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Community Nurse Pushes the Boat Out
We’ve heard many examples of Trust colleagues going the extra mile to make sure they get into work and support their colleagues and patients, despite the flooding across our area in recent weeks. One such colleague is Sue Peckham, a Community Nurse in Tewkesbury....
Flood update: Access to Tewkesbury Hospital
Routes into and out of Tewkesbury Hospital are affected by flooding. If you are planning on visiting the hospital, please consider whether your journey is essential and always pay attention to road closures and diversions. Don't risk driving through flood water....
Share you views on our CAMHS service
We are looking for children, young people and their families and carers to share their views on various aspects of our children and young people’s mental health services. This may include attending a focus group, sharing your views with us in person or over email, or...
Coronavirus Update
The NHS and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal. The...
What is it like to visit CAMHS?
If you’re due to have your first appointment with our Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), then you may be wondering what it will be like. Evie Day, Mental Health Nurse with CAMHS, explains what you can expect from your first visit. “Your initial...
It’s Time to Talk about Mental Health
Mental health problems affect one in four of us, yet many people feel too ashamed to talk about it. By supporting national Time to Talk Day on Thursday 6 February,we're aiming to get people across Gloucestershire and Herefordshire speaking openly about mental health....
Jessica’s Nursing Story
Jessica Blakeman is Clinical Systems Development Lead in the Clinical Systems Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care. When did you start your training? It makes me feel very old when I say 1991! Who has inspired you most in your career? Many people but a few stand...
Better Care Together – Developing Our Trust Priorities
We are delighted to be presenting our 6th Better Care Together event where we are inviting our colleagues, service users, carers, community and voluntary sector partners and stakeholders to help us to develop our priorities for the next five years. Wednesday 19th...
Wuhan Novel Coronavirus
Wuhan novel coronavirus (WN-CoV) is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. If you are concerned about Coronavirus and feel unwell, call NHS 111 for advice and stay indoors. Do not go straight to a doctor's surgery or hospital. You can...
CQC Community Mental Health Survey 2020
We will soon be carrying out the 2020 CQC community mental health survey to find out what patients think about the mental health care that we provide. This survey is part of the NHS Patient Survey Programme. Why are we doing another patient survey? The survey needs to...
Gloucestershire cervical screening project wins national award
A project in Gloucestershire aimed at improving access to cervical smear tests for women with mental health problems has been recognised with a national award. Well Woman Wednesdays, a collaborative programme between physical and mental health practitioners at Wotton...
Become a Community Mental Health Nurse
Community Mental Health services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being transformed. As one of a handful of areas to receive significant additional investment, we are about to transform the care we provide across our communities with the plan that our new local...
Have your say in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Mental Health Strategy
Following on from the successful engagement sessions in October 2019, the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are hosting two follow up engagement sessions to further discuss the Sustainability Transformation Partnership (STP)...
Alison’s Nursing Story
Alison Curson, Head of Nursing and Quality, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, reflects on her nursing career It was never my intention to become a nurse. Aged 18, I wanted to be a social worker, and I was recommended to come back when I was 21. I...
Recruitment Open Day in Stroud
Stroud General Hospital Monday 27 January, 2pm - 7pm A recruitment open day is taking place in Stroud on Monday 27 January, from 2 to 7pm. The event, which is taking place at Stroud General Hospital, is an opportunity to find out about roles available at both Stroud...
Help Develop our Future Priorities
As a recently formed Trust, we are working to develop the priorities and overall ambition that will guide us through our first five years. We want to do this in partnership with our colleagues, the people who use our services now and in the future, our partners and...
Worcestershire NHS Trust to run Herefordshire mental health and learning disability services
Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust will take over responsibility for the delivery of Herefordshire’s mental health and learning disability services from April 2020. The decision follows a strengthening of relationships and links across Herefordshire and...
Student Nurse Recruitment Event
If you're a student nurse who will qualify this year, come along to our open day on Saturday 18 January, and find out more about mental health nursing and learning disability nursing roles within Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust...
MBE for Jane Melton
A senior allied health professional from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the MBE. Professor Jane Melton is Director of Therapies with the Trust, as well as Professional Lead for Allied Health Professionals with the One...
New catch up clinics announced for school-aged flu vaccine
New catch up clinic dates have been announced for school-aged children who missed their school session date for the flu vaccine. Please contact us to book an appointment slot at one of our community catch up clinics, listed below. Our booking telephone line is 0300...
Ed’s biography documents first leg of his mental health journey
Expert by Experience, Ed Boait, has turned published author with the release of his first book – an autobiography documenting the first four years of his journey through mental illness. Schizophrenics Dream in Colour: Volume One is 37-year-old Ed’s personal account of...
National award win for innovative work around patient data
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust’s innovative work to understand the impact and value of healthcare costing on patient care has won them a prestigious national award. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) was awarded the...
Norovirus and Flu Information for Visitors
We have confirmed cases of patients with flu at Cirencester Hospital, and norovirus at the Dilke, in the Forest of Dean. If you have relatives in those hospitals, you may be asked not to visit to reduce the spread of infection. If you are planning to visit patients at...
Trust Signs Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) has affirmed its support to the armed forces community by signing the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. The Covenant is a promise by the nation, ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the armed...
16 Days of Action: Putting an end to domestic and sexual violence and abuse
Monday 25 November marks the start of 16 Days of Action - an international campaign to end domestic and sexual violence and abuse. Domestic and sexual violence and abuse can affect anyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or religion. The theme for...
Severn and Wye Recovery College Graduation 2019
Famed as being the seat of learning for Harry Potter and his fellow Hogwarts alumni, Gloucester Cathedral witnessed the graduation of a new set of students last Friday (15 November). There to receive their certificates were the 2019 Severn and Wye Recovery College...
Play your part this winter to stop the spread of Norovirus in the South West – just Think NORO
We can all play a role in stopping the spread of this unpleasant infectious bug Alcohol hand gels DON’T kill the virus – handwashing is the best way to protect yourself against norovirus Laboratory reports of norovirus in the South West for week 44 were higher than...
Melanie Triumphs at Apprenticeship Awards
Senior Community Health Care Support Worker Melanie Woodman has been crowned Healthcare Apprentice of the Year. Melanie was presented with her award at the recent Lifetime Learner Achievement Awards. She completed her apprenticeship ahead of schedule despite working...
New Reflective Space at Wotton Lawn
Patients and visitors to Wotton Lawn Hospital have a new quiet space for meditation, reflection or prayer to help their recovery during their stay. Bishop of Tewkesbury Robert Springett and Imam Hassan of Gloucester’s Masjid-e-Noor Mosque were guests at the official...
Health and Wellbeing Hub launched at GL1 leisure centre
Dozens of guests descended on GL1 leisure centre in Gloucester last Wednesday (16 October) to celebrate the official launch of the Aspire Community Health and Wellbeing Hub. The first of its kind in Gloucestershire, the Hub is the result of a three-year collaboration...
