Events Aim to Encourage People to Start Up Conversations During Dementia Action Week 2025
The One Gloucestershire Dementia Team will be out and about in communities across the county during Dementia Action Week. The annual initiative takes place from May 19 to May 25 and aims to encourage people to seek help and support...
Student Nurses Join Forces with GP Practice Teams to Deliver Health Support in the Forest of Dean
Student nurses from the University of Gloucestershire partnered with GP practice teams to reach out to the community with health support in the Forest of Dean. At Vantage Point in Mitcheldean, 51 people were given health checks by a team...
Spring COVID vaccinations in Gloucestershire
The NHS is offering a Spring COVID vaccination to those at highest risk of severe illness from COVID. This will help protect them if COVID-19 rates are high over the summer months and reduce their chances of needing hospital treatment...
Award win for collaborative eye care project
Award win for collaborative eye care project which is improving care and leading the way nationally Gloucestershire’s innovative eye health team have been recognised for their excellent partnership working and creative use of technology for a project which is supporting...
Making Meaningful Connections – A Day in the Life of a Social Prescribing Link Worker
This Social Prescribing Day, Emma Crofts, a Social Prescribing Link Worker at Hucclecote Surgery shares what it’s like to carry out the role she’s been doing for four years and how it enables her to link people with vital help...
New campaign reminds parents-to-be that movements matter
Parents-to-be are being reminded of the importance of taking notice of baby’s movements during pregnancy, in a new campaign from Gloucestershire Local Maternity and Neonatal System. The #MovementsMatter campaign aims to encourage those who are pregnant, and their family and...
Announcement on NHS running costs and how this affects Gloucestershire
Over the last few months, both NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have been discussing closer working and reforming the size and functions of the centre to support the Government’s priorities. On Thursday (13 March)...
NHS in Gloucestershire reduces long waits by almost two thirds
The NHS in Gloucestershire has made significant progress in reducing the longest waits for treatment (planned care operations and procedures), with the number of people waiting more than 52 weeks cut by almost two thirds in the last twelve months...