Please click the link below to access the latest updates from Somerset County Council.  Today’s topics include Hold on to your clothes, or lose them to landfill, Supporting children and young people on and offline,  Tune in to Spark on BBC Somerset, Bounce Back loans for small firms and  NHS Open as Usual.
The site is updated throughout the day so please visit frequently.
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-latest-advice/

Please click the link below to access the latest updates from Somerset County Council.  Today’s topics include Have fun at home with Somerset libraries, Check out broadband and mobile deals​, Light a candle as a tribute, Free online skills training on offer, Deadline approaches for logo competition and Mental health and wellbeing tip.
The site is updated throughout the day so please visit frequently.
​​https://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-latest-advice/

​Click below to visit the District Council weekly newsletter. This covers many topics including Small Business and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Grants, Somerset Coronavirus Support Helpline,  Update on Tenant Liaison via the Community Resilience Cell,  Disruption to Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) services, Voluntary and Community Sector Support and Business Support
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Please click the link below to access the latest updates from Somerset County Council.  Today’s topics include Councils and NHS checking in with thousands of residents, Joint initiative to reassure the public on domestic abuse support and Mental health and wellbeing tip of the day.

The site is updated throughout the day so please visit frequently.
​​https://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-latest-advice/ 

Ordering repeat prescriptions & accessing other services
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak means you should only leave your home if it's essential, but it's still easy to get NHS help using your smartphone tablet or computer.

You can order repeat prescriptions online, without needing to go to a GP surgery or pharmacy.  You can also ask your pharmacy about getting your medicine delivered to your home, rather than needing to collect it.

You can order repeat prescriptions using: 
• The NHS App.
• GP online services.
• other online pharmacies.
The link below gives advice ordering repeat prescriptions as well as how to access other NHS services online, such as, information to help you: 
• contact your GP
• manage your long-term conditions
• maintain your mental and physical wellbeing.
If you need an NHS service, try to do it online first.  If you cannot get what you need this way, or you do not have internet access, try asking a friend or family member to help you, or speak to your GP surgery.

  ​Please click here to find out more information

Because of coronavirus (COVID-19), all routine dental treatment has been stopped at the moment.
If you think you need urgent dental treatment: 
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• call your dentist
• use the NHS 111 online service.
They can give you advice, help you contact an urgent dental service or arrange treatment if needed.
Do not contact a GP.  They cannot provide dental treatment.

For more information about NHS dental services in Somerset during COVID19, please click on the link below. 
​Please click here to find more information

​Please click the link below to access the latest updates from Somerset County Council.  Today’s topics include Tune in tonight for Laughter Yoga on BBC Somerset, Have a plan for your pets and Funding opportunities available for Somerset Charities.

The site is updated throughout the day so please visit frequently.
​​https://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-latest-advice/

​Please click the link below to access the latest updates from Somerset County Council.  Today’s topics include ‘Short-term foster carers needed’, ‘Furloughed workers scheme up and running’ and ‘Coronavirus Grant Fund from Turn2Us’ .

The site is updated throughout the day so please visit frequently.
​​https://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-latest-advice/

The Crown Prosecution Service has produced a guide which they have shared with the National Police Chiefs' Council to assist Police officers with what might constitute a “reasonable excuse” for leaving home.  This is not an exhaustive guide, and it may be updated, but is for use at officers' discretioin.  Please click here to view

Please click here for useful Contacts, Resources & Websites compiled by Councillors Mandy Chilcott and Christine Lawrence.  Details are updated on a daily basis so do check back frequently, use the telephone numbers or access the websites for the latest information.