Category health and wellbeing
Somerset’s Public Health Nursing Team celebrate ‘Good’ inspection from CQC
Somerset County Council’s Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting and School Nursing) team has been rated as ‘Good’ across all sections in a recent review of the service by inspectors at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The service provides community care, delivered by health visitors and school nurses across the county of Somerset and this inspection […]
‘Walk for a Life’ to highlight suicide prevention in Somerset
Suicide can affect anybody, and there isn’t a community in Somerset which hasn’t been touched. Somerset County Council, together with partners, are helping to raise awareness of suicide at a Walk For A Life’ event taking place Saturday 8 October. Walk For A Life’ will start at Stragglers Coffee House at Somerset County Cricket Ground at […]
Crying baby? Help is at hand
Somerset County Council’s Public Health Team has joined other organisations from across the county this September to promote lifesaving messages to parents. ‘Babies cry, you can cope’ is a key message being delivered as part of ICON Week (26-30 September). The ICON programme helps families create a nurturing environment and learn supporting comfort methods which […]
Preventing falls in Somerset
Next week (18th – 24th September) is Falls Prevention Week, a national health campaign to increase awareness around falls health and injury prevention. Falls are a common, but often overlooked cause of injury. Around 1 in 3 adults over 65 and half of people over 80 will have at least one fall a year. Whilst most […]
‘Walk for a Life’ this Suicide Prevention Day
Join ‘Walk for a Life’ in Taunton to help raise awareness of suicide – or to remember a loved one – this World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September). Suicide can affect anybody, and there isn’t a community in Somerset where people haven’t been touched by it. Somerset County Council’s Public Health team, together with partners, […]
Knowing your numbers can reduce the risk of serious illness
Somerset County Council’s Public Health Team is encouraging Somerset residents to get their blood pressure checked for ‘Know Your Numbers’ week. The national campaign from Blood Pressure UK, aims to raise awareness of high blood pressure (hypertension), encouraging all UK adults to check their blood pressure at home over a week. In Somerset we estimate […]
Spreading hope on World Suicide Prevention Day
In preparation for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September, Somerset County Council’s Public Health team are asking members of the public to share quotes, lyrics or poems that have helped them to get through difficult times in their lives. Contributions will then be compiled in to a digital ‘Book of Hope’, together […]
Protecting yourself and others safe during a heatwave
With temperatures again set to exceed 30C this week, Somerset County Council is asking people to keep an eye out for themselves, vulnerable family, friends and neighbours. Whilst many of us look forward to enjoying the hot weather, it is worth remembering that sunny spells can pose health risks to some people and the UK […]
8 top tips for breastfeeding in public
As part of World Breastfeeding Awareness Week (1-7 August), Somerset County Council is sharing some top tips to support mums who breastfeed in public. World Breastfeeding Week seeks to inform, educate and empower workplaces and communities to strengthen their capacity to provide and sustain breast-feeding friendly environments for families. Breastmilk contains all the nutrients an […]
It’s not too late to get your covid jabs this summer
People in Somerset who have not yet had their COVID-19 vaccinations are being encouraged to come forward over the summer. Councillor Adam Dance, Somerset County Council Lead Executive Member for Public Health, Equalities and Diversity said: “Covid-19 and several other infectious diseases are circulating, so we would like to remind people to take care […]
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