Working as a united team to serve local areas, our Integrated Community Teams (ICTs) are formed of Community Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers, and Reablement Workers. These teams also work in tandem with GPs to provide care for people...
As part of Apprenticeship Week 2021, our Apprenticeships Team has produced examples of corporate apprenticeship pathways available within our Trust. Apprenticeship Pathway Examples Administration / Management Pathway Finance Pathway ...
My name is Shanette Prince and I work in the Criminal Justice Department as a Liaison & Diversion Support Worker. I am currently on a Level 2 Adult Care apprenticeship. Due to leaving school without any formal qualifications I never thought it would be possible to...
As part of Apprenticeship Week 2021, our Apprenticeships Team has produced a variety of example clinical apprenticeship pathways to showcase just a few of the different opportunities available to apprentices within our Trust. Click on the images below to view the...
Below you will find an array of information about off-the-job training. Click on each image to open the corresponding PDF document. All the PDF documents listed below are also displayed within the attachments section for this article. Off-the-job training:...
As part of National Apprenticeships Week 2021, the Apprenticeships team have gathered together some interesting myth-busting facts about apprenticeships and what it's like to be an apprentice. Myth: Apprenticeships are only for young people Myth Buster: There...
I started my apprenticeship in 2020 with the IT department based at Edward Jenner Court! This was the first job I had that gave me real responsibilities and opportunities to succeed, grow and learn and they have really allowed me to expand my skill set among the...
February marks the beginning of LGBT History Month 2021, an annual month-long celebration of the LGBT+ community and a time that is used to raise awareness of issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people. This year’s theme for LGBT History Month is ‘Body,...
A new campaign is being launched to encourage people across Gloucestershire to ‘Be Well’ and access support for their mental health and wellbeing. Now NHS and care organisations are launching Be Well Gloucestershire - a year-long local campaign to help when stress,...
This week, we’re focusing on our Perinatal Mental health team, who provide care and treatment for women living in Gloucestershire, who are seeking pre-pregnancy advice, are pregnant, or who have been referred within nine months of the postnatal period. The team can...
The Tewkesbury Hospital Minor Injury and Illness Unit (MIIU) will be closed from 8pm on Sunday 10th January due to operational pressures and the need to direct our resources elsewhere. In addition, our MIIUs at Dilke Memorial Hospital and Vale Community Hospital...
This week, we’re focusing on our Children in Care Team, whose aim it is to promote and look after the health of children who are in care. The team achieve this by ensuring that high-quality health assessments are offered to young people in care, that adults working...
Over the Christmas and New Year period pharmacy opening hours across Gloucestershire will be different. Full details of Christmas and New Year Pharmacy open hours can be viewed here.
A survey of over 2,000 UK adults by the Mental Health Foundation found that while 42 percent of people are feeling hopeful, happy or excited about the festive season, 27 percent of adults in the South West are feeling anxious or stressed. It’s a time of year where...
This week, we're focusing on our Estates and Facilities Teams, whose responsibility it is to ensure that our buildings and locations are maintained and that any day-to-day issues are effectively managed. The ongoing work of our Estates and Facilities Teams ensures...
The Vale Minor Injury and Illness Unit, near Dursley, is now closed as it is being used as a location for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. The following Minor Injury and Illness Units (MIIUs) remain open across the county: North Cotswolds Hospital: 0300 421 8774...
GPs and community NHS teams in some areas of the county will start COVID-19 vaccination of priority groups, for example the over 80s, from mid-week (pending vaccine delivery) with other areas following very soon. Groups of GP practices are working closely together...
Health and care leaders in Gloucestershire are urging people to approach the festive period with ‘great caution’ as they warn of rising hospital admissions and a potential third COVID-19 wave in January. The last few weeks have seen a rapid rise in the number of...
The Vale Minor Injury and Illness Unit, near Dursley, will be temporarily closed from 6pm on Sunday 13 December for operational reasons. The next nearest MIIU is at Stroud Hospital. You can also ring 0300 421 8436 to speak to a Clinician who can make an appointment...
Our Team of The Week this week is our Children and Young People Service (CYPS) Immunisation Team. Operating across Gloucestershire, our CYPS Immunisation Team work to protect the health and wellbeing of Gloucestershire's children by delivering a variety of vaccination...
Tewkesbury Hospital received an early Christmas present after being announced a joint winner in the Community Hospital Association (CHA) annual Innovation and Best Practice Awards. The ward, which usually provides rehabilitation care, was recognised for the work done...
This year, more than ever, it is really important parents help protect their children against the ‘double danger’ of flu and coronavirus by ensuring they have their flu vaccination. Flu is not just a heavy cold, it can be a very unpleasant illness for children and can...
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...
Our Team of The Week this week is our Eating Disorder Service. Operating from the Brownhill Centre, Cheltenham the service covers a broad offering including the community team, child and adolescent home treatment, and the adult day programme. Below is a brief...
Celebrated each year, 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. In the UK it has been 25 years since the Disability Discrimination Act, later replaced by...
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...
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. Transgender Awareness Week is a time where transgender people and their allies draw...
I’ve had a passion for infection prevention control for many years. Previously, I worked at Nuffield Health as an Infection Prevention Coordinator. This was a fantastic role as it helped develop my base understanding of how to prevent infections. In December 2019 I...
In recognition of Armistice Day 2020, patients and staff from Mulberry Ward at Charlton Lane Hospital spent yesterday afternoon making poppies and reminiscing. Patients shared stories of parents and relatives who went to fight for our country, remembering those who...
As we head into a second national lockdown in England, with winter on its way, it's more important than ever that we're all taking the necessary time to look after our mental wellbeing. To help make this a little easier, we've put together ten top tips that may be of...
As England enters national lockdown tomorrow, the NHS in Gloucestershire has reviewed the arrangements for visiting in the county’s hospitals to ensure it is compliant with the new lockdown requirements whilst enabling those for whom visiting is especially important...
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, despite the second national lockdown which is due to start on Thursday. The NHS has...
What is Black History Month? 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. In 1987, Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, a Special...
The Trust gives notice that it will hold elections to the Council of Governors of the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Elections are to be held for the following positions: 1 PUBLIC GOVERNOR IN THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUENCY Constituency Vacancies Term...
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is offering children’s flu vaccination drive-through appointments and community clinics across the county for all primary school children (Reception to Year 6) and all Year 7 children in secondary school. A series...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
UPDATE Tewkesbury MIIU will reopen on 25 August, 10am-6pm Lydney , Stroud, Cirencester and North Cotswolds will be opening from 8am - 8pm from 1 September 2020. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Three Minor...
Help us help you get the treatment you need. The NHS in Gloucestershire is launching the Help us, help you get the treatment you need campaign in the county today. Clinicians are urging local people to seek medical help if they are worried about their health or...
This week is Dying Matters Awareness Week. The theme for this year is “Dying to be Heard”, which aims to encourage people to listen to their loved ones if they want to talk about death. The health and care system in Gloucestershire recognises that it’s hard for people...
Health leaders said today that the NHS in Gloucestershire is taking the necessary and next steps in responding to the unfolding Covid-19 situation. This includes putting in place additional measures to help delay the spread of the virus, ensure the safety of patients...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
