Accident and Emergency departments in Bath, Swindon, and Salisbury experienced a 5.6% increase in visits during 2024, primarily driven by a rise in "walk-in" patients.
A woman who survived a cardiac arrest in 2023, recently reunited with one of the paramedics from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) who helped save her life.
Thousands more breast cancers could be detected earlier in England next year in a major new NHS drive to support more women to attend potentially life-saving breast screening.