Statement by South Gloucestershire Council’s director of public health on the discovery of local cases of a new Covid-19 variant. This follows an announcement by Matt Hancock, secretary of state for health and social care, that 11 cases of “mutations of concern” have been identified in the Bristol area.
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South Gloucestershire Council says it supports the announcement of England’s latest national lockdown which began today (Tuesday 5th January 2021) and is appealing to residents in the area to make sure they are fully aware of the new rules and ‘Stay home, protect the NHS and save lives’.
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Statement issued on behalf of Sara Blackmore, director of public health at South Gloucestershire Council following the news that South Gloucestershire is to remain at the Tier 3 (very high) Covid-19 alert level, while the neighbouring area of Bristol will drop down to Tier 2 from Saturday 19th December 2020.
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A pilot programme to test college students who are not showing any symptoms for Covid-19 will begin in South Gloucestershire this week. As part of its measures to help the district move out of the Tier 3 alert level, South Gloucestershire Council is also launching a local contact tracing service.
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An open letter from local health and care leaders: As a group of local NHS and care organisations working on your behalf, our focus is now to get services back to their pre-pandemic levels ahead of winter. This won’t be easy – coronavirus has changed the way we run services and how many people we can see in person at any one time.
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South Gloucestershire’s first coronavirus community testing facility is set to open on Thursday 1st October at the University of the West of England’s Frenchay Campus. It will provide more capacity for local residents, and also for students at the university.
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South Gloucestershire Council has issued a range of information and guidance materials to support the increasing number of informal and formal community groups that are springing up in neighbourhoods across the district to help those having to self-isolate.
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A joint statement issued this morning (12th March 2020) by South Gloucestershire Council and Public Health England has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in South Gloucestershire.
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People in South Gloucestershire have a new and easy first point of contact for improving their health and wellbeing, through One You South Gloucestershire. The One You South Gloucestershire website provides up-to-date tips and apps to help individuals make simple changes to improve overall health and wellbeing including reducing alcohol intake and managing stress. There is also a quit smoking service, guidance on healthy eating and
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Free flu jabs are available for thousands of people across South Gloucestershire, as local doctors and Directors of Public Health have joined forces to challenge people to play their part in the fight against infection. A free seasonal flu vaccination – which must be done annually to be effective – is available for: Pregnant women Children aged two, three and
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