Events Help People with a Long-term Health Condition Stay Well This Winter
Seasonal one-stop-shop wellness events are encouraging people with long-term health conditions to access support and information to help them cope in winter. The project is a partnership between NHS Gloucestershire and *primary care networks (PCNs), drawing in help from the...
BMA Resident Doctors’ Industrial action – Friday 14 November (7am) to Wednesday 19 November (7am)
Cheltenham’s Emergency Department will temporarily switch to a Minor Injury and Illness Unit (MIIU) from 8pm on Thursday 13 November Daytime (8am - 8pm): The department will operate as an MIIU from Friday 14 November to Tuesday 18 November Overnight...
NHS Gloucestershire ICB appoints Care Banking Ltd to deliver new digital system for All Age Continuing Care
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) has announced that Care Banking has been awarded the contract to provide a new digital system for All Age Continuing Care (AACC) following a competitive and successful procurement process. The new platform will transform...
Event launches trailblazing dementia film series
A launch event highlighted a new series of innovative dementia education training films that aim to upskill the local workforce and help families care for loved ones. The full series of 10 training films has been developed with the ethical...
Update on changes to NHS Integrated Care Boards
Our joint Transition Committee is progressing work to develop our NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and NHS Gloucestershire ICB cluster and over time create the new ICB. Workshops have been held with executive teams...
NHS in Gloucestershire sets out temporary service ‘tests of change’
The NHS in Gloucestershire has confirmed temporary service changes designed to test out the potential benefits of organising some services differently to improve patient care, experience and outcomes and increase efficiency. The changes relate to community theatres and community beds...
Eligible for a flu or COVID-19 vaccine? Protect yourself—and others—this winter
The NHS in Gloucestershire is launching the next phase of its annual flu vaccination campaign this week. People aged 65 and over, those with long-term health conditions, and health and social care workers are now eligible for a flu jab....
Shane Devlin appointed as Chief Executive Officer of NHS Integrated Care Board Cluster
Shane Devlin has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB cluster, following a rigorous recruitment process. Shane is currently Chief Executive Officer of NHS...