Gloucestershire celebrates new Community Diagnostic Centre opening
Gloucestershire’s brand-new diagnostic centre has opened its doors today and is welcoming patients for diagnostic tests. The new £15m facility at Quayside in Gloucester will offer more than 80,000 extra diagnostic appointments each year, allowing patients across Gloucestershire to access...
Advice for parents and carers – common seasonal bugs and advice on measles
We often see lots of bugs and viruses circulating at this time of year and it can be hard to know what the right thing is to do if your child falls ill. With that in mind, the NHS in...
Are you/your child protected from Measles? How to check your family’s vaccination status
With an increase in cases of measles in some parts of the country, it’s important to ensure you and your children are protected with both doses of the MMR vaccine. When children should have the MMR vaccine The MMR vaccine...
BBC Panorama – Focus on Maternity Services
A BBC Panorama documentary on Maternity Services will be broadcast on Monday 29 January. You can find information, including FAQs and support at: https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/about-us/news-media/press-releases-statements/statement-bbc-panorama-focus-on-maternity-services/
Project to understand the impact of chronic pain shortlisted for HSJ Partnership Award
A community health project in Cam which works with people with experience of persistent pain in a bid to understand how the condition affects their lives has been shortlisted for a national award. GL11 Community Hub and NHS Gloucestershire have...
People aged over 40 in Gloucestershire urged to start 2024 with a blood pressure check in bid to reduce heart attacks and stroke
The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging people aged 40 and over to get 2024 off to a healthy start by dropping in at a community location for a blood pressure check. One Gloucestershire’s Information Bus and the Outreach Vaccination and...
BMA Junior Doctors’ industrial action – Wednesday 20 December (7am) to Saturday 23 December 2023 (7am) and Wednesday 3 January (7am) to Tuesday 9 January 2024 (7am)
Cheltenham A&E will temporarily close from 8am on Tuesday 19 December to 8am on Saturday 23 December. No Minor Injury and Illness Unit (MIIU) service will be provided there either. Cheltenham A&E will switch to an MIIU service only from...
Health and care services prepare for winter and publish joint plan
Health and care leaders in Gloucestershire are predicting a challenging winter, but say their services are working more closely than ever before to plan ahead and make best use of all available resources. They are this week publishing their winter...