News and reports

Parliament's Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry into dentistry following a survey that showed 90% of practices across the UK were not accepting new adult NHS patients.

The research, conducted alongside Bristol Somali Forum, looks at the effects of the cost of living crisis, the uncertainty and insecurity generated, and explores how people are coping with the challenges of the crisis.

Research from Macmillan Cancer Support has identified rising costs and exhaustion as being among the biggest issues people living with cancer in the UK are currently facing.

Read the minutes of our January 25 2023 Prioritisation Panel, where we come together with our volunteers to discuss the health and social care issues you've raised and what we can do to bring about change.

Three of the four wards for working age adults managed by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust were inspected by the Care Quality Commission in January 2023.

Our workplan sets out the areas of health and social care we will be looking at over the coming financial year. It also outlines the research we plan to carry out in order to help improve local services.

Download an Easy Read version of our 'Have your say' form.

The NHS@Home service offers hospital-level care and remote monitoring in an individual’s home, providing an alternative to hospital admission, or helping them to return home promptly following an inpatient stay.

See how we work out the main health and care priorities for Bristol from your feedback. Our meeting at 7:30pm on January 25 is where we action your comments or concerns with providers to ensure what you tell us makes a difference.

The number of people avoiding an NHS appointment because they can’t afford travel almost doubled between October and December as the cost of living crisis is forcing many to change how they use health and care services.

Services for children and young people with special educational needs or a disability (SEND) in Bristol have made 'sufficient progress' in addressing four out of five areas of weakness identified by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.

In 2022-23, we supported more than 1000 people and held almost 150 learning sessions to help older adults learn about the NHS app and develop the skills to order prescriptions, view test results, book GP appointments, and access online consultations.