Frustration Grows as Gloucestershire Home Birth Suspensions Extended Until Autumn Tuesday, May 12, 2026 gloucestershire homebirths maternity suspension healthcare nhs community safety legalrights hospital The suspension of home birth services across Gloucestershire has been extended until the autumn, fueling ongoing frustration among expectant mothers and maternity campaigners. Initially paused in November due to staff-raised … 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
Dozens of Jobs at Risk as Gloucester Council Approves Care Home Closure Thursday, April 23, 2026 gloucester carehome closure council jobs healthcare redeployment nhs community assets 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 facility has been empty since March, with council … Read More
Former Hospital Transformed into Specialized College for Young People with Complex Needs Friday, April 10, 2026 dilke education autism disabilities college forestofdean therapeutic wellbeing community healthcare The historic Dilke Memorial Hospital in the Forest of Dean has embarked on a new chapter, having been sold to Gloucestershire Independent College to be repurposed as a specialized educational facility for young people with … 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
My Father Wanted to Die at Home — Why Didn’t the System Support That? Saturday, April 4, 2026 palliative endoflife hospice communitycare healthcare dignity funding nursing support aging My father, Dr. Michael Moore, lived in Innsworth and received care from a combination of community services and oncology specialists in Cheltenham. Like many families in Gloucestershire, we believed that when the time came, … Read More