How we’re transforming community mental health services
Last year we told you that a Community Mental Health Transformation programme was underway in Gloucestershire. Find out more about progress so far. Locality Community Partnerships (multi-agency groups including statutory, voluntary and community organisations who come together to discuss the...Gloucestershire leads the way in delivering COVID boosters
74% of those eligible for the COVID booster in autumn/winter 2023 took up the offer in Gloucestershire, making the county the highest for vaccine uptake in England. This success is testament to the hardworking vaccination teams who once again worked...
Students share valuable insights into young people’s mental health & wellbeing with Surgery team
Students at a school in Wotton-under-Edge have formed a valuable partnership with a GP surgery team in the town linking up health and education to provide insights into young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Year 12 students at Katharine Lady...
All Gloucestershire pharmacies sign up to new Pharmacy First Service treating patients for seven common conditions
Pharmacies across Gloucestershire will be extending the range of clinical services they provide by treating seven common conditions following NHS England’s nationwide launch of the Pharmacy First service on 31 January. Under the service, highly trained pharmacists can assess and...
BMA Junior Doctors’ industrial action – Saturday 24 February (7am) to Wednesday 28 February 2024 (11.59pm)
Cheltenham A&E will temporarily close from 8pm on Thursday 22 February to 8am on Thursday 29 February. No Minor Injury and Illness Unit (MIIU) service will be provided there during this period. Emergency care services (A&E) will be centralised at...
National Dental Recovery Plan statement
NHS Gloucestershire welcomes publication of the NHS Dental Recovery Plan which outlines new measures to improve access to NHS dentistry across England. As in other parts of the country, access to NHS dentistry in Gloucestershire has been very challenging with...
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...