One Gloucestershire Health and Care People’s Panel
We are currently recruiting a group of 1,000 local residents to join a People’s Panel. (more…)Programme Director appointed to new Arts, Health, and Wellbeing centre
University of Gloucestershire’s School of Health and Social Care has appointed a Programme Director and Strategic Lead for its new Arts, Health, and Wellbeing Centre. (more…)NHS Gloucestershire to take on responsibility for pharmacy, optometry and dental services
From 1 April 2023, NHS Gloucestershire has taken on responsibility for commissioning (planning and buying) community pharmacy, optometry (eye) and dental services. These services have previously been managed by NHS England South West. However, managing these services locally from April...
Community Mental Health Transformation
The programme to transform community mental health services for adults in Gloucestershire is well underway, with some significant progress being made already. (more…)Multi-million-pound investment in Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals
Over the last year, we have shared news of how patients are benefiting from a £100m cash injection to develop our vision for two centres of excellence at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (more…)
New Community Diagnostic Centre set to improve access to diagnostic tests
A new diagnostic centre offering X-rays, MRI, CT, ultrasound, ECHO and DEXA scanning to patients across Gloucestershire is set to open in the centre of Gloucester later this year. (more…)Progress being made in tackling planned care waiting times
As we’ve highlighted in previous editions of this bulletin, Gloucestershire health and care partners are working hard on the challenging task of bringing down waiting times for the people we serve. (more…)Memorandum of Understanding with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector
We have good, long-standing relationships between statutory and VCSE sectors in Gloucestershire, which is essential to delivering our shared ambition for ‘Gloucestershire to be a better and healthier place to live and work.’ Our new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) commits...