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Occupational Therapy Week 2024

Next Monday (4 November) marks the start of Occupational Therapy Week – an opportunity to celebrate and highlight the role occupational therapy has in people’s recovery and management of their health conditions.

Work for us: Our Mental Health First Point of Contact Centre has expanded

Our First Point of Contact Centre (FPCC) has been evolving to support the national requirement to...

Regional Award for Gloucestershire Mental Health Team

The NHS in the South West is today (5 September) celebrating the remarkable achievements of staff...

Health Checks for People with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI)

If you are aged 18 or over and have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness such as bipolar...

Carers Week – taking care of you

Did you know? In Gloucestershire, there are approximately 52,000[i] unpaid carers who look after a...

Time to Talk – Men’s Health Week 10 -16 June 2024

Men’s Health week aims to encourage men to talk, share their stories and access services,...

Mental Health Awareness Week – the power of moving

This week (13-19 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week. Since 2001, the Mental Health Foundation has been leading #MHAW to unite the UK in achieving good mental health.

Ben’s marathon fundraiser for Beat

Ben Gibson was admitted to Gloucestershire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in October 2022, following a clinical diagnosis of depression.

Countryfile star opens ‘fantastic’ new cabin and workshop

Our therapeutic allotment at Montpellier received a special visit on Friday from farmer and BBC TV presenter Adam Henson, who dropped in to officially open the site’s newly-constructed cabin and workshop.

Mental Health Courses to Restart

Gloucestershire Talking Therapies is restarting face-to-face courses. The courses are aimed at...

NHS expands mental health support for veterans

The NHS is rolling out an expanded mental health support service for Armed Forces veterans, as a...

Trust presented with Defence ERS Gold Award

Representatives from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust were extremely proud and honoured this morning to receive the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award from the Wessex Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (WRFCA), in recognition of its commitment and support for defence personnel.

Introducing the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF)

We are working with NHS England to implement the first ever anti-racism framework for mental health Trusts and service providers. The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) will ensure that we are responsible for co-producing and implementing concrete actions to reduce racial inequality within our services, with a view to becoming an actively anti-racist organisation.

Supporting those in need of emergency mental health support in Gloucestershire

You may have heard of a new initiative called Right Care, Right Person, which may change the way...

Community Mental Health Survey 2023

We believe providing high quality mental health care for everyone is fundamentally important....

Allotment team celebrates national awards success

The Montpellier Allotment Project Team celebrated success at the national Design in Mental Health Community Awards when they received a ‘Highly Commended’ in the Outside Space of the Year category.

CAMHS text messaging

As part of our work to reduce missed appointments and ensure that only those who need our service...

CaSA – Charlton Lane’s new carers support group

CaSA (Care and Support Always) is a new monthly support group for carers of patients of Charlton Lane Hospital (whether current or recently discharged).

Allotment team offer battery hens a new home – and lease on life!

Members of the Montpellier Allotment Project Working Party embarked on an...

Royal Visit to Newly Developed Therapeutic Allotment

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited our newly developed therapeutic allotment in...

Arts Psychotherapies

'Arts Psychotherapies' is an umbrella term for the four professions working psychologically and...

Access scheme for aspiring clinical psychologists from under-represented backgrounds

As part of our ongoing commitment to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion within the...

Local artists create mural for launch of On Your Mind Glos

Local artists have used street art to mark the launch of On Your Mind Glos and to help raise...

Plans for £65k allotment project outlined

For years the Montpellier allotment and green space at Horton Road, Gloucester, has provided an...

World Mental Health Day – 10 October

World Mental Health Day is led annually by the World Health Organisation, and is aimed at raising awareness of mental health issues.

Be Well Gloucestershire: Improving access to support in the county

A new campaign is being launched to encourage people across Gloucestershire to ‘Be Well’ and...

Winter Lockdown: Looking After Your Mental Wellbeing

As we head into a second national lockdown in England, we’ve put together ten top tips that be of use when looking after your mental wellbeing over the next month.