NHS Gloucestershire AGM: Wednesday 30 October 2024
In the context of a very challenging year across the health and care system, the NHS Gloucestershire AGM is a good opportunity to reflect on, and celebrate, some of the achievements made possible by partnership working. We hope that you...
What you need to know: Staying Well This Winter – how to prepare with a flu and COVID vaccination in Gloucestershire
The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging those eligible for COVID and flu vaccinations this year to take up the offer to protect themselves and others this winter. This year, based on the latest scientific evidence, the Joint Committee on Vaccination...
Only Order Medicines You Need to Help the NHS and the Planet
The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging people to only order the medication they need from their repeat prescriptions to reduce waste. It is estimated that around 1.4 million medicine items are wasted unnecessarily in Gloucestershire each year with 53% of...
Statement from NHS Gloucestershire on Lord Darzi’s Independent Investigation of the National Health Service in England
You will be aware of the publication of Lord Darzi's Independent Investigation of the National Health Service in England, which is designed as a first step to support the development of a 10-year plan for the service. We will be...
Gloucestershire Music Charity Scoops Top NHS Accolade
A Gloucestershire charity dedicated to transforming young people’s lives through music has won a top NHS award. The Music Works, which has supported thousands of young people experiencing challenging circumstances, scooped the regional Health Equalities Award in the 2024 Parliamentary...
Elderly patients at Gloucester GP surgery benefitting from specialist frailty care
Protecting older people and supporting them to live safely at home for longer are just two of the aims of an innovative health project in Gloucester city. Staff at Aspen Medical Practice in Horton Road have ‘mapped’ their list of...
NHS introduces new vaccination programme against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
The NHS in Gloucestershire will be rolling out a new vaccination programme from 1 September, to protect those most vulnerable from RSV. Adults aged 75 and pregnant women will be eligible for the vaccine. There will also be an initial...
NHS offering community blood pressure checks in a bid to reduce heart attacks and strokes
The NHS in Gloucestershire is supporting Know Your Numbers Week, an annual campaign led by charity Blood Pressure UK, with a series of health check drop-in events where people can get their blood pressure checked. One Gloucestershire’s Information Bus and the...