The Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine helps to prevent HPV-related cancers from developing in boys and girls. While most types of HPV are harmless, some high-risk types can lead to the development of cancers, including cervical cancer, cancers of the head and neck (mouth and throat) and cancers of the anus and genital areas.
Today marks the start of Sexual Health Week. Being safe means feeling empowered to access contraception, testing and treatment. It means understanding consent, healthy relationships and pleasure. It also means providing relationships and sex education (RSE) that gives young people the tools to navigate the world safely – both online and offline – and delivering safe, accessible sexual health services, wherever people need them. That’s why for #SHW23 we’re #PlayingItSafe!
We're looking for a number of Mental Health Act Managers, who have a unique and very important...
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to empowering all older adults in Gloucestershire to reduce their risk of falls, which are one of the greatest causes of serious injuries and death among people over age 65. On September 18-22, GHC is partnering with the National Council on Aging (NCOA) to mark Falls Prevention Awareness Week.
A joint NHS community project in Gloucestershire to tackle health inequalities has been...
The autumn programme of recovery course Veterans Moving Forwards starts next month. The course has been co-produced with veterans and is offered by Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College.
We believe providing high quality mental health care for everyone is fundamentally important....
Our immunisation team is offering ‘catch-up’ clinics for children who have missed their...
World Breastfeeding Week officially kicks off tomorrow, each year celebrated around the world from 1-7 August. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Health Visiting team offers a range of support, including advice on positioning, attachment, hand expressing and assisting you and your family to continue to breastfeed for as long as planned. If problems occur, your health visitor can refer you to our Specialist Breast Feeding team.
Hope House is pleased to announce its face-to-face community clinics are up and running again. Due to Covid-19 our clinics at Coleford Health Centre, Stroud, Cirencester and Tewkesbury community hospitals, Hartpury University, Hartpury College and the Royal Agricultural College, have been restricted to telephone and video consultations only.
A new sensory room has been opened at Evergreen House in Cheltenham, thanks to the generosity of a local children’s charity.
The World Health Organisation's Self-care Month ends Monday 24 July with International Self-Care...
Community Nurses are feeling the benefit after the Trust invested in new medical bags to organise...
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the National Preceptorship Interim Quality Mark...
We are proud to have achieved the Gold Employer Recognition Scheme Award for our work to support...
Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) is celebrating the news that it has been named Large...
This week (19-24) June is Cervical Screening Awareness Week – a campaign launched in 2021 to encourage those eligible for screening to respond to their cervical screening invitation letters and book an appointment at their GP practice or sexual health clinic if they missed their last one.
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.
Free training is being offered to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) partners...
Our trust will soon be carrying out a survey to understand what you think about your care. This is...
As part of our work to reduce missed appointments and ensure that only those who need our service...
Colleagues past and present gathered at Churchdown Community Centre yesterday (Thursday 30 March) to throw a surprise farewell celebration for our Trust’s CEO Paul Roberts, who is set to retire in April.
Our Better Care Together awards took place this afternoon (23 March) at Kingsholm Stadium, in...
CaSA (Care and Support Always) is a new monthly support group for carers of patients of Charlton Lane Hospital (whether current or recently discharged).
Our Trust is delighted with its positive and encouraging results from the NHS Staff Survey...
The High Sherriff of Gloucestershire and Vice Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire were the latest...
In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 February), the Apprenticeship and Widening...
The support we give to serving military personnel, veterans and military families is set to be...
Penguins Pringle and Widget have been delighting staff and patients at two of our community...
In response to the planned industrial action announced by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the...
'Arts Psychotherapies' is an umbrella term for the four professions working psychologically and...
A new Chief Executive Officer has been appointed to Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation...
The long-awaited rollout of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and...
The Trust's Sustainability Strategy has just been published, laying out our approach for the next...
For years the Montpellier allotment and green space at Horton Road, Gloucester, has provided an...
Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Mr Edward Gillespie OBE DL, presents veteran and GHC's Lead...
As part of our ongoing commitment to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion within the...
Work to improve the patient experience as well as fire safety on the wards at Cirencester Hospital has recently started. Our Trust is upgrading the fire compartmentalisation on both Windrush and Coln Wards…
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust was named Employer of the Year for the second...
The NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 – 2023/24 set out that...
Following an extensive £2m building project Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust...
NHS rainbow badges and lanyards You may have spotted some of our staff wearing NHS rainbow badges...
This week (20-26 June) we're celebrating Armed Forces Week and Armed Forces Day (Saturday 25...
A clinician from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has won The Lifetime...
Wotton Lawn Hospital is an 88-bed acute mental health hospital located in the heart of Gloucester....
Experts by Experience are people who have personal knowledge of our services, either through their...
If you know your feed-dogs from your bobbin, your tacking from your frogging, then the Trust would...
Our Apprenticeship and Widening Access Team are delighted to be involved with the One...
Plan ahead for a healthy and happy Easter The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging people to keep...
Our Team of the Week is Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester! Wotton Lawn Hospital is a mental...
