Bath and North East Somerset - Virgin Care

School children can access help and advice through our confidential text service during the summer holidays
Our school nurses are on hand to give young people help and advice on a range of issues via our confidential Chathealth texting service.

Lockdown choir that aims to ‘raise you up’
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.

Virgin Care signs pledge to help nation through Covid19 crisis
Virgin Care has joined businesses from across the UK in an initiative to help Britain and its most vulnerable citizens through the coronavirus crisis. It has teamed up with former Cabinet Minister, Rt Hon Justine Greening, as a founding member of the C-19 Business Pledge.

Children seeking help and advice during lockdown can use our ChatHealth texting service
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.

How we’re working with the NHS, councils and charities to help the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic
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…

Let’s get physio: Three GP surgeries in Bath and North East Somerset offer new aches and pains service
Thousands of patients from three GP surgeries in Bath and North East Somerset are now benefiting from a pilot scheme giving rapid access to an ‘in-house’ specialist physiotherapist provided by us.

Help For Hearing: Free Checks for Residents of BaNES and Wiltshire
Residents of BaNES and Wiltshire with hearing loss are being offered a free course to help them with communications in their everyday lives.

‘It’s never too late to look after your health’, says 95-year-old
A 95-year-old has shown how taking care of your health is always important after lifestyle changes helped him lose weight and lower his blood sugar level meaning he is no longer considered diabetic.

Fun new activities for adults with learning disabilities or autism
Adults with learning disabilities or autism and their carers can benefit from trampolining and bowling sessions from local health and care provider Virgin Care and Bath Sports and Leisure Centre.

National Apprenticeship Week 2019: Jayne Hyde
Jayne is currently completing the Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship whilst working as an administrator in The Learning Enterprise, Virgin Care’s training and development arm, and is based at Milward House in Keynsham, Somerset.

National Apprenticeship Week 2019: Victoria Bresnan
Victoria Bresnan is working on a Business Administration Apprenticeship with Virgin Care’s Bath & North East Somerset Community Health and Care Services.

Development of websites and leaflets for patients wins award
A specialist paediatric audiologist has been recognised for her commitment to developing a suite of up-to-date patient information for parents of children with hearing loss across Bath and North East Somerset and parts of Wiltshire and Somerset.