What is RSV, and why do pregnant women need a vaccination for it?
Dr Laura Hole, Paediatric Consultant, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, talks about the RSV virus and how pregnant women can pass protection to their babies in the early weeks and months of life by getting the new vaccine from their...
What is RSV, and why are we vaccinating people against it when they reach age 75?
Dr Hein Le Roux, local GP at Churchdown surgery and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, NHS Gloucestershire, talks about the RSV virus, how it can affect older people and why the NHS is offering people a new vaccine against RSV when...
Specialist support is helping hundreds of people stop smoking in inner-city Gloucester
A group of GP practices working together in inner-city Gloucester are reaching out to a diverse local community with specialist support to help people stop smoking and the response is impressive. Harnessing data is enabling the Gloucester Inner City Primary...
Bedside Eye Care is Helping Prevent Avoidable Sight Loss and Supporting Older People to Live Independently for Longer
Kerry O’Hara, Associate Director, Transformation & Service Redesign at NHS Gloucestershire discusses a pilot scheme to bring Eye Care Liaison Officers into care of the elderly (COTE) wards. With 43% of patients in this environment experiencing eye problems, she explains...
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...
Proactive Practice Teams in Cheltenham Scoop Top Award For Patient Care
A Cheltenham Primary Care Network (PCN) has scooped a top award for its joined up work to proactively care for a diverse range of patients across its population. Judges at the Pulse General Practice Awards were impressed by Central Cheltenham...
Award Marks Outstanding Commitment to Patient Care and Nursing Practice for Queen’s Nurse Sarah
Practice Nurse Sarah Rogers, who is the Strategic Lead for General Practice Nurses (GPN) at NHS Gloucestershire explains why receiving her Queen's Nurse award was such a meaningful occasion. I've already written about my journey to becoming a Queen’s Nurse...
Virtual Clinic Support is Making a Difference to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Dr Rob Estelrich, Clinical Lead for Diabetes, explains how the virtual clinic model is radically improving patient care by offering specialist support to GP practices looking after the most complex patients. New ways of working are helping doctors and practice...