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Brunel building wins international design award

Our Brunel building at Southmead Hospital has been named the best designed large hospital internationally at the European Healthcare Design Awards. The purpose-built hospital building which opened to patients in May 2014 bringing most services from...
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Dorian Way closure (w/c 6 March)

During the week of 6 March*, Dorian Way on the Southmead Hospital site will be closed to vehicles to enable construction work on the hospital to be carried out. However, pedestrian access will not be affected. For access to the Emergency Department...
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Care Quality Commission highlight Trust's progress in national report

North Bristol NHS Trust’s progress has been highlighted in a report published by the Care Quality Commission today (Thursday, October 13). The CQC included the progress made within Southmead Hospital as a case study in its State of Care report, its...
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World-leading genomics project launches in the West of England

An event was held at Southmead Hospital Bristol to launch the West of England NHS Genomic Medicine Centre (WEGMC), a partnership of NHS Trusts, universities, commissioners, research and health science networks across the region. The WEGMC is one of...
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New Brunel building car park opens to patients and visitors

Patients and visitors at Southmead Hospital can now use the new multi-storey car park. The new car park is part of the extension to the Brunel building, which was handed over to North Bristol NHS Trust by developers Carillion in July. Patients and...
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Dementia Awareness Week: Care praised by CQC

People with dementia receive “sympathetic and knowledgeable” care and treatment within North Bristol NHS Trust, according to Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors who visited services. The most recent CQC report for the Trust, which was published...
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North Bristol NHS Trust’s response to CQC report (April 2016)

We welcome the publication of today’s report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Although we are still rated overall as “requires improvement”, the significant progress that has been made across the Trust over the past year has been recognised -...
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Patients set to benefit from new genomics medicine centre

Patients in the West of England are set to benefit from a new NHS Genomic Medicine Centre. A partnership made up of NHS provider organisations in Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham and Gloucestershire, universities in the region, the West of England Academic...
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Renal Interventional Unit opens at Southmead Hospital

A Renal Interventional Unit has opened at Southmead Hospital following a donation from a Bristol kidney patients group. The two-bedded room within the renal inpatient ward in the Brunel building has been funded by the Bristol Area Kidney Patients’...
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NBT response to CQC report into emergency services at Southmead

Providing a safe and high quality emergency service for our patients is our number one priority. Therefore we very much welcome the latest report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which positively reflects the many changes and improvements that...