Health and care leaders in the county are urging the public to get involved in the conversation about the future of health and healthcare in Gloucestershire. The national NHS Long Term (10 year) Plan was published in January with ambitions to make sure everyone gets the best start in life, to deliver world class care […]
We are delighted to confirm that Nick Relph has been appointed as interim Chair of the ‘One Gloucestershire’ Integrated Care System (ICS), pending a national search for a substantive Independent ICS Chair. Nick takes up his 6 month appointment with immediate effect following the retirement of Chris Creswick at the end of January 2019. Nick […]
Gloucestershire’s 75 GP practices are working together in 16 Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to make over 100,000 additional GP surgery appointments available this year in the daytime, evening and weekends through ‘improved access’ initiatives. The extra appointments are mainly provided by GPs and nurses, and in some networks by paramedics and physiotherapists, offering a greater […]
School children in Gloucestershire are set to benefit from £5m funding which will see specialist mental health support in schools and waiting times for other mental health services improve. NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group worked with partners 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire County Council and local charity TIC+ to submit the county’s bid to secure […]
Health and care leaders in Gloucestershire have today welcomed publication of the national 10 year plan for the NHS and say it is ‘perfectly in sync’ with the development of support and services locally. Last year, Gloucestershire was named as one of only 14 integrated care systems in the country. The county was praised for […]
How would you feel if someone didn’t show up in your life? Every year in Gloucestershire, thousands of people do not turn up to their medical appointments when these vital slots could be filled by another patient in need. There were 187,000 missed appointments in our GP surgeries and hospitals last year which is 30,000 […]
A new study by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) into work going on in Gloucestershire schools shows that young people are becoming more responsible for looking after their own health. Facts4Life is one of a suite of health and wellbeing programmes and interventions being delivered in Gloucestershire schools. The programme, […]
Gloucestershire has been selected to be one of only 14 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) across the country. This means that health and social care services will be working even more closely together to support people to keep healthy and independent, develop care and services in people’s own homes and communities and ensure high quality, safe […]
More than £1.2m has been pledged by the NHS and other partners to help get 30,000 inactive people in the county doing daily exercise. Gloucestershire Moves is an exciting project which aims to create a sustained culture of physical activity through a number of motivating schemes, such as encouraging people to take up healthier ways […]
More than 21,600 pupils from at least 120 schools are now walking, jogging or running their way to better health thanks to the huge take up of the Daily Mile in Gloucestershire. A partnership between the CCG, Active Gloucestershire, the County Council and local schools, the initiative got underway in March 2017 and its success […]
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