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Scheme to support ‘high impact users’ of emergency departments in the West of England wins national patient safety award

The West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) is a winner in the 2023 HSJ Patient Safety Awards for its work with local hospital trusts to improve outcomes for ‘high impact users’ of emergency departments. The SHarED (Supporting High...
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New digital maternity system launches at NBT

Maternity service users in Bristol will benefit from a new system launched at hospitals across University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and North Bristol Trust (NBT). In a bid to transform how maternity service users access...
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Volunteer-led project to make health accessible for blind and partially sighted people

West of England Sight Loss Council (SLC) developed a high impact partnership with North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) to make health accessible for blind and partially sighted (BPS) people. In this blog, West of England SLC member, Heather Armstrong...
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National doctors’ industrial action update

Consultant doctors and junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will be taking national strike action at a number of NHS trusts, including North Bristol NHS Trust in September and October 2023. The industrial action is...
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Maddy Lawrence inquest statement

North Bristol NHS Trust Chief Medical Officer, Tim Whittlestone, said: “Firstly, on behalf of the Trust I would like to say how deeply sorry we are to Maddy’s family, friends and teammates, and offer our unreserved, heartfelt apologies. As a parent...
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Annual Public Meeting to be held on 28 September

North Bristol NHS Trust will be holding its 2022/23 Annual Public Meeting at 5pm on Thursday, 28 September. The meeting is an opportunity to find out about our performance, be updated on our financial position and hear about some of our achievements...
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North Bristol NHS Trust shortlisted for national awards

A number of individuals and teams at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) have been shortlisted for various prestigious national awards. NBT colleagues have been shortlisted for two of this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards. The Bristol Breast Care...
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Brunel multi-storey public car park to temporarily close overnight from 29 August 2023 due to essential works

The Brunel multi-storey public car park will be temporarily closed overnight each night from 29 August to 14 October 2023 to allow for essential works to take place. The car park entrance will close each night during the period at 6pm, and the exit...
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National consultant doctors’ industrial action update

From 7am on Thursday 24 August until 7am on Saturday 26 August 2023, consultant doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will be taking national strike action at a number of NHS trusts, including North Bristol NHS Trust. The...