It’s National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February). The theme for #NAW2024 is Skills for Life, which reflects on how apprenticeships can help individuals develop the skills and knowledge they need for a rewarding career, and how employers can develop a talented workforce equipped with future-ready skills.
With the number of reported measles cases in young people in the UK on the rise, the School Age Immunisation Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is urging parents and guardians of children in Years 8 to 11 (aged 12 to 16) to check their MMR status and make sure they are fully vaccinated against the disease.
Last week, Charlton Lane Hospital in Cheltenham received a special visit from residents of The Good Day Farm in Chipping Campden – a mobile farm which brings its animals to the community.
The NHS is rolling out an expanded mental health support service for Armed Forces veterans, as a...
Congratulations to Ward Sister Lucinda (Lou) Williams on scooping the ‘Seeing Me Award’ at this year’s South West Integrated Personalised Care Awards. Lou, who specialises in dementia care, was celebrating with her colleagues on Abbey View Ward at Tewkesbury Community Hospital this morning, after picking up the award at last night’s glittering ceremony at Darlington Hall in Totnes, Devon.
Charlton Lane Hospital in Cheltenham recently enjoyed a flying visit from Gerald, Henry and Wally...
We are working with NHS England to implement the first ever anti-racism framework for mental health Trusts and service providers. The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) will ensure that we are responsible for co-producing and implementing concrete actions to reduce racial inequality within our services, with a view to becoming an actively anti-racist organisation.
Recruitment is underway to find a new Chair for Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation...
Our Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing College (formerly the Recovery College and Glos Self...
The Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine helps to prevent HPV-related cancers from developing in boys and girls. While most types of HPV are harmless, some high-risk types can lead to the development of cancers, including cervical cancer, cancers of the head and neck (mouth and throat) and cancers of the anus and genital areas.
Today marks the start of Sexual Health Week. Being safe means feeling empowered to access contraception, testing and treatment. It means understanding consent, healthy relationships and pleasure. It also means providing relationships and sex education (RSE) that gives young people the tools to navigate the world safely – both online and offline – and delivering safe, accessible sexual health services, wherever people need them. That’s why for #SHW23 we’re #PlayingItSafe!
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.
The autumn programme of recovery course Veterans Moving Forwards starts next month. The course has been co-produced with veterans and is offered by Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College.
World Breastfeeding Week officially kicks off tomorrow, each year celebrated around the world from 1-7 August. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Health Visiting team offers a range of support, including advice on positioning, attachment, hand expressing and assisting you and your family to continue to breastfeed for as long as planned. If problems occur, your health visitor can refer you to our Specialist Breast Feeding team.
Hope House is pleased to announce its face-to-face community clinics are up and running again. Due to Covid-19 our clinics at Coleford Health Centre, Stroud, Cirencester and Tewkesbury community hospitals, Hartpury University, Hartpury College and the Royal Agricultural College, have been restricted to telephone and video consultations only.
A new sensory room has been opened at Evergreen House in Cheltenham, thanks to the generosity of a local children’s charity.
The World Health Organisation's Self-care Month ends Monday 24 July with International Self-Care...
Community Nurses are feeling the benefit after the Trust invested in new medical bags to organise...
Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) is celebrating the news that it has been named Large...
This week (19-24) June is Cervical Screening Awareness Week – a campaign launched in 2021 to encourage those eligible for screening to respond to their cervical screening invitation letters and book an appointment at their GP practice or sexual health clinic if they missed their last one.
The Montpellier Allotment Project Team celebrated success at the national Design in Mental Health Community Awards when they received a ‘Highly Commended’ in the Outside Space of the Year category.
As part of our work to reduce missed appointments and ensure that only those who need our service...
Colleagues past and present gathered at Churchdown Community Centre yesterday (Thursday 30 March) to throw a surprise farewell celebration for our Trust’s CEO Paul Roberts, who is set to retire in April.
CaSA (Care and Support Always) is a new monthly support group for carers of patients of Charlton Lane Hospital (whether current or recently discharged).
Members of the Montpellier Allotment Project Working Party embarked on an...
The High Sherriff of Gloucestershire and Vice Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire were the latest...
A new Associate Non-Executive Director has been appointed to the Trust’s Board. Vicci...
In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 February), the Apprenticeship and Widening...
Our Carers’ Charter was developed with, and for, carers as a joint statement of how we will work...
Penguins Pringle and Widget have been delighting staff and patients at two of our community...
'Arts Psychotherapies' is an umbrella term for the four professions working psychologically and...
The long-awaited rollout of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and...
The Trust's Sustainability Strategy has just been published, laying out our approach for the next...
For years the Montpellier allotment and green space at Horton Road, Gloucester, has provided an...
Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Mr Edward Gillespie OBE DL, presents veteran and GHC's Lead...
As part of our ongoing commitment to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion within the...
The NHS Trust providing community physical, mental health and learning disability services for...
NHS rainbow badges and lanyards You may have spotted some of our staff wearing NHS rainbow badges...
A pledge has been signed by Gloucestershire leaders, promising that anti-social behaviour will be taken seriously, made easier to report and tackled in partnership.
A new Non-Executive Director called Nicola de Longh has been appointed to the Board of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
A ground breaking ceremony has been held to mark the official start of building a new community hospital in the Forest of Dean.
During 2021, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust formed one of four national...
Our healthcare support colleagues are a critical part of our workforce. Put simply, we could not...
This week (20-26 June) we're celebrating Armed Forces Week and Armed Forces Day (Saturday 25...
Paul Roberts has taken the decision to retire as our Chief Executive at the end of March 2023. He...
A clinician from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has won The Lifetime...
Experts by Experience are people who have personal knowledge of our services, either through their...
Our Apprenticeship and Widening Access Team are delighted to be involved with the One...
Our Community Diabetes Service is celebrating the news that its patient education programme has...
Our Team of the Week is Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester! Wotton Lawn Hospital is a mental...
