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Consultant Hepatology Nurse takes part in 61st Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service

We’re delighted that Katharine Caddick, Consultant Hepatology Nurse at Southmead Hospital, was chosen as a Lamp Escort at this year’s Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service. The service took place at Westminster Abbey, with the lamp serving a...
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Breakthrough blood test could detect heart and kidney disease earlier than ever before

A North Bristol Trust (NBT) kidney doctor has led work on a new way to detect heart and kidney disease far earlier. These two conditions account for one in three deaths worldwide. The new method identifies damage to the lining of microscopic blood...
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Bristol nurses and midwives gather for service of celebration

Nurses and midwives from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire gathered for a celebratory service at Bristol Cathedral. It was the first time that Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, Bristol NHS...
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National recognition for local efforts to cut smoking and tackle health inequalities

Bristol NHS Group services part of alliance supporting people to stop smoking The Smokefree Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Alliance is a finalist in the Innovation in Reducing Health Inequalities category in the MJ...
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New resources support individuals and families with end-of-life planning and bereavement

Two informative booklets have been developed in partnership with North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), Gentle Dusk and Bristol Memorial Woodland Trust to support individuals and families navigating end-of-life decisions and bereavement by offering clear...
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Bristol NHS Group awarded 'Green' in the NHSE Provider Capability Rankings

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), which form Bristol NHS Group have been awarded ‘Green’ in the Provider Capability rankings for this quarter by NHS England. A ‘Green’ ranking...
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Bristol Service of Thanksgiving to honour professions in nursing and midwifery

Nurses, midwives, health and care leaders, and members of the wider community will gather at Bristol Cathedral on Monday 11 May 2026 for the first Nursing and Midwifery Service of Thanksgiving in Bristol, a special event marking International Day of...
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Southmead maternity team celebrates historic milestone as 300th baby delivered with pioneering device developed in Bristol

OdonAssist™ , an innovative birth device first used in Southmead Hospital, is now approved for routine care across Europe. Mothers and babies of Bristol led the way for the first new assisted birth device to reach clinical practice since the 1950s...
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Bristol NHS Group researchers explore prevention of childhood deaths from food anaphylaxis

Fatal delays in administering life-saving adrenaline autoinjector (also known by the brand name EpiPen) for food anaphylaxis, is highlighted in research presented at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Conference. Anaphylaxis is a life...
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Celebrating one year of Bristol NHS Group

This week marks one year since we launched Bristol NHS Group. To mark the occasion, Maria Kane, Group Chief Executive, has reflected on the past 12 months and picked out a few highlights. “Hard though it may be to believe, this week marks one year...