In the context of a very challenging year across the health and care system, this is a good opportunity to reflect on, and celebrate, some of the achievements made possible by partnership working. We hope that you will save the date to join us for our AGM, which will take place from 4.10pm – 5.30pm on Wednesday 27 September... Read More
Following an open and competitive recruitment process, NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board are pleased to announce that Marie Crofts has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer. Marie is currently Chief Nurse at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and has been a nurse for 39 years. Her senior manager experience includes... Read More
BMA Junior Doctors’ industrial action – Friday 11 August (7am) to Tuesday 15 August (7am). Cheltenham A&E will switch to a Minor Injury and Illness Unit (MIIU) from 8am on Thursday 10 August to 8pm the same day. Cheltenham A&E/MIIU will temporarily close from 8pm on Thursday 10 August to 8am on Tuesday... Read More
Plans for a new £5m GP surgery near Gloucester received the backing of Gloucestershire County Council at a meeting on 19 July. The Council and NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board have been working together for some months to develop the new surgery proposals on North Upton Lane in Hucclecote. The Council’s cabinet... Read More
Cathy Stannard, Consultant in Complex Pain at NHS Gloucestershire discusses how using physical activity to support people living with pain instead of traditional medication is having encouraging results. Pain and its Impact on the Body and Mind People can experience chronic pain without injury. Chronic pain is described... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic saw a rapid increase in the number of patients being discharged from Intensive Care and the need to provide ongoing treatment and support soon became a priority. In Gloucestershire, a Post Intensive Care, Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and Community Follow Up Clinic was developed to help some of the... Read More
A report praising the multi-agency response to safeguarding children in Gloucestershire has been published today (3 August). Inspectors from Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) conducted a Joint Targeted Area Inspection of the... Read More
Open Day, Tuesday 15 August 2023, 12pm – 6pm Winchcombe Medical Centre is looking for a Patient Administrator/Medical Receptionist to join its friendly and supportive reception team to work on the front desk and provide high quality primary care services for patients. The surgery is committed to providing the best... Read More
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (NHS Gloucestershire) has informed patients registered with Westbury Surgery that Forest Health Care will provide primary care services in Westbury from 1st August 2023. The news means that the services currently available for patients registered at Westbury Surgery are secure for... Read More
