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A new policy sees people treated in NHS hospital corridors as admissions outstrip beds.

The work of nurses and midwives “must never go unrecognised”, members of the profession were told this week at the annual Florence Nightingale commemoration service.

As temperatures have reached record levels, the chief nursing officer for England has been called into action twice in recent days to dish out some common-sense instructions.

Officials say they are doubling up patients in single occupancy rooms to manage hot weather risks.

A widower and his autistic adult son who lived in a home that had urine and faecal stained carpets, have been saved from years of “self neglect”…

Vaccination teams across Gloucestershire have been widely praised as yet another major Covid-19 vaccination milestone is surpassed in the county, with 500,000 doses given. Over 150,000 second doses have also been given in Gloucestershire, which NHS leaders have described as a remarkable effort. If they have not already been in contact, local GP services will be in touch as soon as supplies allow offering first dose appointment slots locally to people between the ages of 40 and 49 at one o...

Gloucestershire’s GP leaders are continuing to urge residents who have had their first Covid-19 vaccination to attend their second dose appointments as planned. The large majority of people aged 50 years or over and people with underlying health conditions have had their first doses. Clinical Chair of NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Dr Andy Seymour, said: “A single dose of the vaccine provides a good level of protection from Covid-19, but the second dose is essential...

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Inspectors have praised a hospital trust in South West England for the way it is using nursing staff as personal protective equipment (PPE) safety officers. The role was introduced at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by the organisations chief nurse in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. “We heard how these staff led changes and identified where they could improve communication by simplifying language" CQC report There is now a 40-strong ...

Vaccination teams across Gloucestershire have been widely praised after a major COVID-19 vaccination milestone was reached in the county. Local…

Over 100,000 people in the top priority groups have now received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Gloucestershire. GP surgery teams, hospital vaccination teams and community volunteers have been praised for their efforts after this major COVID-19 vaccination milestone was reached in the county. An NHS spokeswoman said: "The NHS is confident that, pending vaccine supply, it is on track to meet the target of vaccinating the first four priority groups by the middle of this month." C...