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All the little things you do with your child – like everyday conversations, make-believe play and reading together – make a big difference to their development. The new Start for Life campaign, launched by the Department for Education, provides lots... Read more

Helping children to develop excellent fine motor skills early on means they will find everyday tasks such as writing, eating, and getting dressed as lot easier as they grow. To mark Occupational Therapy Week this year, we’ve drawn up a list of tips... Read more

Barnardo's HYPE Service is currently recruiting new young people to join its teams of Health Champions and Lived Experience Champions. HYPE - Helping Young People to Engage - runs a Health Champions program which comprises volunteers aged 11-21... Read more

The excellent support given to children and parents across North Somerset has been recognised once again, with North Somerset Council and Sirona care & health’s Children’s Centres and Health Visiting services receiving a prestigious award for... Read more

Thousands of primary and secondary school children are being offered the free flu vaccine this winter. Our Immunisation Team is visiting schools across Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) over the next few months to deliver the... Read more

One of our consultant community paediatricians, Dr Joanne Brooks has won an award for her selfless work to improve healthcare in marginalised ethnic communities. Jo was awarded second place in the Frontline Service Award category from RISE - a not-... Read more

‘Be kind to your mind’ that’s the message from local health experts as part of World Mental Health Day, as they urge people to do the small things to make a big difference to how they feel. Dr Mary Backhouse, local GP and Woodspring Locality... Read more

Looking at the smile on the face of three-year-old Nicholas Bastos, no-one would know of the challenges he has overcome to attend nursery. Nicholas has left-sided vocal palsy and his family has praised our Speech and Language Therapy Team for... Read more

Parent Carer Forums in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) have joined up to host a range of online information sessions and workshops to help parents with children on the waiting list for an autism diagnosis. The online... Read more