Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

The theatres and endoscopy units at Stroud General Hospital’s Princess Anne Unit are reopening next week after some major refurbishment work.

Some endoscopy and theatre activity took place at other sites over the past six weeks to enable the renovation, which included new washers and dryers for our Endoscopy patients, some electrical work and improved airflow, new operating lights, renovation of the air handling unit and the whole unit has been redecorated with colleagues across the unit influenced the choice of colours as Theatre Endoscopy and Day Surgery Manager Sev Vincent explains in the clip.

We visited the team ahead of the official reopening on Tuesday:

06/03/2026

Our Minor Injury and Illness Units, like the one at Cirencester, are open 8am until 8pm every day, including on weekends and Bank Holidays.

We have specially trained Emergency Practitioners in all units. They treat the following:

👉sprains
👉simple fractures needing x-rays and plasters
👉simple wounds that may need suturing (stitches)
👉minor burns
👉emergency contraception
👉minor head injuries with no loss of consciousness
👉minor illness, earache, sore throat, etc.
👉skin problems such as rashes, bites, stings and infections
👉eye conditions including foreign bodies and conjunctivitis

They do not treat:
👉head injuries with loss of consciousness
👉alcohol-related problems
👉overdoses
👉complicated or serious injuries
👉major or long standing illnesses
👉new or sudden onset chest pains

If you aren't sure whether an MIIU is the right place to go, visit NHS111 online or call 111 for advice.

You can find the locations of all of our MIIUs in Cirencester, Stroud, Dursley, Cinderford, Moreton-in-Marsh and Tewkesbury on our website (link in comments below).

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

🌍Happy 2026!💙

Today we celebrate the incredible contribution of our overseas NHS colleagues.

Overseas NHS Workers Day is an opportunity to celebrate and thank the doctors, nurses, support staff, and other professions from around the world whose skills and tireless work help make the NHS what it is.

06/03/2026

If you're aged over 65, there's still time to get your flu vaccine.

You can get the free NHS Flu vaccine if you are aged 65 or over , including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2026 by booking through the NHS website.

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/book-flu-vaccination/

05/03/2026

🔘Baby Hub Update🔘

Starting from this week, Tewkesbury locality baby hubs will now be run by only one Community Nursery Nurse. There will also be a self-weigh option available with guided instructions.

The hubs will be running as normal, however please give yourself plenty of time when visiting.

Winchcombe 2nd Tuesday of the month, 10am – 11.30am, Drop-in, Winchcombe Library, GL54 5PZ.

Churchdown Tuesdays 1pm-3pm, drop-in, Innsworth Station Community Centre, GL3 1ET

Brockworth Tuesdays, 10.30am – 12pm, drop-in, Coopers Edge Community Centre, GL3 4DY.
Brockworth Wednesdays, 9am – 11am, Drop-in, Brockworth Children’s Centre, GL3 4JL.
Tewkesbury Wednesdays, 10am – 11.30am, Drop-in, Noah’s Ark Children’s Centre, next to Queen Margaret’s School, GL20 5HU.

Bishop’s Cleeve Thursdays, 12.30pm – 2pm, Drop-in, Bishop’s Cleeve Library, GL52 8NN.

For further information on baby hubs visit our website www.ghc.nhs.uk/healthVisiting
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

05/03/2026

🎬 HAPPENING TONIGHT!!

A series of 10 dementia education training films is being shown in Gloucester at a free screening event at the Arts, Health & Wellbeing Centre from 5:15pm to 6:30pm. The short films produced by PocketMedic show the lives of people with a dementia living in a care home and supported living.

Book tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/nhsgloucestershireicb4/2024170