Community & Support in Cheltenham

Food banks, helplines, GP, pharmacy, dentist and optician locations, A&E waiting times, the COVID-19 pandemic, third spaces, care homes, charities, post offices and parcel lockers in Cheltenham.

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Community & Support

Healthcare, care, food banks, helplines, community spaces and everyday errands — the support and services that keep Cheltenham running.

Food banks shows what local foodbanks currently need most. If you need support, helplines and contacts lists tap-to-call numbers with opening hours and call costs, local help and support points to community groups, places to meet and free or discounted food, GPs and pharmacies helps you find a practice near you with its CQC rating, care homes lists every care home, nursing home and home care service with its latest CQC rating, dentists maps local dental practices and explains how to find an NHS dentist, and opticians maps local opticians and explains who can get a free NHS sight test. For hospital care, A&E waiting times tracks monthly A&E performance at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Cheltenham General Hospital, and maps its hospitals nearby, while COVID-19 in Cheltenham records the pandemic from 2020 to 2023 through cases, testing, deaths, hospital admissions and vaccine uptake.

For somewhere to work, meet or just sit, third spaces rounds up Cheltenham’s community hubs and casual workspaces. Looking to give or volunteer? Charities lists every registered charity based in Cheltenham, with what each one does and its income. For everyday errands, post offices & lockers covers Post Office branches, InPost lockers and DPD Pickup points across town.

Health & Care

• Cheltenham GP and Pharmacies — Find GP practices and pharmacies in Cheltenham
• Cheltenham Dentists — Dental practices in Cheltenham on a map, with how to find an NHS dentist.
• Cheltenham Opticians — Opticians in Cheltenham on a map, with who can get a free NHS sight test.
• Cheltenham A&E Waiting Times — Monthly A&E waiting times for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with a map of nearby hospitals.
• Cheltenham Care Homes — Care homes, nursing homes and home care services in Cheltenham with their CQC ratings.
• COVID-19 in Cheltenham — How the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in Cheltenham from February 2020 to December 2023: cases, testing, deaths, hospital admissions and vaccine uptake.

Help & Support

• Cheltenham Food Banks — Local foodbanks, locations, details, and their needed items.
  • Foodbank
  • Open Door
  • Springbank Community Group
  • Gloucester Foodbank
  • Tewkesbury Foodbank
  • North Cotswold Foodbank
• Cheltenham Helplines and Contacts — Tap-to-call helpline and emergency numbers.
  • Local Help and Support
• Cheltenham Charities — Registered charities based in Cheltenham, with what each does and its income.

Local Services

• Cheltenham Third Spaces — Local third spaces and community hubs in Cheltenham.
• Cheltenham Post Offices & Lockers — Find Post Offices, InPost lockers and DPD Pickup points in Cheltenham
  • InPost Lockers
  • DPD Pickup Points