Industrial action and NHS services – Monday 20 February (Ambulance Service Workers – GMB members)

Industrial action and NHS services – Monday 20 February (Ambulance Service Workers – GMB members)

NHS leaders are urging local people ahead of Monday’s industrial action by Ambulance Service workers to only access A&E or 999 if their condition is life threatening or very serious. Whilst the NHS locally is making plans to minimise disruption as far as they can, they have warned that the strike will pose substantial... Read More


Industrial action and NHS services – Friday 10 February (Ambulance Service Workers – Unison)

Industrial action and NHS services – Friday 10 February (Ambulance Service Workers – Unison)

NHS leaders are urging local people ahead of Friday’s industrial action by Ambulance Service workers to only access A&E or 999 if their condition is life threatening or very serious. Whilst the NHS locally is making plans to minimise disruption as far as they can, they have warned that the strike will pose substantial... Read More


£10.2m funding boost for Cheltenham General Hospital

£10.2m funding boost for Cheltenham General Hospital

Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) is set to benefit from a £10.2m investment to build a new orthopaedic theatre and birthing unit. The Hospitals’ Trust has secured £7.5m government funding to build a purpose-built theatre dedicated to orthopaedic surgery such as hip and knee replacements and £2.7m to transform the... Read More


Learning from Deaths Review Gloucestershire (LeDeR)

What is LeDeR? LeDeR is short for an NHS programme called ‘Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people’. Why is LeDeR important? The LeDeR programme looks to learn from the lives and deaths of people with a Learning Disability or Autism, using this knowledge to improve services... Read More


Industrial action and NHS services

Industrial action and NHS services

Monday 6 February – Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and GMB Ambulance Service Workers Tuesday 7 February – Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Thursday 9 February – Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) NHS leaders are urging local people ahead of next week’s industrial action to only access A&E or... Read More


Clinic making ‘huge strides’ in providing Eye Care to Vulnerable and Homeless People

Clinic making ‘huge strides’ in providing Eye Care to Vulnerable and Homeless People

A scheme providing eye care to homeless and vulnerable people is making huge strides in improving their eyesight, health and quality of life. Charity Vision Care For Homeless People, which provides eye care services to homeless and other vulnerable people in an accessible and friendly environment, runs a weekly clinic at... Read More


Primary Care & Direct Commissioning Committee in Public, Thursday 2nd February, 2.00pm-4.00pm

Primary Care & Direct Commissioning Committee in Public, Thursday 2nd February, 2.00pm-4.00pm

The Primary Care and Direct Commissioning Meeting will be held on Thursday 2nd February 2023, 2.00 – 4.00pm in the Boardroom, Sanger House and the meeting is available via MS Teams. If you wish to attend the meeting please contact Gerald Nyamhondoro, Governance Officer. Email Gerald.nyamhondoro@nhs.net The papers for... Read More


Industrial action and NHS services – Monday 23 January (Ambulance Service Workers)

Industrial action and NHS services – Monday 23 January (Ambulance Service Workers)

NHS leaders are urging local people ahead of Monday’s industrial action by Ambulance Service workers to only access A&E or 999 if their condition is life threatening or very serious. Whilst the NHS locally is making plans to minimise disruption as far as they can, they have warned that the strike will pose substantial... Read More


Plans for new £6.6m health centre in Brockworth move forward

Plans for new £6.6m health centre in Brockworth move forward

Plans for a new £6.6m health centre development in Brockworth have moved a step forward thanks to funding approval being granted by NHS Gloucestershire’s Primary Care and Direct Commissioning Committee. The news means that subject to planning approval from the Local Authority, the new centre could be operational by winter... Read More


NHS Gloucestershire ICB Board Meeting in Public, Wednesday 25th January, 2.00pm-5.00pm

NHS Gloucestershire ICB Board Meeting in Public, Wednesday 25th January, 2.00pm-5.00pm

The ICB Board Meeting to be held in public commences at 2pm to 4.30pm on Wednesday 25th January 2023. The meeting is hybrid and can be attended in person in the Boardroom, at Sanger House or via MS Teams. If you would like to attend the Board meeting please contact Ryan Brunsdon, Board Secretary email ryan.brunsdon@nhs.net... Read More