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 Care for England this week. Local GP surgeries continue... Read More
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 text message around 3 months after their baby is born, asking them how... Read More
Around 1 in 5 women and birthing people need help with their emotional health during pregnancy, or in the first year after their baby is born. We know that dads and partners can also be affected. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to reach out and find the right support. There are lots of sources of support... Read More
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 local GP, Dr Anna Raymond, along with Practice Nurses Katie Dyer (nee... Read More
Bank Holiday and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Industrial Action – Sunday 30 April (8pm) to Monday 1 May (11.59pm) Cheltenham A&E to temporarily close from Friday 28 April (8pm) to Tuesday 2 May (8am). Emergency care services at Gloucester A&E only during this period Disruption to other Community Minor Injury... Read More
During World Immunisation Week, the NHS is reminding people eligible for a Spring booster that they can now book an appointment to help protect themselves from severe illness with COVID-19 if rates are high over the summer months. Those who can get a spring vaccination include people aged 75 and over (by 30 June 2023),... Read More
After a lengthy and very conscientious consideration of all viable options, the Committee reached a decision to pursue a six-month caretaker contract to provide GP services from Drybrook Surgery, with a view to running a procurement exercise for a long-term solution to start from 1 December 2023. Discussions will take place... Read More
The papers for the Primary Care & Direct Commissioning Committee held on Monday 17th April 2023 can be found here. Read More
Cheltenham A&E to become a Minor Injury and Illness Unit from Saturday 8 April (8am) to Monday 17 April (8am) Ahead of Easter, NHS leaders are strongly urging local people to only access A&E or 999 if their condition is life threatening or very serious and to use 111 and ASAP Glos NHS to get advice on the right... Read More
We have provided an update on Drybrook Surgery to registered patients and community partners and have outlined the options that we are exploring. Mitcheldean Surgery agreed to temporarily take over the provision of primary care services in Drybrook in December 2022 for a six month period. Since then, the Mitcheldean Surgery... Read More