Blocked Fire Exits and Overcrowding Raise Safety Concerns at Royal United Hospital in Bath Tuesday, May 12, 2026 hospital safety fire emergency overcrowding staffing inspection mentalhealth patients healthcare The Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath has come under scrutiny after inspectors found blocked fire exits and overcrowding posing serious risks to patient safety. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducted an unannounced … Read More
Somerset Charity We Hear You Rescued from Closure by Overwhelming Community Support Tuesday, May 12, 2026 charity cancer counselling fundraising community frome donations healthcare nonprofit survival In early 2024, We Hear You (WHY), a small cancer counselling charity based in Frome, faced the devastating prospect of shutting down. The organisation needed to raise £55,000 by April to continue providing its essential … Read More
New Satellite Cancer Clinic Opens in Somerset, Treating 200 Patients Locally Saturday, May 9, 2026 cancer somerset healthcare sact frome ruh support community oncology patientcare A new satellite cancer clinic has opened in Frome, Somerset, this spring, offering vital cancer treatment closer to home. The Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) Centre, operated by the Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation … Read More
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Council Opposes Plan to Privatise Hundreds of NHS Bank Staff Roles Thursday, May 7, 2026 nhs privatisation bath ruh pulse staffing pensions healthcare employment bathnes A councillor has strongly criticised plans to transfer hundreds of NHS bank staff across Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire to the private company Pulse, describing the move as “not acceptable.” The Royal United … Read More