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World Suicide Prevention Day -10 September 2021
We're raising awareness of suicide and suicide prevention as part of World Suicide Prevention Day 2021. World Suicide Prevention Day is held on 10 September each year by the International Association for Suicide Prevention. Each year has a different theme and focus,...
New Chief Operating Officer for Trust
Following a comprehensive national recruitment process, supported by NHS Executive Search, we are delighted to confirm that David Noyes has accepted our offer of the Chief Operating Officer post. David is currently the Chief Operating Officer (Southampton and County...
Join us at our AGM
Our Annual General Meeting is being held on Wednesday 22 September, from 5 until 6pm. Please join us via Microsoft Teams to hear the latest Trust updates, including our response to the ongoing Covid pandemic and our financial position, as well as ask questions of our...
Team of the Week – Covid Response Team
Our Team of the Week is the Covid Response Team which provides a service for members of the public who need testing ahead of planned procedures and for staff in order to help get them back to work as soon as possible to keep our services running. Over the past year...
Notice of Election – Council of Governors
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust gives notice that it will hold elections to the Council of Governors
Op COURAGE: Providing mental health support for our veterans
The first call for help takes courage. If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health or wellbeing, expert help is available from Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. If you’re due to leave the Armed Forces, just left the...
Team of the week: Post-COVID Syndrome Assessment Service
Our Team of the week is our incredible Post-COVID Syndrome Assessment Service – they are a new community-based service and they provide expert advice, guidance and support to people who experience ongoing COVID-19 symptoms that stay with them for more than 12 weeks....
Major Refurbishment at Stroud General Hospital
Stroud General Hospital is to undergo a £2m refurbishment aimed at bringing the oldest parts of the Victorian building up to the standards required for 21st century healthcare. Jubilee Ward and the Minor Injuries and Illness Unit (MIIU) – which are both located in...
‘Life is good’ as a Volunteer Patient Representative
Kevin Mackenzie has recently been recruited into a volunteer position as a patient representative at Montpellier Low Secure Unit at Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester. In this first-person piece he writes about his route to becoming a volunteer and how he's finding...
Immunisation ‘Catch-up’ Clinics
Our immunisation team is offering ‘catch-up’ clinics for children who missed their school-based vaccinations due to lockdown, or were simply absent from school at the time of their immunisations. We will be running clinics at community venues across Gloucestershire to...
Team of the Week: Let’s Talk (IAPT)
Our Team of the Week is the Let's Talk team, also known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT). A fantastic team, they provide support for mental health conditions such as: Depression Emotional wellbeing with a baby Anxiety Panic disorder Post traumatic...
Endoscopy teams in Stroud and Cirencester celebrate accreditation
Cirencester and Stroud endoscopy units are celebrating after their fifth year of prestigious national accreditation. Both have received the seal of approval from the Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) following a comprehensive written audit,...
Coln Ward Officially Named South West Award Winners
Coln Ward, from Cirencester Hospital, was officially named the South West winners in the NHS Parliamentary Awards Care and Compassion category, in an event held in London. The team was represented at the ceremony by Sister Merri Hall, with her Gloucestershire Health...
Team of the Week: Recovery Team
Our Team of the Week is our amazing Recovery Team They provide a comprehensive community rehabilitation and recovery service for people aged 18-65 with severe and enduring mental illness, who have complex needs. They help service users to function as well as possible...
New Non-Executive Director for Trust
A new Non-Executive Director has been appointed to the Board of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. Clive Chadhani, from Worcester, has a 26-year background in global finance and is currently Finance Director of a manufacturing company based in...
Tewkesbury Hospital receives award for Covid response
A brilliant collective response at Tewksbury Hospital to the Covid pandemic has been formally recognised by the Community Hospital Association (CHA). Work to support both colleagues and families through the repurposing of Abbey View Ward won the CHA’s Innovation and...
Trust Board approves plan for new Community Hospital in Forest of Dean
Plans for a new Community Hospital in the Forest of Dean took a major step forward last Thursday (July 15) when the Trust board approved the full business case for the project. The business case is now being shared with system partners for their consideration and...
Team of the Week: Health Visiting
Our team of the week is our Health Visiting Service - they support families with young children, working within local communities, utilising their extensive knowledge of local areas and their respective services. Health visitors are registered nurses or midwives; they...
Team of the Week: Facilities Team
Our Team of the Week is our incredible Facilities Team – they’ve worked tirelessly for us over the past year to support our colleagues and services during the pandemic. We have over 200 staff working in our Facilities Team across 48 sites in Gloucestershire. The team...
Progress on New Community Hospital in Forest of Dean
The final stages of preparation are underway for the construction of a new community hospital in Cinderford which is due to open in summer 2023. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is preparing to submit a full planning application for the new 24-bed...
Team of the Week: Mental Health Intermediate Care Team (MHICT)
This week our Team of the Week is Reablement and Home First. The reablement teams are part of the Integrated Community Teams (ICTs) working alongside community nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Whilst managed by GHC and working seamlessly within...
Deputy Lieutenant presents Trust with Veteran Aware accreditation
Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) NHS Foundation Trust was officially awarded its Veteran Aware accreditation yesterday (23 June) during a visit from one of the county's Deputy Lieutenants. Colonel Andy Hodson was "delighted" to present the accreditation on behalf...
We’re celebrating 10 years of our ESD team
The Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) was set up 10 years ago in 2011 to enable people with mild to moderate strokes to leave hospital more quickly and to receive specialist stroke therapy at home for up to 6 weeks. At first the service was focused on the...
Team of the Week: Children & Young People’s Services
This week, our team of the week is our Children & Young People’s Services who offer specialist emotional wellbeing and mental health service for all children and young people who are registered with a GP in Gloucestershire. 1 in 10 children and young people aged...
Trust awarded Veteran Aware status
We are delighted to announce that Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS FT has been named a Veteran Aware Trust, in recognition of its commitment to driving improvements in NHS care for veterans, reservists, members of the armed forces and their families. Veteran Aware...
Tier 1 Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training now open!
Booking for Tier 1 of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism Trial is now open. This training is named after 18-year-old Oliver McGowan, whose tragic death in 2016 highlighted the need for health and social care staff to have better...
Tiers 1 and 2 of Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Trial now open
Booking for Tiers 1 and 2 of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism Trial is now open. This training is named after 18-year-old Oliver McGowan, whose tragic death in 2016 highlighted the need for health and social care staff to have...
NHS Trusts in Gloucestershire to further ease hospital visiting restrictions
Hospitals in Gloucestershire are easing visiting restrictions further from Monday (17 May). The new arrangements still mean that one visitor will be allowed per patient; however, visits can increase to up to two hours, rather than one hour as previously. Visiting...
Team of the Week – Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team
Our team of the week is our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team which offers advice and support for those aged 11 and upwards who need an increased level of care, due to mental health or due to emotional and psychological distress. More information about the...
New Mural for Tranquil Family Room in Cirencester
Families and loved ones of patients who are in their last days of life have access to an en-suite room within Cirencester Hospital. The room provides facilities such as a bed, shower, TV, drinks and a quiet space off the ward so that a family or loved one can take a...
