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The Governing Body of Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group today approved a proposal to relocate adult mental health beds from Wells to Yeovil. The decision follows a two and a half-year period of engagement and consultation with staff, patients, carers and colleagues in the voluntary sector and people with an interest in mental health to co-create…

The decision on a proposal to move adult mental health beds from St Andrews Ward in Wells to Yeovil will be made at the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body meeting on 24 September 2020. Maria Heard, Programme Director, Fit for My Future, said:“Over the past two and a half years we’ve worked with staff,…

Following a public consultation earlier this year, the people of Somerset are being invited to attend a virtual event at which the independent analysis of the consultation feedback will be presented. At the start of this year, Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group ran a 12 week consultation on a proposal to move adult mental health beds…

Fit for my Future, Somerset’s strategy for health and care services, has concluded its consultation on the future location of acute inpatient mental health services for adults of working age and the engagement on the early thinking about future community health and care services for people in Somerset on 12 April 2020. Maria Heard, Programme Director…

Five new public events have been announced giving people in Somerset further opportunities to have their say on early thinking about improvements to community health and care services. As part of Fit for My Future’s engagement programme, 48 public events have taken place so far, with a further 33 planned over the coming weeks. These…

Adult mental health services in Somerset will receive more than £13 million of funding over the next three years – it has been announced. The money will be used to bring services closer to communities across the county, giving them quicker and easier access to local services. Plans for the service have been developed in…

For the past two years Home First in Somerset have been helping people get home from hospital faster, thanks to short term support either at home or in specialist unit, care home or community hospital. This fantastic initiative brings together several teams from across Somerset health and care including community health; social care, and the voluntary…

The Intensive Dementia Support Service (IDSS) has received over 582 referrals since the service was set up in Autumn 2017, helping more people with dementia to stay in their own homes, and ensuring that carers get support and advice. Much of the feedback from our recent Fit for my Future engagement has shown that Somerset…

Hospices are charitable organisations, most of which formed in the 1970s and 1980s to serve their local population needs. Hospices are not part of the NHS but they are regulated by the Care Quality Commission. Hospice care is provided in England through charities and the Government. Nationally, about a third of hospice funding comes from…