Gloucestershire hospitals are among the worst in the country for cancer care. Their most recent CQC (Care Quality Commissions) report rates said that they: ‘require improvement’. National cancer care targets expect patients to be treated within 62 days of an urgent referral. The average Gloucestershire Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust achieved was only 71.6% within […]
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UPDATE: Police hunting for Chelsea Court rapist
A woman was raped in the Southgate Street area of Gloucester on Tuesday night. The attack happened in Chelsea Court at around 7.30 and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The woman was taken to hospital where she received treatment for facial injuries. The offender is described as being of mixed heritage, in […]
D-Day looms for threatened Forest of Dean hospitals
Health chiefs will make a final decision later this month on whether to close two community hospitals in Gloucestershire. Yesterday NHS Gloucestershire revealed the results from a 12-week consultation exercise, into the possible closure of the two small hospitals in the Forest of Dean, Lydney and Dilke. The HOLD (Hands off Lydney and Dilke) campaign […]