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OPEN LETTER from: Health and care leaders in Gloucestershire

Help the NHS and care services to help you this festive season Dear Gloucestershire residents, We are sure you are aware by now of the unprecedented pressures facing the NHS and care services as we head into the Christmas and...
 

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UPDATE: Industrial action and NHS services

Tuesday December 20 (RCN) and Wednesday December 21 (Ambulance Service Workers) NHS leaders in Gloucestershire have today provided advice to the public ahead of two days of industrial action this week. Whilst the NHS locally is making plans to minimise...
 

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There’s No Place Like Home: campaign to help care for patients at home

Health and care organisations in Gloucestershire continue to work together in making patients and their families more aware of the benefits of recovering at home, just as soon as they are well enough to leave hospital. The 'There’s No Place...
 

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Industrial action and NHS services

In response to the planned industrial action announced by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the NHS locally is making plans to minimise disruption as far as possible and to safeguard patient care. Patients who have a planned hospital operation,...
 

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NHS funding boost improves access to diagnostic tests in Gloucestershire

A new diagnostic centre offering X-rays, MRI, CT, ultrasound, ECHO and DEXA scanning to patients across Gloucestershire is set to open in the centre of Gloucester next autumn. (more…)
 

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Health and care services prepare for a challenging winter

Health and care leaders in Gloucestershire are predicting a very challenging winter, but say their services are working more closely than ever before to plan ahead and make best use of all available resources. The public are also being urged...
 

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Warm home scheme supports vulnerable people to pay their energy bills

Some of the most vulnerable people at risk from fuel poverty in Gloucestershire will be supported to pay their energy bills this winter thanks to an innovative Warm Home Prescription scheme. Up to 150 people across the county with cold-sensitive...
 

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Working in partnership to tackle health inequalities for homeless people in Gloucestershire

Taking a holistic approach to treating homeless people attending emergency departments is helping to break the cycle of homelessness Between 400 to 600 homeless people attend Emergency Departments (ED) at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) every year. Kim Forey,...
 

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One Gloucestershire Homelessness Specialist Nurse project wins at HSJ Awards

A project that funded a Homelessness Specialist Nurse in the Emergency Departments (EDs) at Gloucestershire Hospitals has been recognised at the prestigious HSJ Patient Safety Awards. The award recognises the huge success of the project and the impact it has...
 

Update on progress being made in tackling planned care waiting times

Here we update on the latest planned care recovery news as we continue the challenging task of bringing down waiting times for the people we serve. As we’ve highlighted in previous editions of this bulletin, earlier this year, we received...