NHS autism assessment waiting list grows by hundreds in Somerset – as "diagnosis wait crisis" worsens across England

Nearly a quarter of people in Somerset do not have a dentist

Somerset patients waiting 12 hours in A&E departments

Gideon Amos calls for end to 'dental scandal'

Calls for urgent NHS dentistry reform as visits 'at their lowest'

Local dietitian secures prestigious national award

Gideon Amos calls for NHS funding to be Budget priority

Nearly 30 NHS sites in Somerset “not fit for purpose”

Wellington Monument to be illuminated for World Polio Day

Fewer adults in Somerset West and Taunton smoke – as the UK smoking rate falls to record low

Zahari Brimacombe named Purple Pioneer by leading disability charity

Expansion of hip and knee surgery to cut waiting lists