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Enter and View report: Oakhill Surgery, Radstock
In November 2024 we undertook an Enter and View visit to Oakhill Surgery to observe the quality of service, and talk to people using the...
Feb 11


Enter and View report: Oakhill Surgery, Radstock
In November 2024 we undertook an Enter and View visit to Oakhill Surgery to observe the quality of service, and talk to people using the...
Feb 11


Enter and View report: Newholme Care Home, Ruishton
Our report following a visit to Newholme, a residential care home in the village of Ruishton near Taunton, which provides accommodation...
Sep 14, 2023


Healthwatch Somerset Annual Report: Working together to improve health and social care
Last year, we supported over 4,370 people to have their say on health and social care and to get information and advice about local...
Jun 29, 2023


Enter and View report: The Old Police House, Nunney
Our report following a visit to The Old Police House, a care home in the village of Nunney near Frome, which provides accommodation for...
Jun 1, 2023


Enter and View report: West Mendip Hospital, Glastonbury
Our report following a visit to West Mendip Hospital, Glastonbury. The wards provide 36 beds, which host a mixture of patients: on...
Apr 27, 2023


Enter and View report: The Rosary Nursing Home, Bridgwater
Our report following a visit to The Rosary Nursing Home, a large care home in Bridgwater, which offers nursing and dementia care for...
Aug 30, 2022


Somerset care homes – before and during COVID-19: Healthwatch Somerset reports
Today we have published four reports about care homes in Somerset – three reporting on the quality of care in Somerset care homes prior...
Sep 28, 2020


Enter and View: Centenary House Care Home, Shepton Mallet
Our report following a visit to Centenary House, a residential care home in Shepton Mallet, which is able to care for up to 13 residents....
Feb 24, 2020


Enter and View: Oak Meadows Care Home, Taunton
Our report following a visit to Oak Meadows in Taunton, a care home that was adapted some years ago from an original military building on...
Feb 3, 2020


Enter and View: Oak Lodge Care Home, Chard
Our report following a visit to Oak Lodge in Chard, which is a purpose-built care home and provides accommodation for frail older people....
Jan 20, 2020
Enter and View: Able2achieve
Our report following a visit to Able2achieve in Yeovil, which provides supported living and domiciliary care provision. Able2achieve...
Nov 13, 2018
Enter and View: Somerset Court, Highbridge
Our report following a visit to Somerset Court, which provides residential and support services for people who have autism. A key...
May 31, 2017
Enter and View: Mental health inpatient wards in Somerset
We identified the area of mental health as part of their our plan priorities from 2015-2016. This report summarises the visits that...
Sep 1, 2016
Enter and View: Magnolia Ward, Yeovil
Our report following a visit to Magnolia Ward in Yeovil, which has 14 beds, providing assessment and treatment for older people suffering...
Aug 18, 2016
Enter and View: Pyrland Ward, Taunton
Our report following a visit to Pyrland Ward in Taunton. Wards one and two each have 14 beds, providing assessment and treatment for...
Jul 14, 2016
Enter and View: Wessex Ward, Bridgwater
Our report following a visit to Wessex Ward in Bridgwater, that provides beds for up to 12 young people. The inpatient unit provides...
Apr 28, 2016
Enter and View: St Andrews Ward, Wells
Our report following a visit to St Andrews Ward in Wells, which has 14 beds, providing assessment and treatment primarily for adults of...
Mar 24, 2016
Enter and View: Rowan Ward, Yeovil
Our report following a visit to Rowan Ward in Yeovil, which has 18 beds, providing assessment and treatment primarily for adults of...
Feb 25, 2016
Enter and View: Willow Ward, Bridgwater
Our report following a visit to Willow Ward in Bridgwater, which has 10 beds and provides a countywide inpatient mental health...
Jan 27, 2016
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