Queen’s Nurses in Primary Care

Queen’s Nurses in Primary Care

Guest blog by Paula Messenger, Nurse Advisor, Somerset LMC I look back to January 2020 when I was busy juggling work, family life and writing my application to become a Queen’s Nurse…  Little did I know that within weeks the country and the world would be...
Finding Wellness in Nature

Finding Wellness in Nature

Guest blog by Sophie Burns, Somerset Local Nature Partnership “The natural world is the larger community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human. To damage this community is to diminish our own...
Wellbeing: Managing Workload

Wellbeing: Managing Workload

Guest blog by Dr Tim Horlock Late last year I was asked to write a blog for the LMC about ‘managing workload’. I must say I didn’t know where to start. How can I teach people how to manage when I sometimes think I am barely managing myself? Not just GPs...
Discover Taunton

Discover Taunton

Taunton is Somerset’s county town, it’s the perfect hybrid of a town-centre lifestyle surrounded by an area of outstanding beauty; the mendips and blackdowns. Taunton boasts museums, historic grand houses, famous cider farms, theatres, art galleries and live music...
Autumnal Activities in Somerset

Autumnal Activities in Somerset

Wells, Somerset in autumn. Photo by @helloimnik As the Somerset landscape turns into a kaleidoscope of auburn, crimson and feuille-morte, now is the time to get out and about on bike, foot, and maybe even surfboard… Walks: It would take an eternity to list every walk...
Your first steps relocating to Somerset

Your first steps relocating to Somerset

When you’ve made the decision to relocate to Somerset or if you would like to know more , it can at first feel like a huge task but thankfully the Somerset LMC team is here to make your move as smooth as possible. Check out our jobs page if you’ve not already found a...