This week we have been celebrating Armed Forces Week, and will be marking Armed Forces Day tomorrow (Saturday 29 June) – a national event to honour the Armed Forces community.
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This week we have been celebrating Armed Forces Week, and will be marking Armed Forces Day tomorrow (Saturday 29 June) – a national event to honour the Armed Forces community.
Wednesday 19 June was National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day – a time to recognise and celebrate the critical work of all E&F staff and their role in the provision of our healthcare services.
If you are aged 18 or over and have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness such as bipolar...
We are delighted to announce that Gloucestershire Health and Care NHSFT has been reaccredited as a Veteran Aware Trust.
Exercise Medical Endeavour (formerly the South West NHS Military Challenge) took place at Okehampton Army Training Camp in Devon at the weekend (7-9 June).
Did you know? In Gloucestershire, there are approximately 52,000[i] unpaid carers who look after a...
Men’s Health week aims to encourage men to talk, share their stories and access services,...
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has performed the official opening of the Forest of Dean...
The School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) is introducing a new way for parents and carers to consent to their children’s school-age vaccinations.
Two new Non-Executive Directors have been appointed to the Board of Gloucestershire Health and...
Our School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) is delighted to be continuing delivery of the national school-based immunisation programme in Gloucestershire.
NHS Gloucestershire has today announced that Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust...
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.
Our Minor Injury and Illness Unit at Lydney Hospital remains open. However, the service will move...
International Nurses' Day is celebrated around the world on 12 May - the anniversary of Florence...
Ben Gibson was admitted to Gloucestershire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in October 2022, following a clinical diagnosis of depression.
We want to know what mental health care is like for young people. You may be sent a letter...
Heart Failure Awareness Week, held every year in May, is an opportunity for us to shine a light on heart failure and to raise awareness about our fantastic Heart Failure Service at GHC. Led by the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH), the campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of recognising heart failure symptoms early, getting an accurate diagnosis and receiving optimal treatment.
Following a national recruitment campaign, we have appointed Nicola Hazle as our new Director of...
Colleagues, former colleagues, partners, volunteers, Experts by Experience and family members...
Colleagues will be out and about across Gloucestershire in May helping people to understand how to...
Not feeling like yourself right now? Maybe you’re feeling irritable, worried, scared, struggling...
Since we shared our last update in January, there has been further progress on the Community...
The Community Mental Health Transformation (CMHT) programme, led by Gloucestershire Health and...
Patients and colleagues at Cirencester Hospital were thrilled and very grateful to receive these fabulous twiddle mitts from talented knitter Margaret in Bradley Stoke, Bristol.
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.
Last week was Nutrition and Hydration Week (11-17 March) – an annual campaign which focuses on the links between our health and what we eat and drink.
A new Chair has been selected for Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. Graham...
Today (15 March) is International Long COVID Awareness Day. Now in its second year, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of Long COVID, and the NHS support available to those suffering from the condition.
Our Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College team has released details of their summer courses...
Our Community Assessment and Treatment Unit (CATU) held a Tea Party on Monday (11 March) to mark...
This week (11-17 March) is Nutrition and Hydration Week – an annual event with a shared, global objective to reinforce, focus, energise and create activity and engagement to promote nutrition and hydration as a fundamental element to maintaining health and wellbeing within health and social care.
Our Trust's Staff Survey results were released yesterday, reflecting the positive outlook of...
More than 135 colleagues gathered to celebrate our Better Care Together awards at Hatherley Manor...
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today launched a campaign across England to remind parents and carers of the importance of making sure their children are vaccinated against serious diseases – some of which, such as measles and whooping cough, are re-emerging in the UK.
GHC Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapists Tomas Bullock and Cerys Watcyns are based in the Forest...
The countywide Ophthalmology Cataract Service is provided in partnership by Gloucestershire...
It has been brought to our attention that the Trust, along with a number of other NHS and other...
Last week was National Apprenticeship Week 2024. The Apprenticeship and Widening Participation team hosted a packed programme of events throughout the week reflecting this year’s theme, Skills for Life.
Our Community Outreach Vaccination and Health team, together with our One Gloucestershire health...
Gloucestershire Talking Therapies is restarting face-to-face courses. The courses are aimed at...
It’s National HIV Testing Week (5-11 February). Every year this annual campaign, run by HIV Prevention England, aims to raise awareness about the importance of regular testing, to help reduce the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV and those diagnosed late. The number of people diagnosed with HIV is falling, but there is still work to do.
It’s National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February). The theme for #NAW2024 is Skills for Life, which reflects on how apprenticeships can help individuals develop the skills and knowledge they need for a rewarding career, and how employers can develop a talented workforce equipped with future-ready skills.
A new film has been produced to encourage people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) to access...
With the number of reported measles cases in young people in the UK on the rise, the School Age Immunisation Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is urging parents and guardians of children in Years 8 to 11 (aged 12 to 16) to check their MMR status and make sure they are fully vaccinated against the disease.
According to recent research, nearly half* of those living in the South West felt concerned about...
Last week, Charlton Lane Hospital in Cheltenham received a special visit from residents of The Good Day Farm in Chipping Campden – a mobile farm which brings its animals to the community.
A new round of grants are being made available to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise...
The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging people aged 40 and over to get 2024 off to a healthy start by dropping in at a community location for a blood pressure check.
The NHS is rolling out an expanded mental health support service for Armed Forces veterans, as a...