"Today is the start of Occupational Therapy (OT) Week. During this week, we are challenged to raise the profile of the profession and the difference it makes to people’s lives across the UK. "The Royal College of Occupational Therapists put out the usual call to...
Staff at Charlton Lane Hospital’s Mulberry Ward are celebrating after being given two awards in the recent Cheltenham in Bloom competition. Mulberry Ward was judged in the “Community Category”, where they were awarded the standard of gold, and they were delighted to...
In March 2016 I was discharged from Laurel House, a recovery unit in Cheltenham. I had been there for 16 months and I left to live on my own. Prior to that, I had been admitted to Wotton Lawn Hospital 14 times in 14 years. There have been a lot of stages in my...
The loved ones of a man who ‘got his life back’ following admission to Wotton Lawn Hospital, in Gloucester, have raised more than £2,000 in his memory, to benefit the hospital and its service users. Roger Marsland, 59, was admitted in November 2016, after experiencing...
Our Severn and Wye Recovery College is offering taster sessions in September, for anyone wanting to find out more about its courses. The sessions are being held on September 11 and 18, from 1 to 3.30pm at Hesters Way Neighbourhood Project, in Cheltenham. The college...
In 1961, when John F Kennedy was visiting NASA for the first time, he asked a man what he did there. "I am helping put a man on the moon" was the now famous reply. The man was one of the janitors. Pascual heads up our Hotel Services Team at Charlton Lane Hospital, in...
The 2gether Community Physiotherapy Team has partnered with Aspire Sports and Cultural Trust to develop a health and wellbeing hub for 2gether service users. The project, called Aspire2goodHealth, officially opened its doors at GL1 leisure centre, in Gloucester, on...
Did you know there are an estimated 101,000 carers in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire combined? This week, 12-18 June is Carers' Week so we want to take the opportunity to recognise the vital role that carers play in the lives of our service users. Jo Denney,...
Have you ever thought about volunteering? This week, 1-7June, is Volunteers' Week, so we're encouraging people to look at how they can get involved. Volunteering not only makes a difference to the organisation you support, but can also deliver benefits to your...
A building in central Gloucester is to be redeveloped as the new home for many of the city’s community mental health services. ²gether NHS Foundation Trust has purchased Pullman Place, in Great Western Road. The four-storey building will provide high quality, purpose...
The Gloucester branch of a national chain of book stores has joined the fight against mental health stigma. Waterstones, in Eastgate Street, has hosted a weekly reading group of service users from ²gether NHS Foundation Trust for more than two years. The group, which...
A new base for teams who treat and support people with mental illnesses, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions has been opened in Stroud. ²gether NHS Foundation Trust’s new ‘South Locality Hub’ is at Weavers Croft, in Park Road. The Trust has worked...
A new base for the teams who treat and support people with mental illnesses, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions has opened in the Forest of Dean. ²gether NHS Foundation Trust’s new Forest ‘hub’ at Colliers Court, in Cinderford, will be home to...
²gether NHS Foundation Trust has been using Gloucestershire’s museums to provide a different environment for art psychotherapy sessions for people experiencing mental health issues. The groups have been run by Art Psychotherapists from the trust’s Complex...
Young people supporting a family member with mental ill health will be helped by a new service being launched by the charity Gloucestershire Young Carers in partnership with the ²gether NHS Foundation Trust (²gether). 40% of young carers in the county between the ages...
A project set up to help improve the health and wellbeing of families in the Forest of Dean is now offering courses provided by ²gether NHS Foundation Trust. The Lydney Cluster (TLC) project, which is based in Lydney Community Centre, is offering courses provided by...
A new Day treatment Eating Disorders service for people living with an Eating Disorder in Gloucestershire is being launched by ²gether NHS Foundation Trust. The new Adult Day Treatment Team, which opens on 28 February 2011, will provide county-wide support, individual...
