A Tailored Approach to Managing High Blood Pressure Strikes at the Heart of Disadvantaged Communities
Richard Lee, Lead Pharmacist with Gloucester’s Inner City Primary Care Network (PCN) explains why he is hopeful a project that targets people with high blood pressure to reduce their risk of heart attacks and stroke could be used as a...
Outstanding Gloucestershire health project nominated for NHS award
Gloucestershire's ‘outstanding’ digital optometry project, which is the first of its kind in the country, has been recognised in the 2023 NHS Parliamentary Awards. The system, OphthalSuite Community Ophthalmic Link, developed by BlueWorks OIMS, enables community optometrists to access patient’s...
Junior Doctors’ 72-hour industrial action: 14-17 June
BMA Junior Doctors’ Industrial action - Wednesday 14 June (7am) to Saturday 17 June (7am). NHS warn against service ‘message fatigue’ ahead of latest strike as impact will last for over a week and advise the public to only attend...
Inner City Gloucester respiratory nurse claims top award
An inspirational nurse who is working improve respiratory care for people living in Gloucester has won an award for high quality patient care. Sonia Silk, who is based out of Gloucester Health Access Centre, was announced as winner of the...
Drybrook Surgery update
NHS Gloucestershire has announced that a Caretaker contract for Drybrook Surgery has been signed. This news means that GP services at Drybrook Surgery are secured and will continue from 1 June 2023, when the Mitcheldean Partnership contract will come to...
National Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care
NHS Gloucestershire has praised local GP surgeries and community pharmacies for their innovation and dedication to new ways of working, despite unprecedented levels of patient need. It comes as NHS England publishes its Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary...
Making it easier for parents to find support for their emotional wellbeing
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 1 – 7 May 2023 A new signposting resource is set to launch this Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, to assist new and expectant parents in finding support for their emotional wellbeing. Parents will receive a...
Drybrook Surgery update
NHS Gloucestershire has announced that it is successfully working with a 'Caretaker’ who is committed to providing GP services at Drybrook Surgery from 1 June 2023, when the Mitcheldean Partnership contract will come to an end. The Caretaker is a...