Proactive Practice Teams in Cheltenham Scoop Top Award For Patient Care
A Cheltenham Primary Care Network (PCN) has scooped a top award for its joined up work to proactively care for a diverse range of patients across its population. Judges at the Pulse General Practice Awards were impressed by Central Cheltenham...
Award Marks Outstanding Commitment to Patient Care and Nursing Practice for Queen’s Nurse Sarah
Practice Nurse Sarah Rogers, who is the Strategic Lead for General Practice Nurses (GPN) at NHS Gloucestershire explains why receiving her Queen's Nurse award was such a meaningful occasion. I've already written about my journey to becoming a Queen’s Nurse...
Virtual Clinic Support is Making a Difference to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Dr Rob Estelrich, Clinical Lead for Diabetes, explains how the virtual clinic model is radically improving patient care by offering specialist support to GP practices looking after the most complex patients. New ways of working are helping doctors and practice...
What it Means to Be a Queen’s Nurse
Sarah Rogers, Strategic Lead for General Practice Nurses (GPN) discusses her journey to becoming a Queen's Nurse September 26, 2023, dawned like any other morning in September but it was about to become extraordinary for me. I had set up...
Traditional Medicines Give Way to Innovation for the Management of Persistent Pain in Gloucestershire
Cathy Stannard, Consultant in Complex Pain at NHS Gloucestershire discusses how using physical activity to support people living with pain instead of traditional medication is having encouraging results. Pain and its Impact on the Body and Mind People can experience...
‘One-stop-shop’ Service Puts Patients on the Path to Recovery After Critical Illness
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a rapid increase in the number of patients being discharged from Intensive Care and the need to provide ongoing treatment and support soon became a priority. In Gloucestershire, a Post Intensive Care, Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and...
A Tailored Approach to Managing High Blood Pressure Strikes at the Heart of Disadvantaged Communities
Richard Lee, Lead Pharmacist with Gloucester’s Inner City Primary Care Network (PCN) explains why he is hopeful a project that targets people with high blood pressure to reduce their risk of heart attacks and stroke could be used as a...
Delivering specialist stroke care in Gloucestershire
Delivering the right care in the right place is crucial for the long term recovery of stroke patients. Kate Hellier, Consultant Stroke Physician with the One Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (ICS), explains how the county is leading the way in...