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Dementia training will boost care and support across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

People living with dementia, along with their caregivers and families, are set to benefit from a major new training programme for frontline staff across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, commissioned by NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB).

30 April 2026
Dementia training will boost care and support across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Bank holiday healthcare

GPs and many pharmacies will be closed over the bank holiday weekends, so it’s important to plan ahead for your health needs.

27 April 2026
Bank holiday healthcare

GP practice set for major expansion

Coniston Medical Practice in Patchway is set for significant expansion works thanks to £916,566 Utilisation and Modernisation Funding from NHS England as well as £468,000 through S106 funding from the Filton Airfield housing development.

9 April 2026
GP practice set for major expansion

Industrial action and local NHS pressures: April 2026

The NHS in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is working hard to keep people safe during the planned resident doctors strikes 7am on Tuesday 7 April until 7am on Monday 13 April.

31 March 2026
Industrial action and local NHS pressures: April 2026

Get ready for Easter

GPs and many pharmacies will be closed over the long bank holiday weekend, so it’s important to plan ahead for your health needs. 

9 March 2026
Get ready for Easter

ICB board approves ‘needs-led’ neurodivergence care model

Plans to transform support for neurodivergent children and young people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, reached a significant milestone in February with the formal approval of a new model of care by the ICB’s Board.

13 February 2026
ICB board approves ‘needs-led’ neurodivergence care model

Support for young minds this Children’s Mental Health Week

With around one in five young people experiencing mental health difficulties, Children’s Mental Health Week (9 to 15 February 2026) is being marked across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire by highlighting the support available to children and young people. 

9 February 2026
Support for young minds this Children’s Mental Health Week

Working together to prevent online child sexual abuse

Throughout February 2026, more than 30 agencies across Devon, Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly, Bristol, Somerset, and Gloucestershire are campaigning with UK-wide child protection charity the Lucy Faithfull Foundation to prevent online child sexual abuse – as part of their Stop It Now campaign.

2 February 2026
Working together to prevent online child sexual abuse
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