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Roadworks at Southmead

We will be carrying out emergency repairs that will impact vehicle access to the Brunel building at Southmead Hospital. This will mean closing the main Brunel building vehicle drop-off area (Central Way) used by buses, taxis and other vehicles from...
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Bringing maternity appointments to Patchway Children's Centre

Maternity clinics have been set up in Patchway Children’s Centre as part of a pilot bringing appointments closer to where people live. North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) maternity services worked with South Gloucestershire Council to set up the clinics in...
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Celebrating International Day of the Midwife

As part of International Day of the Midwife we are celebrating all of our NBT midwives caring for women and birthing people in the community, antenatally, during birth and postnatally. With the main day falling on the Bank Holiday, we are taking the...
Consultant Gynaecology Surgeon Jessica Preshaw sits in front of a surgical robot, operating the robot's console with both hands.

‘Phenomenal’ new surgical robot unveiled at North Bristol NHS Trust

Dozens more patients a year are set to benefit from life-changing surgery in Bristol, after Southmead Hospital became the first site in the South West to own a dedicated gynaecological surgery robot. Southmead’s Women and Children’s division is now...
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NBT and UHBW launch Bristol NHS Group

North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust have today (28 April 2025) confirmed the formation of Bristol NHS Group, bringing together the two NHS providers with a shared ambition: to deliver seamless...
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Celebrating our April 2025 Hero Award winners

Every year we recognise and celebrate individuals and teams across our Trust who have been nominated by their colleagues for making a real difference to others. The April awards saw 14 winners from across NBT be celebrated for their achievements...
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North Bristol and Weston Community Diagnostic Centres celebrate their one-year anniversary and providing 50,000 tests

In April, both North Bristol and Weston Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) and Weston celebrated one year of providing diagnostic tests. Since opening in April 2024, the two CDCs have carried out a total of 50,000 tests, helping patients to start...
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School pupils film public health messages in innovative collaboration between North Bristol NHS Trust and Filton Avenue Primary School

Primary school pupils have played healthcare workers and adult patients in short public health information films about some common ailments in an innovative collaboration with North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT). Filton Avenue Primary School and NBT, which...
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North Bristol NHS Trust’s annual 2024 NHS Staff Survey results released

Today, the annual NHS Staff Survey results have been released, at NBT we have achieved our target response rate of 62%, an improvement on the previous year and now 13% higher than the national average, which means they continue to represent the views...
Celebrating Thank You Fortnight

Charity Cycle Challenge as part of North Bristol NHS Trust’s ‘Thank You Fortnight’

NHS staff are teaming up with local community organisations to raise funds for Southmead Hospital Charity, the Trust’s official charity partner, during North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT)’s annual ‘Thank You Fortnight’. This event is dedicated to promoting...