What is RSV, and why are we vaccinating people against it when they reach age 75?
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...
A Tailored Approach to Managing High Blood Pressure Strikes at the Heart of Disadvantaged Communities
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...
Taking a Fresh Approach to Improving Health Outcomes for Vulnerable People in Cheltenham
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...
“When I came in to nursing my goal was to make people better by changing things from the bottom up”
Sarah Rogers, Population Health Management (PHM) Nurse Champion within the Cheltenham locality explains what her role involves and why she is so passionate about helping communities to identify what changes can be made to improve their health and wellbeing. What...
The Population Health Management approach in ICSs pays homage to work of Florence Nightingale
By Gloucestershire GP, Dr Hein Le Roux. AS we reach this key milestone of July 1st it got me thinking about Florence Nightingale’s work during the Crimean War and how her intelligence helped those most in need. Integrated Care Systems...
An improvement in health equality is a ‘must do’ for One Gloucestershire
Jo Underwood, a Transformation Programme Director from One Gloucestershire, discusses the integrated care system’s (ICS) work to improve health equality across the county. (more…)