Dr Laura Hole, Paediatric Consultant, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, talks about the RSV virus and how pregnant women can pass protection to their babies in the early weeks and months of life by getting the new vaccine from their...
The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging those eligible for COVID and flu vaccinations this year to take up the offer to protect themselves and others this winter. This year, based on the latest scientific evidence, the Joint Committee on Vaccination...
Dr Hein Le Roux, local GP at Churchdown surgery and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, NHS Gloucestershire, talks about the RSV virus, how it can affect older people and why the NHS is offering people a new vaccine against RSV when...
Richard Lee, Lead Pharmacist with Gloucester’s Inner City Primary Care Network (PCN) explains why he is hopeful a project that targets people with high blood pressure to reduce their risk of heart attacks and stroke could be used as a...
When Advanced Nurse Practitioner Sarah Gallagher realised vulnerable and homeless people within her local area weren’t always able to access timely healthcare services, she developed a trailblazing project which centred on a new way of reaching out to people with...
Professor Tony Avery OBE, National Clinical Director for Prescribing at NHS England, visited Gloucestershire, as part of a new action plan to further tackle the overuse of potentially-addictive medicines. Gloucestershire's 'Living Well With Pain' programme was cited as good practice...
Older people in the county can find advice and support at one of Age UK Gloucestershire’s weekly drop-in sessions. The friendly team can help with cost of living concerns, making a home more accessible, finding a social group to join,...