A joint NHS community project in Gloucestershire to tackle health inequalities has been...
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Veterans Moving Forwards recovery course
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.
Community Mental Health Survey 2023
We believe providing high quality mental health care for everyone is fundamentally important....
World Breastfeeding Week: 1-7 August
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 sexual health community clinics reopen
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.
New sensory room at Evergreen House officially opened
A new sensory room has been opened at Evergreen House in Cheltenham, thanks to the generosity of a local children’s charity.
International Self-Care Day – 24 July 2023
The World Health Organisation's Self-care Month ends Monday 24 July with International Self-Care...
Community Nurses Medical Bags
Community Nurses are feeling the benefit after the Trust invested in new medical bags to organise...
Quality Mark for Preceptorship Programme
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the National Preceptorship Interim Quality Mark...
Trust Support for Veterans Achieves Gold Award
We are proud to have achieved the Gold Employer Recognition Scheme Award for our work to support...
Trust named Large Employer of the Year in the SW Apprenticeship Awards
Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) is celebrating the news that it has been named Large...
Cervical Screening Awareness Week: 19-24 June
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.
Allotment team celebrates national awards success
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.
Mental Health Awareness Training
Free training is being offered to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) partners...
Community Mental Health – Survey 2023
Our trust will soon be carrying out a survey to understand what you think about your care. This is...
CAMHS text messaging
As part of our work to reduce missed appointments and ensure that only those who need our service...
Surprise retirement celebration for CEO Paul
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.
Better Care Together Awards 2023
Our Better Care Together awards took place this afternoon (23 March) at Kingsholm Stadium, in...
CaSA – Charlton Lane’s carers support group
CaSA (Care and Support Always) is a monthly support group for carers of patients of Charlton Lane Hospital (whether current or recently discharged).
Trust celebrates 2022 Staff Survey results
Our Trust is delighted with its positive and encouraging results from the NHS Staff Survey...
High Sheriff takes in progress on new Forest Hospital
The High Sherriff of Gloucestershire and Vice Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire were the latest...
Congratulations to our 2023 Apprenticeship Awards winners!
In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (6-12 February), the Apprenticeship and Widening...
Veteran Support Boosted by Step into Health
The support we give to serving military personnel, veterans and military families is set to be...
Special hospital visitors Pringle and Widget spread a little festive cheer!
Penguins Pringle and Widget have been delighting staff and patients at two of our community...
Industrial Action – 15 December 2022
In response to the planned industrial action announced by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the...
Arts Psychotherapies
'Arts Psychotherapies' is an umbrella term for the four professions working psychologically and...
New Chief Executive for Trust
A new Chief Executive Officer has been appointed to Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation...
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training launches in England
The long-awaited rollout of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and...
Sustainability
The Trust's Sustainability Strategy has just been published, laying out our approach for the next...
Montpellier allotment redevelopment project
For years the Montpellier allotment and green space at Horton Road, Gloucester, has provided an...
Lord-Lieutenant presents Trust with Defence ERS Silver Award
Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Mr Edward Gillespie OBE DL, presents veteran and GHC's Lead...
Access scheme for aspiring clinical psychologists from under-represented backgrounds
As part of our ongoing commitment to addressing issues of diversity and inclusion within the...
Ward refurbishment work underway at Cirencester Hospital
Work to improve the patient experience as well as fire safety on the wards at Cirencester Hospital has recently started. Our Trust is upgrading the fire compartmentalisation on both Windrush and Coln Wards…
Apprenticeship Award Success for GHC
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust was named Employer of the Year for the second...
Community Mental Health Transformation in Gloucestershire
The NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 – 2023/24 set out that...
Stroud Hospital refurbishment completed
Following an extensive £2m building project Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust...
NHS rainbow badges and lanyards
NHS rainbow badges and lanyards You may have spotted some of our staff wearing NHS rainbow badges...
Trust celebrates Armed Forces Week with Defence ERS Silver Award
This week (20-26 June) we're celebrating Armed Forces Week and Armed Forces Day (Saturday 25...
Parliamentary Award for Eating Disorders Lead Sam
A clinician from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has won The Lifetime...
Wotton Lawn Hospital: A great place to work
Wotton Lawn Hospital is an 88-bed acute mental health hospital located in the heart of Gloucester....
Our Experts by Experience
Experts by Experience are people who have personal knowledge of our services, either through their...
End of Life Property Bags for Dying Matters Week
If you know your feed-dogs from your bobbin, your tacking from your frogging, then the Trust would...
Working with the Prince’s Trust to recruit new talent
Our Apprenticeship and Widening Access Team are delighted to be involved with the One...
Easter Health advice and Pharmacy Opening Times
Plan ahead for a healthy and happy Easter The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging people to keep...
Team of the Week – Wotton Lawn Hospital
Our Team of the Week is Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester! Wotton Lawn Hospital is a mental...
Air conditioning among upgrades at Cirencester Hospital
A series of upgrades have been carried out at Cirencester Hospital through 2021. Coln and Windrush...
Raising awareness of birth-related trauma
Colleagues at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and midwives from...
Better Care Together Awards Celebrate Success
Our annual Better Care Together awards took place virtually - to celebrate the dedication and...
Police and Crime Commissioner visits Hope House SARC
Hope House SARC received a virtual visit yesterday (Friday 26 November) from Gloucestershire's...
Team of the Week: Integrated Community Teams
Our *team of the week* is our Integrated Community Teams (ICTs) who bring together community...
