News and reports

Swindon SEND Families Voice is the parent carer forum for Swindon supporting the parents and carers of children and youngpeople with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, aged 0-25 years. Read their newsletter here.

Find out about the work we have carried out from January 2020 to March 2020.

FROM TODAY, HOSPITAL VISITORS AND OUTPATIENTS NEED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS

As of today everyone must wear face masks when using public transport. Read more about what Swindon's bus company is doing and read the latest Government guidance on making your own face covering.

Share your story to help services learn and improve from the experiences of people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds during COVID-19.

Read our response to evidence from Public Health England that COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities.

Thousands of patients in B&NES Swindon and Wiltshire are now benefiting from video-based appointments, as well as patient care delivered remotely by GPs and other primary care staff, thanks to the combined efforts of NHS organisations in the region.

The first fortnightly news sheet from the Safeguarding Partnership is ready to read. The news sheet provides a selection of news and information from the last two weeks of partnership activity. Read more.

In 2019, with approval from our Advisory Group, we awarded our Community Pot Fund of £2,000 to the Nepalese Association Wiltshire (NAW). We wanted to find out whether or not health and social care in Swindon was meeting their needs. Read more.

Swindon Borough Council is inviting applications for their COVID-19 Support Grant funding over the May Half Term. The funding will see that a £15 supermarket voucher is issued per eligible child (or adult) over the May Half Term period.

People across Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire can now access free NHS treatment for urgent eye care from their local optician. Read more.

GP practices across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire will be reducing their opening hours this bank holiday weekend, but local people are being reassured that the NHS is still on hand to provide help where it’s needed. Read more.