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Government leads an action to improve nation's mental and physical health through a new office

The new Office for Health Promotion is to lead a national effort to improve the health of the nation; by improving our mental health and promoting physical activity, which in turn is hoped will help the nation tackle the rise in obesity.

New Health Authority to be led by former Director of Public Health, Swindon, Dr. Jenny Harries

A new health agency that will plan for, prevent, and respond to external health threats such as infectious diseases, will be led by former, Director of Public Health, NHS Swindon, and Swindon Borough Council, Dr. Jenny Harries.

How Swindon care homes have managed during COVID-19

Our latest care home report looks at how care homes in Swindon maintained contact with residents’ families and the wider community, and what the barriers were to this over the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Shielding for the clinically extremely vulnerable to stop from 1st April

More than 3.79 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England will be informed they are no longer advised to shield from Thursday 1 April 2021.

Thames Valley Cancer Alliance calls for you to Know Your Cancer Risk

The Thames Valley Cancer Alliance is calling on the public to know their lung cancer risk as they launch a localised campaign to increase awareness of symptoms and speed up diagnosis.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Report

At the beginning of February, we invited people across Swindon to take part in a month-long survey to find out their views, attitudes and concerns towards the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and the communications that have supported this.

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Back to School resources for parents and students

As of the 8th March, all primary school and secondary school students in England began to return to school. In support, safety measures have been put in place; from lateral flow testing to wearing masks in class. Here, we share some resources.

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COVID-19 - One year on from the declaration of a global pandemic

Thursday 11th March marked a year since the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

Transgender people asked to help improve the NHS Gender Identity Services in the South West

Transgender and gender-diverse individuals who are over 16 years old and live in the South West area are being encouraged to take part in an online survey to help improve NHS Gender Identity Services.

NHS acknowledge delays on complaint responses in light of COVID pressures

In February, NHS England and Improvement acknowledged that NHS providers may take longer to investigate and respond to complaints. This is to allow providers to concentrate on front-line duties and responsiveness to coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Invitation for COVID vaccine extended to unpaid carers between 18-64 years old

Across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, unpaid carers aged between 18 and 64 are now being invited for a Covid-19 Vaccination.

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New Online Youth Club launches to encourage young people to interact

A new online youth club has launched to combat social isolation by encouraging young people of all ages to interact, have fun, and care for their mental wellbeing.

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