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...
End of an era as Cheltenham East Fire Station hosts final COVID vaccination clinic
It’s the end of an era this week as the local NHS COVID vaccination team move out of their base at Cheltenham East Fire Station, almost three years after delivering the first vaccinations to local residents there in December 2020....
NHS Gloucestershire appoints two new Non-Executive Directors
Following an extensive recruitment process, two non-executive director (NED) appointments have been made to the NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB). Ayesha Janjua has been appointed to the Primary Care and Direct Commissioning* position, while Karen Clements will take on...
Seasonal COVID-19 Vaccination Offer Ends 15 December
The offer of a seasonal autumn COVID-19 vaccination ends on 15 December 2023, so there’s less than one month left for people to protect themselves before winter. The eligibility for an autumn booster is different to the spring vaccination campaign,...