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Falls Prevention Awareness Week: September 18-22

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to empowering all older adults in Gloucestershire to reduce their risk of falls, which are one of the greatest causes of serious injuries and death among people over age 65. On September 18-22, GHC is partnering with the National Council on Aging (NCOA) to mark Falls Prevention Awareness Week.

As part of this national outreach campaign, our Falls Assessment and Education Service will be holding the following awareness and information events to help people stay strong, steady and active:

  • Monday 18 September: Dursley Sainsbury’s
  • Tuesday 19 September: Cirencester Marketplace
  • Wednesday 20 September: Gloucester Kings Walk
  • Thursday 21 September: Cheltenham Regent Arcade
  • Friday 22 September: Coleford Clock Tower
  • Tuesday 26 September: Tewkesbury Dobbies
  • Wednesday 27 September: Gloucester Eastgate Shopping Centre

To find out more about the Falls Assessment and Education Service, click here>

BMA Resident Doctors’ Industrial action, 14-19 November

BMA Resident Doctors’ Industrial action, 14-19 November

In response to planned industrial action by the British Medical Association (BMA), taking place from Friday 14 November (7am) to Wednesday 19 November (7am), we are making plans to minimise disruption as much as possible and to preserve patient care. Throughout this...

Colleagues lay wreath as part of Poppies to Paddington initiative

Colleagues lay wreath as part of Poppies to Paddington initiative

To mark Remembrance Day (11 November), Great Western Railway organised its annual Poppies to Paddington initiative, which transports wreaths from towns and cities across its network to be laid at the war memorial on Platform 1 at Paddington Station, London.

MSK Community Hub – Freedom Leisure, Cinderford

MSK Community Hub – Freedom Leisure, Cinderford

If you are looking to improve your general health and wellbeing, or seeking advice and support about managing a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition, you are invited to come along to our MSK Community Hub at Freedom Leisure, Cinderford, on Monday 10 November (9.30am-3.30pm).

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