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Team of the Week: Learning Disability Inpatient Services
Our Team of The Week this week is our Learning Disability Inpatient Services based at Berkley House in Stroud. The service is for individuals with a diagnosis of learning disabilities or with behaviours that can be described as challenging and/or mental health needs...
Team of the Week: Eating Disorder Service
Our Team of The Week this week is our Eating Disorder Service, operating from the Brownhill Centre, Cheltenham.
UK Disability History Month 2020
UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) is an annual event that is designed to focus on the history of disabled people’s fight for equality and human rights.
Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust Awarded In NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020
Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation has been awarded in the regional round of the NHS Parliamentary Awards, announced today. The Trust has been awarded the Care and Compassion Award, supported by LVE, for Coln ward at Cirencester Hospital, having been...
Team of the Week – Integrated Community Teams (ICTs)
This week’s Team of the Week is our Integrated Community Teams.
Transgender Awareness Week 2020
This week is Transgender Awareness Week which is designed to help raise the visibility of transgender people and highlight issues that members of the transgender community face.
Working In Infection Control And Studying At University, All Through A Pandemic
Infection Control Nurse, Amy Barnes, talks about her experiences of working in infection control and studying at university throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Armistice Day 2020: Charlton Lane Hospital Poppy Display
In recognition of Armistice Day 2020, patients and staff from Mulberry Ward at Charlton Lane Hospital spent yesterday afternoon making poppies and reminiscing.
Winter Lockdown: Looking After Your Mental Wellbeing
As we head into a second national lockdown in England, we’ve put together ten top tips that be of use when looking after your mental wellbeing over the next month.
Updated hospital visitor restrictions – Thursday 5 November
Updated hospital visitor restrictions for Gloucestershire’s NHS hospitals from Thursday 5 November 2020,
Patients encouraged to attend hospital appointments and get the treatment they need
Doctors and other healthcare professionals in Gloucestershire are urging local people to continue to attend their planned and routine appointments in hospital and other NHS settings.
Black History Month 2020
Celebrated every October in the UK for more than 30 years, Black History Month is an annual celebration and commemoration of the history, achievements, and contributions of black people in the UK.
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
Managing infection control in mental health settings throughout a pandemic
Louise Forrister details the challenges of managing infection control in mental health settings throughout a pandemic.
Children’s flu vaccination clinics 2020
Children’s flu vaccination drive-through appointments and community clinics are being held across the county.
Public consultation: A new hospital for the Forest of Dean
A Consultation inviting the public to comment on the proposals for the new community hospital in the Forest of Dean will launch on Thursday 22 October. Planning for the hospital is now at a stage where the proposals for the inpatient unit, outpatient services, urgent...
Gloucestershire Nurse Awarded MBE
A nurse from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the MBE. Sonia Pearcey, who lives in Gloucester, is the Trust’s Freedom to Speak Up Guardian and her inclusion on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020 is in part due to her work in...
Launch of Dementia Information Videos
The Gloucestershire BME Network for Dementia is pleased to announce the completion of Dementia Videos in English, Guajarati, Polish and Cantonese and would like to invite you to join us at an online launch event. The project funded by Gloucestershire Health and Care...
Minor Injury and Illness Units (MIIUs) Opening Times Update
Following discussions with Gloucestershire County Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee our Trust is working to increase the opening times of its Minor Injuries and Illness Units, which had been reduced as part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Managing Memory Together – Online Information Sessions
Our online information sessions are a great way of connecting with others who care for someone with dementia in a safe and relaxed environment. Unfortunately due to Covid 19 we have had to cancel our face to face dementia sessions so for the time being we are going...
Annual General Meeting
Our Trust Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being held in September and we'd love you to join us! It's been a momentous year for our organisation. We merged in October 2019 and by January 2020 we were playing our part in responding to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic....
Temporary MIIU Closures – Update
Three Minor Injury and Illness Units (MIIUs) temporarily closed in March will remain closed for a further three months.
The closures of the MIIUs at The Vale, Dilke and Tewkesbury Hospitals were first announced in response to the Coronavirus outbreak.
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 absent from school at the time of their immunisations. We will be running drive-through appointments at Edward Jenner Court in...
NHS Trusts ease some restrictions on hospital visiting
The NHS in Gloucestershire is easing some of the restrictions around visiting hospitals as part of the next phase of COVID-19 planning. The restrictions, which were implemented in March to limit the spread of the virus and protect patients, staff and visitors, stopped...
Get involved – join our Council of Governors
Nominations are now open to join our Council of Governors. We are looking for seven new public Governors to join our Trust. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust provides joined up community physical health, mental health and learning disability...
Domestic Abuse and Covid-19 Isolation
An article by Carol Innes, Specialist Safeguarding Nurse – Domestic Abuse, and Penny Humble, Counsellor, Working Well The need to isolate ourselves within our own households can be challenging for many of us and for many different reasons. For those in a domestic...
Lockdown Experiences – Learning Disabilities Week
Dawn and Maisie Dawn and Maisie first met each other in 2009 when they both worked on a Learning Disability Partnership Board. They have known each other for 11 years and have been friends since they stopped working together. Maisie and Dawn speak on the phone...
A GPs Perspective on Lockdown
‘New ways of working’ is a phrase that has been bandied about in General Practice for a few years. We felt the need to do things differently because we have been stretched, at times to breaking point. Then the tragedy of Covid19 and lockdown came along. Suddenly we...
Caring Through Covid-19 Workshops
Following on from our Caring through Covid-19 surveys, we are now holding virtual workshops to listen further to your experiences of using our services during Covid-19. Your experiences and views are very important to us and will help us plan for the future. Workshop...
Nominations open soon for next Governor elections
As a Trust, we are passionate about redressing inequalities and coproducing what we do with the people we serve. Governors play an important role in our Trust as members of the Council of Governors. They seek and reflect the views of the Trust’s members, promote and...
