Contract awarded to transform adult mental health services in Somerset

Tuesday 21st January 2020

A contract that will radically change mental health and emotional wellbeing services in Somerset – and provide a broader range of services – has…

More than £13 million over three years for adult mental health services in Somerset

Monday 30th September 2019

Adult mental health services in Somerset will receive more than £13 million of funding over the next three years – it has been announced. The money will…

Happy Birthday Home First Somerset!

Wednesday 4th September 2019

For the past two years Home First in Somerset have been helping people get home from hospital faster, thanks to short term support either at home or in…

What is IDSS? How the Intensive Dementia Support Service in Somerset is helping keep people at home.

Friday 16th August 2019

The Intensive Dementia Support Service (IDSS) has received over 582 referrals since the service was set up in Autumn 2017, helping more people with dementia to…

St Margaret’s Hospice Care

Wednesday 7th August 2019

Hospices are charitable organisations, most of which formed in the 1970s and 1980s to serve their local population needs. Hospices are not part of the NHS but…

New £400k funding for mental health service to support children and young people in Somerset schools and colleges

Friday 12th July 2019

The work of Fit for my Future, Somerset’s integrated health and care strategy, is already paying dividends. Health, care and education services in Somerset…

What is the difference between engagement and consultation?

Tuesday 12th March 2019

Some people think that engagement and consultation are the same things. This can lead to confusion when the Fit for my Future team speak to the public. Our…