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Generation study

Bristol NHS Group helps 3,100 families access early genetic testing study

Maternity teams and research midwives across Bristol NHS Group have supported more than 3,100 babies and their families to take part in the Generation Study, a major national project aiming to detect rare but treatable genetic conditions at birth...
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Monks Park Avenue entrance closed to vehicles this weekend

The Monks Park Avenue vehicle entrance to the Southmead Hospital site will be closed on Saturday and Sunday (7 and 8 March) as resurfacing works are carried out. There will be no access to vehicles along the Monks Park Way road from the site entrance...
Group Clinical Strategy Update 2026 - Seamless, high quality, equitable and sustainable care. Bristol NHS Group - Bristol, Weston.

Bristol NHS Group launches Group Clinical Strategy Update 2026

Bristol NHS Group has published its Group Clinical Strategy Update 2026, setting out the next stage of its ambition to transform care for people across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) and beyond. The strategy update builds...
The John Green campaign

Bristol NHS Group joins Bristol Rovers in launching ‘The John Green Campaign’ in support of Prostate Cancer Awareness

Bristol NHS Group has joined Bristol Rovers Football Club, Bristol Rovers Community Trust, and Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance to launch ‘The John Green Campaign’. The newly-created initiative will seek to raise...
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Apply to the 2026 NHS Finance Insights placement scheme at Bristol NHS Group

An innovative NHS paid placement scheme, designed to give young people meaningful experience working in a busy NHS finance department, is now open for applications within the Bristol NHS Group. The NHS Finance Insights placement scheme is a paid...
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Southmead clinicians co-author significant major trauma study

Clinicians in the Severn Major Trauma Network have co-authored a significant piece of research which could ultimately save 170 lives a year in the UK. The clinicians from the network, which is hosted by Southmead Hospital as the Major Trauma Centre...
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Bristol NHS Group shortlisted for four HSJ Digital Awards

We’re delighted to share that Bristol NHS Group has been shortlisted for four national awards in the HSJ Digital Awards 2026. The shortlist recognises outstanding digital innovation across North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals...
Heather Armstrong, member of the West of England Sight Loss Councils

Working together to improve experiences for blind and partially sighted people at North Bristol NHS Trust

West of England Sight Loss Council (SLC) and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) are proud to share the results of a recent joint audit exploring the experiences of blind and partially sighted people using hospital services. This forms part of a five-year...
Bristol NHS Group: Bristol, Weston

Bristol NHS Group Statement: Federated Data Platform (FDP - Palantir)

Thank you to everyone who has contacted us about the Federated Data Platform (FDP). We recognise that how the NHS uses data is important to patients and the public, and we understand why people want clarity and reassurance about security...
Members of Bristol Rovers, Bristol Rovers Community Trust, North Bristol NHS colleagues and UHBW colleagues stood in a semi circle at the CPR Session

Bristol NHS Group teams up with Bristol Rovers Community Trust to teach life-saving CPR

Students at Bristol Rovers’ Memorial Stadium have received hands-on CPR training from the Bristol NHS Group, equipping them with vital skills and the confidence to respond effectively in a cardiac emergency. Resuscitation Practitioners from...