Our Covid-19 vaccination hub, in response to the national vaccinations, Riverbank Medical centre was a remarkable success, vaccinating c150000 patients.
PLANET is an acronym for: Protected Learning and New Educational Training.
Weston PLANET is a unique educational charity run by GPs for all primary care clinicians in Weston-super-Mare, Worle and Surrounding Villages.
Recovery Navigators are part of a multi-professional workforce and have the mind-set and skills to work across traditional sector boundaries. This includes playing a role in healthcare to offer social, non-clinical support interventions and help navigate services across social, community and health care.
The NHS Additional Role Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) provides funding for additional roles to create bespoke multidiscipline teams within Primary Care.
This is a free service available to Pier Health patients and North Somerset residents aged 18 or above.
A first contact Physiotherapist (FCP) is a registered physiotherapist who is a specialist in musculoskeletal pain.
Why a partnership?
With over 100,000 patients, Pier health had challenges with the MSK workload in primary care leading to increasing pressure on staff and existing services.
The ambition
To create a First Contact Physiotherapy service which would enable rapid access to MSK specialist physios and offer education, advice and improve the patient journey
Leading the way
Exceptional Outcomes
Our Community Mental Health Hub service aims to deliver excellent integration, which is recovery focused and evidence-based health and social care to the residents of Weston-super-Mare, Worle and its surrounding villages.
VitaMinds is the NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service provider across Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). This service is rebranding to NHS Talking Therapies.
Research has long been supported and recognised by clinicians for its importance in healthcare; it's one of the main drivers in providing evidence-based improved treatment and care options for patients.
We have partnered with Citizens advise and Alliance homes to support our populations better through the additional service of social prescribing.
Need help with your muscle or joint problems? NHS BNSSG MSK app is now available to all patients. It’s a FREE, easy-to-use tool helping you to self-manage your muscle, bone, and joint (MSK) injuries and conditions.