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Award shows Burnham’s young people – “You’re welcome” when it comes to health and wellbeing service - Burnham Medical Centre, an early innovator in providing services for young people, is now the first GP practice in Somerset to be awarded the coveted “You’re Welcome” accreditation status by the Department of Health - 26 April 2011
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Royal opening for new Minehead Hospital - His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO, will officially open the new £25 million pound Minehead Community Hospital next month - 20 April 2011
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Smoking second biggest cause of stillbirth - Smoking was responsible for about six per cent, or 3,000 stillbirths, each year in highincome countries, according to studies on stillbirth published in the Lancet medical journal recently with evidence mounting that passive smoking is also a risk factor for mothers - 19 April 2011
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Anyone for a £3,000 pay rise? Everyone knows that smoking is very damaging to health, but recent price increases mean smoking is also very damaging to your wealth - 19 April 2011
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Somerset doctors welcome new law to protect under 18s from sun bed cancer risk - Health experts in Somerset have welcomed new legislation brought in to protect the under 18’s from the dangers of using sun beds - 18 April 2011
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Bank Holiday injury or illness? Yeovil's walk-in health centre is here to help. Doctors at Yeovil’s NHS Walk-in Health Centre are reminding anyone with a minor injury or ailment to make use of the town centre facility over the forthcoming Bank Holidays - 12 April 2011
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Somerset's doctors ask patients to think ahead for forthcoming Bank Holidays - With a double Bank Holiday coming up, Somerset’s family doctors and emergency medical services are advising patients to help themselves and the NHS by obtain their essential repeat prescriptions or home medical supplies in good time - 11 April 2011
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Get to the bottom of your symptoms - April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month - Health professionals in Somerset are advising people to wake up to the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer - and if they don’t feel quite right in the bottom area, and have any one of the listed symptoms, to make an appointment to see their GP without delay - 11 April 2011
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Somerset Primary Care Trust Public Board Meeting - The Board of Somerset Primary Care Trust will be holding its next Board meeting at 10.00 am on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 at Wynford House, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8HR - 5 April 2011
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Minehead patient becomes first to benefit from new mobile chemotherapy unit - Thanks to the generosity of the Gloucestershire based ‘Hope for Tomorrow’ charity and their £150,000 fundraising efforts to build a Mobile Chemotherapy Unit, cancer patients across much of rural Somerset are going to be able to have their chemotherapy treatment closer to home - 30 March 2011
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People of South Somerset flock to see their new community hospital - Over 900 people preview the new £18m South Petherton Community Hospital. The people of South Petherton and its surrounding villages were queuing out of the front door and around the building to get a first preview tour of their new community hospital last Saturday - 28 March 2011
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Survey shows community health staff remain focused on quality care - community health staff in Somerset feel supported and valued by their employer, Somerset Primary Care Trust (aka NHS Somerset) and feel they provide a good quality of care to their patients - 21 March 2011
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Health Trainer helps Jane make a splash - swimming a mile challenge works a treat in Street - A routine visit to a local doctor became a wake up call for one busy Somerset woman - 17 March 2011
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New mums in Bridgwater and Wellington encouraged to go to breastfeeding groups - New mums and expectant mums in Bridgwater and Wellington are being encouraged to go along to local NHS breastfeeding groups by NHS Somerset Infant Feeding Specialists for help and advice on how to feed their baby the natural way and to learn how breast feeding can be such a positive experience - 16 March 2011
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Smoke and Mirrors – Myths and realities about smoking - No Smoking Day – 9th March 2011. To mark No Smoking Day, the Somerset Smokefree Alliance has released shocking survey results that show how common misconceptions about smoking are amongst young people - 8 March 2011
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People of South Somerset invited to preview new community hospital - Public open day at new South Petherton Community Hospital Saturday 26 March – 10.00am until 2.00pm when the people of South Petherton and South Somerset will have their first opportunity to see inside their new community hospital - 7 March 2011
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Somerset Primary Care Trust Public Board Meeting - The Board of Somerset Primary Care Trust will be holding its next Board meeting at 10.00 am on Wednesday, 16 March 2011 at Wynford House, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8HR - 3 March 2011
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“Are your medicines going down the drain”? - NHS Somerset asks patients to help reduce £2 million wasted medicines bill - Health professionals in Somerset are asking their patients to help themselves and the NHS by reducing the cost of wasted medicines - 1 March 2011
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Act FAST stroke campaign returns to save lives - Speedy response improves chances of survival - Somerset’s stroke doctors have welcomed the announcement by the Health Secretary today that the award-winning stroke campaign adverts seen last year are back on our TV sets again from 1st – 20th March 2011 - 1 March 2011
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Frome Hospital staff show dignity remains at the heart of patient care - National Dignity in Care Day - 25 February 2011 - Patients with dementia, who are recovering from illness within their local community hospital are benefiting from a ward based initiative aimed at improving their mental health and well being - 21 February 2011
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Thousands of Somerset smokers prepare to make 'No Smoking Day' their time to quit - Somerset NHS Stop Smoking Service is preparing to help smokers in Somerset as they join the hundreds of thousands of UK smokers also aiming to quit on No Smoking Day (Wednesday 9th March 2011) - 16 February 2011
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Examination success for Sherborne Dental Nurse - Somerset and Dorset have some of the highest qualified dental nurses in England. That was the verdict of dental nurse trainers last week when they presented a Sherborne dental nurse with her national qualifying certificate - 15 February 2011
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Naomi shows she's a dental nurse of distinction - A dental nurse from Wells is one of just three dental nurses in the county to achieve the highest grades in their qualifying exams and to be awarded a ‘merit’ distinction - 14 February 2011
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Examination success highlights Somerset's dental nurses of distinction - Somerset has some of the highest qualified Dental Nurses in England. That was the verdict of dental nurse examiners last week when they presented eleven of the county’s dental nurses with their qualifying certificates at a special presentation in Yeovil - 14 February 2011
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Wise-up to ‘roll-ups’ - New campaign aims to dispel the myths amongst Somerset’s rolling tobacco smokers - Hand rolling tobacco is just as bad for you as smoking ordinary cigarettes - 14 February 2011
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National Royal College of Nursing Chief visits hometown to celebrate unique archive discovery at Bridgwater Hospital - Dr. Peter Carter, General Secretary & Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing, returned to his hometown Bridgwater recently to celebrate the discovery of a unique archive and social record of the life and times of the nursing profession in Somerset, discovered at Bridgwater’s Community Hospital - 11 February 2011
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Somerset young people warned 'check out the love bug' - Young people aged 16-19 will be receiving Valentines letters with a serious message from Somerset health professionals this year as part of an annual campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of Chlamydia, an infection that could wreck their dreams of having a family later on in life - 11 February 2011
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Free health checks prove pupular with Somerset farmers - A recent initiative between NHS health advisors and a Somerset livestock market could bring long-term health benefits to the county’s farmers - 7 February 2011
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Somerset Primary Care Trust Public Board Meeting - The Board of Somerset Primary Care Trust will be holding its next Board meeting at 10.00 am on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 at Lyngford House, Selworthy Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8HD - 4 February 2011
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Taunton MP checks out ‘sight saving’ NHS scheme - Taunton Deane MP, Jeremy Browne, took time to visit a Taunton Opticians last Saturday, (29-1-11) to see the benefits of a new NHS urgent eye care service - 2 February 2011
