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From the NHS Gloucestershire website. As the 2026/27 flu season begins, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust’s School Age Immunisation Team is encouraging parents and carers to protect their children by ensuring they receive their free flu vaccination. Latest UK Health Security Agency surveillance data shows that only 55.5% of primary school children received a flu vaccine last winter, despite around 4.5 million children being eligible. Flu is more than a heav

This from NHS Gloucestershire. World Heart Day takes place on Tuesday 29 September, providing an opportunity to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and the importance of looking after our heart health. This year’s theme, ‘Don’t Miss a Beat’, encourages us to see the signs, protect our hearts and demand action. Signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) can sometimes go unnoticed or unrecognised. CVD can affect anyone, regardless of age, fitness or lifestyle, so

The NHS in Gloucestershire is supporting Know Your Numbers Week,

Job Overview Support Worker (challenging) Grade 1 £14 per hour / Grade 2 £14.75. Hours 8am to 8pm (24, 36 and 42 hour contracts available, with the option of overtime). The Black & White Group are a leading care provider who specialise in the support of individuals with learning difficulties/challenging behaviour.We currently have 4 full-time positions available for staff with experience of PBM/PBS/PMVA Challenging behaviour – 2 x Grade 1 (support worker) and 2 x Grade 2 (lea

From the Gloucester County Council website. Gloucestershire County Council is encouraging residents to have their say in a major national conversation about the future of adult social care. The Big Conversation on Care, launched by the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, is inviting people from all walks of life to share their views on how care and support should work in the future. The conversation will help inform recommendations to government on the future of adu

Job Summary Female Domiciliary Carer - Forest of Dean. We are a care service in Gloucestershire and we provide a range of care and support services for people in their own homes (Domiciliary care). We’re seeking to recruit some great new care workers to work in the Forest of Dean area; people with the right values and attitude to work in our domiciliary care service - could this be you? Our main priority for this job role is to find people with the right attitude and behaviou

Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement of a new ministerial group to immediately look at wider adult social care workforce reforms beyond the Fair Pay Agreement. Professor Oonagh Smyth CBE, Chief Executive of Skills for Care, said: "It's excellent to hear Andy Burnham promise to focus on the 1.5 million people working in adult social care straight away. Our people will be the heart and soul of a National Care Service - so we need a shared ambition to lift up these sk

This news from NHS Gloucestershire ICB (Integrated Care Board) regarding a Joint Forward Plan for health and care organisations. "Everyone who lives in Gloucestershire deserves the best possible start in life, healthier and longer lives, and access to the right expert support when it is needed. We are delighted to introduce our refreshed Five-Year Joint Forward Plan which sets out how health and care organisations in Gloucestershire aim to deliver and improve services to meet

Healthwatch Gloucestershire The Healthwatch Gloucestershire 2025/2026 annual report shares how they've listened and championed the voices of people, partners and organisations across Gloucestershire, to help shape health and social care services. This year Healthwatch have: Engaged people living with long-term conditions, neurodivergent young people and communities facing barriers to care. Analysed experiences of primary care, hospital services, neurological conditions, menta

We are looking for kind, caring people in the Forest of Dean area with experience of working in the care sector. Requirements. A commitment to quality and being the very best they can. Can provide excellent care and support to all our clients. Treats others with dignity and respect. Works well as part of a team. Has an up-to-date UK driving license and access to a vehicle. Call now for more details. 01452 226 136.

Gloucester County Council have developed a new Whatsapp tool geared towards carers. Unpaid carers across Gloucestershire can now get quick, simple help to find local information and support through a new WhatsApp tool. “Ask Grace” has been developed by Gloucestershire County Council to give carers fast access to trusted information and guidance, whenever they need it - day or night. Using AI, it responds to messages and guides people to relevant local services and support, sa

Gloucestershire County Council are reporting on proposals to introduce a new strategy designed to help protect adults from abuse and neglect across Gloucestershire. The proposed Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board (GSAB) Strategy 2026-2029 sets out how organisations across the county will work together to keep adults safe, promote independence, and ensure people receive the right support when they need it. The strategy has been developed by the Gloucestershire Safeguard

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🔴⚠️ A Red Heat-Health Alert has been issued across the Midlands and southern England until 25 June. While many people feel confident managing in hot weather, high temperatures can be dangerous for some, especially older people, young children, and those with health conditions. Please check in on neighbours, friends, and family who may be more vulnerable. A quick call or visit can make a big difference. 💧 Stay cool, keep hydrated, and take extra care during this period.

All adults aged 80 and over, and people living in a care home for older adults, are now eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, following the expansion of the vaccination programme to around 3 million more people, reports The Care Provider Alliance. RSV is a common virus that infects the lungs. While symptoms are mild for many people, the virus can be severe in older adults, causing pneumonia, bronchitis and flare-ups of existing lung disease and other

Some more information from NHS Gloucestershire regarding local roadworks that may affect our care staff getting to work. Refurbishment works on the A40 Over Bridge at Gloucester have begun today (8 June), bringing significant changes to local traffic arrangements. As part of the project, the slip road linking the A417 Over Causeway to the A40 westbound is now closed. This closure is expected to remain in place until March 2027. Further disruption is planned later this month.

Black & White will be attending the JOB FAIR taking place at The Salvation Army Halls, 150 Eastgate. It'll be open between 10.00am and 11.45am. If you come along please do come and say hello, we'd be very happy to see you.

University of Gloucestershire and NHS Gloucestershire ICB have agreed funding for a new Dental School and Treatment Hub, set to open in the heart of Gloucester reports NHS Gloucestershire. Located within the University’s City Campus, the Three Counties Dental School, which will include the Gloucestershire Dental Treatment Hub, will be operational from 2027. Markey Building Services Limited have been contracted to deliver the development works, and NHS Gloucestershire Integrat

Gloucestershire County Council are reporting that road users are being advised that a temporary one-way system will be introduced on London Road in Gloucester from 10 June to allow work on the next phase of the Gloucester City Centre Cycle Spine to progress safely and efficiently. Under the new arrangement, westbound traffic (travelling towards the Black Dog Way/Bruton Way junction and onwards to Gloucester Transport Hub/Gloucester Rail Station main entrance) will not be perm