Gloucestershire Maternity Failures Revealed in Harrowing National Report as NHS Trust Issues Apology Tuesday, July 7, 2026 gloucestershire maternity nhs investigation discrimination staffing neonatal care induction healthcare Mothers in Gloucestershire have voiced feelings of dismissal and discrimination stemming from maternity care failings during pregnancy and childbirth. A profoundly troubling national investigation, published recently, exposes … Read More
Cheltenham Hospital Trust Fined £300,000 After Patient Dies from Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Infection Tuesday, June 16, 2026 cheltenham hospital infection care trust gloucestershire pseudomonas pcrq patientsafety healthcare A serious failure in patient care at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been condemned as “unacceptable” after Dr. Christopher Elliot, a cancer patient, died from a bacterial infection contracted … Read More
Security for Empty Gloucester Care Facility Could Cost £520,000 a Year Friday, May 15, 2026 gloucester care security council reablement nhs facility costs health socialcare Concerns have emerged regarding the significant expense of securing the recently closed Great Western Court care facility in Gloucester, which could reach £520,000 annually while the building remains empty. Gloucestershire … Read More
Dozens of Jobs at Risk as Gloucestershire Council Approves Closure of Great Western Court Care Home Thursday, April 23, 2026 closure carehome gloucestershire council jobs healthcare nhs redundancy assets care Gloucestershire County Council has approved plans to close Great Western Court, a care home on Millbrook Street in Gloucester, putting over 40 council jobs at risk. The decision comes as the care home, which has been vacant … Read More
My Father Wanted to Die at Home. Why Couldn't the System Make That Happen? Saturday, April 4, 2026 palliative care community endoflife palliativecare hospice healthcare funding dignity system My father, Dr. Michael Moore, lived in Innsworth and received care through a mix of community services and oncology care in Cheltenham. Like many families in Gloucestershire, we believed he would have the support to die at … Read More
Care Home Worker’s Medication Error Leads to Resident’s Death but Avoids Prison Monday, January 19, 2026 care medication neglect morphine error court gloucester death carehome law Jane Barnard, 67, a care home worker in Gloucester, has been spared jail after accidentally administering the wrong medication to a resident, Derek Davies, 75, who later died. Barnard admitted to wilful neglect but was found … Read More