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The Future of Healthcare in Gloucestershire:

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This website is no longer 'active'. For information about local healthcare services please visit the new Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust (PCT) website at www.glospct.nhs.uk

What services are provided and from where?


Primary Healthcare services are usually the first point of contact people have with the NHS. Services provided by GPs (Family Doctors) and their teams are based around GP practices (surgeries).

The PCT has the following primary healthcare teams:
a) 123 GPs based in 33 practices
b) 360 practice nurses, practice managers and practice administrative staff

Primary healthcare services are also provided by pharmacists, dentists and optometrists.There are 40 community pharmacies in the area with qualified pharmacists providing a valuable source of advice and support to patients, for example in the self-management of minor ailments and the management of medication.


  • Hospital Services
    For details about your local hospitals, please click on the link above.
  • Community Healthcare
    Community healthcare services in the area - providing healthcare for people at home and in community hospitals and facilities - is provided by the PCT. For full information, please click on the link above.
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