manager Sarah Button has told how we are helping to raise awareness of hidden disabilities, and it’s all thanks to her ‘inspirational’ eight-year-old.

Our school nurses are on hand to give young people help and advice on a range of issues via our confidential Chathealth texting service.

A virtual choir from Bath and North East Somerset run by SWALLOW, a local charity that receives funding from us, aims to “raise you up” in a special socially-distanced video of the well-known song.

Our school nurses are on hand to give young people help and advice on a range of issues during Lockdown through the confidential texting service ChatHealth.

We at Virgin Care have been working flat out with the NHS, local authorities and other partners helping the response to Covid-19. Here, our Head of Commissioning and Wellbeing in Bath and North East Somerset, writes…

A new community hub to help the most vulnerable people in Bath and North East Somerset access critical support during the Covid-19 pandemic has handled more than 1,000 calls during its first week of operation.

The most vulnerable people in Bath and North East Somerset will be able to telephone for advice on a range of critical support during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic when a new community hub launches next week.