Our Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing College team has released details of their summer courses...
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Celebrating Tewkesbury CATU Anniversary
Our Community Assessment and Treatment Unit (CATU) held a Tea Party on Monday (11 March) to mark...
It’s Nutrition and Hydration Week!
This week (11-17 March) is Nutrition and Hydration Week – an annual event with a shared, global objective to reinforce, focus, energise and create activity and engagement to promote nutrition and hydration as a fundamental element to maintaining health and wellbeing within health and social care.
Immunisation service to continue delivery of national programme
Our School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) is delighted to be continuing delivery of the national school-based immunisation programme in Gloucestershire.
Campaign launched to drive up childhood vaccinations
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today launched a campaign across England to remind parents and carers of the importance of making sure their children are vaccinated against serious diseases – some of which, such as measles and whooping cough, are re-emerging in the UK.
Community blood pressure and health checks
Our Community Outreach Vaccination and Health team, together our One Gloucestershire health...
National HIV Testing Week 2024
It’s National HIV Testing Week (5-11 February). Every year this annual campaign, run by HIV Prevention England, aims to raise awareness about the importance of regular testing, to help reduce the number of people living with undiagnosed HIV and those diagnosed late. The number of people diagnosed with HIV is falling, but there is still work to do.
It’s not too late to get your Covid booster!
If you’re living in Gloucestershire and haven’t yet taken up the opportunity of a Covid booster, our Outreach Vaccination and Health team and local pharmacies are offering drop-in vaccination clinics to those who are eligible.
Blood pressure: Know your Numbers
The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging people aged 40 and over to get 2024 off to a healthy start by dropping in at a community location for a blood pressure check.
NHS expands mental health support for veterans
The NHS is rolling out an expanded mental health support service for Armed Forces veterans, as a...
World AIDS Day – 1st December
Friday 1 December is #WorldAIDSDay – a global campaign by the National AIDS Trust, which has been recognised on 1st December every year since 1988. Its aim is to support those living with HIV, remember those who have lost their lives to AIDS-related illness, secure the rights of people living with the condition and continue the fight to end the stigma surrounding HIV.
Children’s flu – it’s not too late to vaccinate!
With Flu season now well underway, our School Aged Immunisation Team would like to take this opportunity to remind parents of the importance of protecting their children against the virus by ensuring they have their flu vaccination.
Trust presented with Defence ERS Gold Award
Representatives from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust were extremely proud and honoured this morning to receive the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award from the Wessex Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (WRFCA), in recognition of its commitment and support for defence personnel.
Survey: Reducing inequalities in Sexual Health (RiiSH 2023)
Surveillance data concerning sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has shown large increases in bacterial STI diagnoses among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) attending sexual health services (SHS) in England between 2021 and 2022.
World Diabetes Day: Know Your Risk!
Today is #WorldDiabetesDay. Around 200,000 people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year, and you don’t need to be one of them.
Finding out your risk of type 2 diabetes only takes a few minutes – it could be the most important thing you do today. Find out your risk here: https://riskscore.diabetes.org.uk/start
Our Community Diabetes Team supports people with type 2 diabetes in managing their condition to the best of their ability. People may be referred to the service for a variety of reasons.
Occupational Therapy Week 2023
This year’s Occupational Therapy Week starts today (Monday 6 November) and finishes on Sunday 12 November. As a profession, Occupational Therapists are on the frontline of health equity and are uniquely placed to understand and tackle the challenges people face. OTs see health inequalities every day, supporting and helping those most in need.
Introducing the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF)
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.
Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing College courses – 2023
Our Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing College (formerly the Recovery College and Glos Self...
Falls Awareness Week 2023
Join our Falls Education Services at events across the county, starting on Monday 18 September,...
Sexual Health Week: 11-17 September
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!
Parents urged to protect their children against flu
As we enter the 2023-2024 flu season, the Immunisation Team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS...
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.
School-based vaccination catch-up clinics
Our immunisation team is offering ‘catch-up’ clinics for children who have missed their...
International Self-Care Day – 24 July 2023
The World Health Organisation's Self-care Month ends Monday 24 July with International Self-Care...
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.
South West Apprenticeship Awards – we’ve made the finals!
We’re delighted to learn that Gloucestershire Health and Care is a finalist in this year’s South West Apprenticeship Awards
Heart Failure Awareness Week 2023
Heart Failure Awareness Week, held every year in May, is an opportunity for us to shine a light on heart failure and to raise awareness about our fantastic Heart Failure Service at GHC. Led by the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH), the campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of recognising heart failure symptoms early, getting an accurate diagnosis and receiving optimal treatment.
CaSA – Charlton Lane’s new carers support group
CaSA (Care and Support Always) is a new monthly support group for carers of patients of Charlton Lane Hospital (whether current or recently discharged).
Allotment team offer battery hens a new home – and lease on life!
Members of the Montpellier Allotment Project Working Party embarked on an...
King Street move for Physio and Podiatry
Stroud’s Podiatry and Adult Physiotherapy services have moved into the new £6.5m medical centre...
Teens could be missing out on potentially life-saving vaccinations
Parents and carers of Year 8 and 9 secondary school-aged children are being urged to take...
BBC Points West broadcasts live from Cirencester Hospital
With so much in the news about the pressures on acute hospitals, ambulance crews and GP surgeries,...
New young people’s participation groups
We're inviting young people across the county to work with us to improve our services. We're...
Arts Psychotherapies
'Arts Psychotherapies' is an umbrella term for the four professions working psychologically and...
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training launches in England
The long-awaited rollout of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and...
World Occupational Therapy Day
World OT Day was first launched on 27 October 2010 by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT). Since then it has become an important date in the occupational therapy calendar to promote and celebrate the profession internationally.
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...
First and second COVID vaccines for children aged 5-17
It isn’t too late for children aged five to 17 to access a COVID vaccination if they haven’t...
Monkeypox: Halting the spread
Since the first case of monkeypox was reported in the UK earlier this year, we have seen an...
14th Big Health and Wellbeing Day
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, in conjunction with local partner...
Join Gloucestershire’s NHS Cadets
Young people are being encouraged to become NHS Cadets and gain valuable experience of...
Community diabetes service receives ‘gold standard’ seal of approval
Our Community Diabetes Service is celebrating the news that its patient education programme has...
NHS campaign to support survivors of sexual assault & abuse
The NHS has today launched a new campaign to raise awareness of sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) – specialist NHS services that offer specialist practical, medical and emotional support 24/7 to anyone who has been raped, sexually assaulted or abused.
Christmas home safety tips
Our Gloucestershire Home Safety Check Scheme team is getting into the festive spirit and sharing...
Psychological Professions Week, 15 – 19 November 2021
This week (November 15 – 19) we are celebrating and showcasing our amazing psychological...
Legs Matter Week 2021
Legs Matter Week – an annual celebration which aims to highlight best practice in leg care and early detection, as well as promote the ‘well leg’.
AHPs Day 2021
Celebrating our Allied Health Professionals October 14th marks national AHPs Day - a day to...
World Suicide Prevention Day – 10 September 2021
We're raising awareness of suicide and suicide prevention as part of World Suicide Prevention Day...
Team of the Week – Covid Response Team
Our Team of the Week is the Covid Response Team which provides a service for members of the public...
Tewkesbury Hospital receives award for Covid response
A brilliant collective response at Tewksbury Hospital to the Covid pandemic has been formally...