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Southmead Hospital's stroke thrombectomy service to be expanded

Wednesday, 20 March 2019

A life-saving procedure that reverses the effects of severe strokes is to be expanded at Southmead Hospital. “Thrombectomy”, which involves manually unblocking blood clots to the brain, significantly reduces the chances of death and disability. Since the technique was introduced...Read more

Apprenticeships at NBT

Monday, 18 March 2019

As part of this years National Apprenticeship Week, that was 4 - 8 March, our chief executive Andrea Young and communications apprentice Roxanne Dabir took turns to interview one another about apprenticeships at North Bristol NHS Trust. There is a...Read more

NBT Hidden Heroes: Purple Butterfly

Friday, 15 March 2019

'Hidden Heroes' is our way of shining a light on services and teams across the trust who are doing incredible things but have perhaps gone under the radar due to working away in the background. Our latest Hidden Heroes highlights...Read more

Celebrating World Kidney Day

Thursday, 14 March 2019

The brother of the first person to donate an organ 50 years ago is celebrating World Kidney Day after raising £2,000 to support Southmead Hospital’s transplant services. Clive Hook, raised the funds by organising a series of concerts to mark...Read more

Swallowing Awareness Day 2019

Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Swallowing Awareness Day aims to highlight the impact that dysphagia - difficulties with swallowing, eating and drinking - can have on people's lives. It not only affects people physically, inhibiting their ability to swallow, taste and enjoy meals, but can...Read more

Happy International Women's Day 2019

Friday, 8 March 2019

North Bristol NHS Trust would like to wish all women a very happy international women’s day. While today holds different meanings for people across different cultures, today is also a chance to recognise and celebrate differences, achievement and hard work...Read more

Improving outpatient experience workshop

Thursday, 28 February 2019

We are holding two workshops on 14 March to gain feedback from people who have recently experienced outpatient services at Southmead Hospital. We would love to hear from a wide range of perspectives about your experiences in general. All patients,...Read more

NBT shortlisted for two RCM awards

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

North Bristol NHS Trust has been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s RCM Awards 2019 Community Midwife team Leader, Catherine Poole has been shortlisted in the category JOHNSONS® Award for Excellence in Maternity Care. This award is for an...Read more

North Bristol Trust has taken part in a pioneering trial offering hope for restoring brain cells damaged in Parkinson’s

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

North Bristol Trust has taken part in a pioneering trial programme by offering patients with Parkinson’s an experimental treatment directly to the brain to see if it is possible to restore the cells damaged by the disease. The multimillion-pound study,...Read more

Flagship work experience programme

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

North Bristol Trust and University Hospitals Bristol have pledged their support for the Bristol WORKS programme, an initiative run by the Bristol Learning City Partnership linking the city’s schools with employers and training to get young people ready for employment...Read more

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