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New director of public health for Gloucestershire Siobhan Farmer

WEBGloucestershire County Council has appointed Siobhan Farmer as the county’s new director of public health. She was appointed by the council’s cross-party appointments sub-committee. Siobhan joined the county council as deputy director of public health seven weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic, and quickly established herself as a …

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Landmark project to transform healthcare in Gloucestershire

WEBFormer BBC technology correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones, will be the keynote speaker at the launch of a landmark project between University of Gloucestershire and the NHS, aiming to drive digital healthcare transformation and improve patient care in Gloucestershire. The university and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust …

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New £15m Community Diagnostic Centre set to open in Gloucester

WEBA 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 next autumn. The £15m Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is the first in the South West to be approved by NHS England, meaning that work on the County Council owned …

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NED team appointed to the proposed NHS Gloucestershire …

WEBFive designate independent non-executive director (NED) appointments have been made to the new Integrated Care Board, subject to the new statutory NHS body (known as NHS Gloucestershire) coming into being on 1 July 2022. They join Dame Gill Morgan, chair designate, and designate ICB chief executive Mary Hutton who were both …

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Mayor of Cheltenham set to open new health centre

WEBCheltenham's new healthcare facilities at The Wilson Health Centre will be officially opened by the Mayor of Cheltenham at a ceremony on September 29. The Wilson Health Centre is home to three of the town's GP surgeries, Berkeley Place Surgery, Prestbury Park Medical and Royal Crescent Surgery, and patients are already …

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New chair appointed to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation …

WEBThe governors of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have announced the appointment of Deborah Evans as their new Chair, to succeed Peter Lachecki, who is due to leave at the end of April after nearly 6 years’ service. Deborah is an experienced Chair with 25 years Board level involvement in health and social care. …

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Gloucester’s new £16m medical centre opens its doors

WEBGloucestershire County Council has announced that its new medical centre project in Quay Street, Gloucester opened its doors on Monday (July 12). On the site of the former Quayside House, which was built in the 1960s and had a planned 30-year lifespan, the new building is now home to two three-storey GP surgeries serving around 18,000 …

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details on timetable for Forest of Dean's new hospital

WEBWith the new Forest of Dean Community Hospital due to open in Cinderford next spring, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has shared more details for the transition. The Forest of Dean will gain a new £11m facility on the former site of Collingwood Skatepark and play area, the new point of service replacing both of the …

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Plans to be submitted for new Forest of Dean hospital

WEBThe final stages of preparation are underway for the construction of a new community hospital in Cinderford, which is due to open in summer 2023. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is preparing to submit a full planning application for the new 24-bed hospital in Steam Mills Road, which will replace the existing Dilke …

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Plans announced for new healthcare facility and sustainable …

WEBStonewood Partnerships Ltd has revealed proposals to relocate Tetbury's existing GP surgery and build new homes in partnership with Phoenix Health Group. The developer plans to deliver a modern, purpose-built healthcare facility along with 27 sustainable new homes, including affordable housing. Tetbury's existing surgery is said …

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TIC+ awarded £57,000 grant to improve mental health of boys in

WEBGloucestershire-based charity TIC+ has been awarded a £57,000 grant from Gloucestershire County Council's (GCC) 'Levelling Up Together' scheme to address the gender imbalance in accessing mental health support. Specifically targeting boys and young men, TIC+ will launch a targeted outreach programme taking mental health …

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NHS Gloucestershire appoints new chief nursing officer

WEBNHS Gloucestershire integrated care board have announced that Marie Crofts has been appointed as chief nursing officer. Marie is currently chief nurse at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and has been a nurse for 39 years. Her senior manager experience includes time at commissioning and provider organisations, including director …

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University makes £1.3 million investment in bioscience facilities

WEBA new £1.3 million biosciences facility, which will enable vital research into human diseases and illnesses, has been officially opened at the University of Gloucestershire. The cutting-edge laboratory, based at the School of Natural and Social Sciences at the University’s Francis Close Hall campus in Cheltenham, will provide …

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£5.3m medical centre set to open in Gloucester

WEBGloucester's new £5.3m healthcare facilities at Quayside House will be officially opened by Councillor Mark Hawthorne at a ceremony today (Monday, September 6). Quayside House is now home to two of the city centre's GP surgeries, Severnside Medical Practice (formally Gloucester City Health Centre) and Gloucester Health Access Centre.

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Cheltenham firm brings rapid 10 and 15 minute result Covid-19 …

WEBTwo leading female entrepreneurs have joined forces to bring two new rapid result Covid-19 tests to the UK market. The diagnostic finger-prick antibody testing kits return a result in 10 minutes and can determine if people currently have the virus, or have had it, by identifying antibodies developed against the virus. The antigen tests detect …

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New top nurse for the South West Lucy Muchina regional director …

WEBThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has appointed Lucy Muchina as regional director for the South West. Lucy is a registered nurse with extensive experience working in the South West. She has over 21 years’ experience in both acute and community health settings, including nursing homes. Lucy qualified as a registered nurse and …

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Adam Henson backs mental health campaign

WEBGloucestershire’s Adam Henson is getting behind a new mental health in farming campaign launching today (February 12). The TV presenter and owner of Cotswold Farm Park was inspired by the shock of losing a farming friend to suicide in 2018 to start campaigning and raising awareness of the mental health issues affecting the industry. …

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Gloucestershire charity appoints new CEO

WEBGloucestershire Rural Community Council (GRCC) has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer. Barbara Piranty has been chosen for the role at GRCC, an independent charity which works within Gloucestershire's communities and claims to 'inspire, enable and deliver community action'. Ms Piranty returns to the …

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Cotswold move marks global healthcare UAE firm first UK acquisition

WEBMoves are afoot in the world of employee healthcare with the acquisition of Stroud-based Business Health Ltd by the Zello Group. United Arab Emirates-based Zello, which delivers international workforce healthcare services and personalised health monitoring technology, is making its first UK move with the acquisition. Andrew Hames, …

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