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...
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,...
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…)
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...
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...
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,...