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New £15m Gloucester city centre diagnostic centre to offer 80,000 …

WebBy Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter. Gloucestershire residents who need health tests and scans will be able to get them done at a new £15m city centre diagnostic centre.

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New healthy lifestyles provider to offer more bespoke support

WebFrom 1 April 2024, a new provider, ABL Health Ltd, will run the service in Gloucestershire. ABL is an experienced, community-based, behaviour change organisation. The new £1.13 million contract will run for an initial 5 years, with the option to extend it for up to a further 4 years. ABL will offer one-to-one coaching support to help people

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Council and NHS appoints new Director of Integrated …

WebBenedict Leigh has been appointed Director of Integrated Commissioning for Gloucestershire County Council and NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board. Benedict joins from Southend City Council where he is currently Director of Commissioning responsible for adults and children’s services, and public health. He has considerable …

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New mental health service launched for young people

WebKooth is an online mental wellbeing service provided by the county council in response to Covid-19 to add to the range of mental health support available for children and young people in the county. Young people aged 11 to 18 living in Gloucestershire can now access free anonymous counselling from qualified counsellors via an online mental …

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NHS Trusts to merge — Gloucester News Centre

WebThe two NHS trusts providing community mental health, physical health and learning disability services in Gloucestershire are set to merge. Plans to join both Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust and 2gether NHS Foundation Trust were first announced in September 2017. Since then, the Trusts have been working with NHS …

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Six million vital checks carried out at local diagnostic centres

WebMore than six million tests, scans and health checks have taken place at community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across the country, helping speed up diagnoses and treatments for NHS patients.

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Rethink Mental Illness appointed to support people in …

WebGloucestershire County Council has appointed Rethink Mental Illness to run its Mental Health Support and Advice Service. Rethink Mental Illness is a leading charity provider of mental health services in England which aims to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through its network of local groups and services, …

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New Strategy for Gloucestershire NHS Trust

WebA new five-year strategy has been officially launched by the NHS Trust which provides community health services in Gloucestershire. ‘Better Care Together: With You, For You’ is the strategy to be followed by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust until 2026. Ingrid Barker, Trust Chair, said: “We began developing our …

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Community grants for mental wellbeing get the GloW ahead — …

WebTo mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Partnership is announcing the launch of GloW (Gloucestershire Wellbeing) Community Grants. Following funding from NHS England and NHS Improvement’s national Suicide Prevention Transformation Programme, the grants will invest in community based …

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New veteran's hub opens in Gloucester — Gloucester News Centre

WebSep 29, 2022. Hot on the heels of a successful launch of a Veterans’ Hub in Bristol, at the end of July, the same military charities have joined together again to introduce a hub in Gloucester. The initiative, driven by the local teams from Help for Heroes, Op Courage, the veterans’ mental health service from the NHS, and Veterans UK, the

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A&E waiting times in Gloucestershire set to improve

WebPatients will benefit from shorter A&E waiting times at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, ampoule following an investigation by Monitor. The health sector regulator agreed a number of improvements with the trust, find and will continue to support its efforts to cut patient waiting times in A&E. The trust will appoint an …

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Plans for new hospital are a shambles, say residents — Gloucester …

WebResidents in Lydney say the process for selecting where to build a new hospital in the Forest of Dean has been a shambles. Lydney and District Hospital and the Dilke Memorial Hospital are set close once a new hospital is built in Cinderford in 2023. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is currently in the process of …

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Launch of Research4Gloucestershire drives research agenda in …

WebExciting new opportunities in research in Gloucestershire are being explored thanks to the launch of a new research arm of the county’s Integrated Care System (ICS). Research4Gloucestershire (R4G) will see health and social care providers join forces with the University of Gloucestershire and Cobalt Health. Under the R4G name, they want to …

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Chief Nurse awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours

WebProfessor Steve Hams, Chief Nurse at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours for services to the NHS and nursing. As the senior leader for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals at the Trust, Steve introduced the internationally acclaimed Nursing and Midwifery …

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Approval granted for new medical practice to be built in Shifnal

WebNov 30, 2021. Work will soon begin on the construction of a new state-of-the art medical centre after the plans were given the green light. Health leaders say a larger surgery is needed in Shifnal to replace the existing practice in Shrewsbury Road, due to the rapidly expanding population of the town. Designs for the new centre, on the junction

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Cold viruses, flu and norovirus could affect more people this winter

WebHealth bosses say diseases other than coronavirus, such as the flu and norovirus, could affect more people in Gloucestershire as everyday activities continue in the autumn and winter. People are being encouraged to continue with good hygiene practices and follow other advice which has been used to prevent the spread of Covid-19 …

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Cheltenham Recovery Units Awarded ‘Excellent’ Status

WebTwo Recovery Inpatient Units in Cheltenham have been recognised for the high standards of care they provide. The Laurel House and Honeybourne Recovery Inpatient Units are run by 2gether NHS Foundation Trust and are used by adults with a serious mental illness, viagra buy predominantly psychosis. They were assessed in August by …

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Sarah Scott appointed Executive Director of Adult Social Care

WebSarah Scott has been appointed the Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Public Health by the council’s Appointments Sub Committee. This new combined post was created following the current Director of Adult Care Services, Margaret Willcox, decision to retire in Spring 2021. As part of the changes, the separate posts of Executive Director …

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Council secures funding for temporary accommodation as …

WebBy Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter. There are more than 300 new cases of homelessness in Gloucester every month as council chiefs secure £2m investment in temporary accommodation.

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