Drybrook Surgery update

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 an end. The Caretaker is a local GP, Dr Anna Raymond, along with Nurse... Read More


NHS Gloucestershire ICB Board Meeting in Public, Wednesday 31st May, 2.00pm-4.30pm

NHS Gloucestershire ICB Board Meeting in Public, Wednesday 31st May, 2.00pm-4.30pm

The ICB Board Meeting to be held in public commences at 2pm to 4.30pm on Wednesday 31st May 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 – ryan.brunsdon@nhs.net Papers... Read More


Planning Ahead – personalised care and support planning

Advance Care Planning is an umbrella term covering personal, legal, clinical, and financial planning. It enables a person to think about what matters to them and plan for their future. It is a voluntary process and helps a person to make known what their wishes, feelings, beliefs and values are, and to make choices that... Read More


National Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care

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 Care for England this week. Local GP surgeries continue... Read More


Making it easier for parents to find support for their emotional wellbeing

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 text message around 3 months after their baby is born, asking them how... Read More


Perinatal Mental Health Support

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


Drybrook Surgery update

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 local GP, Dr Anna Raymond, along with Practice Nurses Katie Dyer (nee... Read More


Bank Holiday and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Industrial Action

Bank Holiday and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Industrial Action

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


People urged to protect themselves from COVID-19 this World Immunisation Week

People urged to protect themselves from COVID-19 this World Immunisation Week

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


Drybrook Surgery update:  Outcome and decision by the Primary Care and Direct Commissioning Committee

Drybrook Surgery update: Outcome and decision by the Primary Care and Direct Commissioning Committee

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