Mental health care and treatment for new, expectant and bereaved mothers in Gloucestershire is being improved and expanded as part of a national initiative to enhance support for women who have birth related trauma and mental health difficulties. Gloucestershire is included in the roll out of 26 new hubs bringing together maternity services, reproductive health […]
Saturday 3 April – 10am to 4pm GP surgery teams are piloting an additional vaccination walk in service on Saturday 3 April (10am to 4pm) in two areas of the county – Gloucester and Cheltenham – for those people aged 50 and over who have yet to take up the offer of their 1st dose. The […]
The NHS in Gloucestershire is this week urging people aged 50 years and over to take up their appointment offer of a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine without delay. Local GP services have been contacting patients by text or letter with reminders going out in recent days. The call also applies to residents in […]
Vaccination teams across Gloucestershire have been widely praised after yet another major COVID-19 vaccination milestone was surpassed today in the county. Over 300,000 doses have now been given with vaccination teams making rapid progress this week. Gloucestershire has been at the vanguard of the vaccination programme with the bulk of public vaccinations carried out through […]
A new community-based service has been established in Gloucestershire to support people affected by ongoing COVID-19 symptoms, often referred to as Long COVID. The Post-COVID Syndrome Assessment Service, provided by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, brings together skilled healthcare professionals who can provide physical, cognitive (the mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and […]
NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group’s Governing Body has approved a number of resolutions relating to the medium and long term future of some specialist hospital services across the Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal hospital sites. At their meeting on Thursday 18 March, members gave conscientious consideration to all of the information they were presented with, […]
GP leaders in the county are reassuring people aged 55 and over that they are expecting significant additional quantities of vaccine to arrive in Gloucestershire shortly and that residents will not need to travel outside of the county for their COVID-19 vaccination if they do not wish to. Local GP services will be in touch […]
I wanted to make you aware that NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group’s Governing Body will meet on Thursday 18 March to give careful consideration to the Fit for the Future Decision Making Business Case (DMBC). The meeting had originally been scheduled for 11 March but we have decided to extend the review period for an extra week […]
With hospital services caring for people who are very unwell with COVID-19, healthcare professionals have learned a great deal about this illness very rapidly and now have a good awareness of who is at risk of becoming severely unwell and could benefit from early treatments. Gloucestershire is supporting many patients at home with the expansion […]
Gloucestershire Hospitals have confirmed their intention to reinstate Cheltenham A&E to pre-COVID-19 arrangements (24/7 A&E – nurse led 8pm to 8am) no later than 1 July in response to the continued reduction in community transmission and falling hospital admissions. The NHS presented their plans for a three month extension to a range of temporary service […]
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