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M&S Food to open at Southmead Hospital

A new M&S Food store and bakery will soon be opening inside Southmead Hospital, providing an enhanced range of fresh and healthy products to staff, visitors and patients. The new M&S store will replace the Amigo shop, inside the Brunel atrium, which...
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Health Fair and Annual Public Meeting 2024

On Thursday, 26 September we held our Health Fair and Annual Public Meeting at Southmead Hospital, providing an overview of our performance in the 2023/24 financial year. The event saw a fantastic turnout, with over 50 attendees including staff...
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Celebrating 10 years of the NGS Macmillan Wellbeing Centre

The NGS Macmillan Wellbeing Centre at Southmead Hospital is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The centre provides a welcoming, non-clinical space for people affected by cancer to come for information, advice, support or a chat. It is available to...
Professor Donald Peebles, Julie Northrop, Jo Crofts, Baroness Merron, Gifty Markey, Rosi Shepherd and Proffesor Sanjoy Shah.

Government Minister meets staff and service users during tour of maternity and neonatal services at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital

Baroness Merron, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health, met staff and service users during a tour of Maternity and Neonatal Services at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. The Baroness and Professor...
Glyn Howells, NBT Hospital Managing Director and Professor Stuart Walker, UHBW Hospital Managing Director

North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust appoint Hospital Managing Directors

Glyn Howells and Professor Stuart Walker appointed to new positions North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have today announced the appointment of two Hospital Managing Directors. Glyn...
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Positive feedback from NBT patients in latest Adult Inpatient Survey

Patients have rated North Bristol NHS Trust’s (NBT) Southmead Hospital positively in the latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) Adult Inpatient Survey. NBT received scores above the national average for Respect and Dignity, Care and Compassion, and for...
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NBT Shortlisted for Trust of the Year in the HSJ Awards 2024

We are thrilled to share that NBT has been shortlisted for Trust of the Year in the HSJ Awards 2024! This outstanding achievement is thanks to the over 13,000 colleagues at NBT who work tirelessly every day to provide the best care possible for our...
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North Bristol NHS Trust senior nurse appointed to national joint chair role

A senior nurse at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) has been appointed as joint chair of an influential national equality and diversity group. Gifty Markey, who is Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity...
Thaminah Chowdhury

Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month 2024

We have been marking South Asian Heritage Month at NBT, and staff have been sharing what their heritage and culture means to them. Here, a couple of our nurses share their experiences: NBT nurse, Thaminah Chowdhury shares her thoughts: "I am proud to...
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More people set to benefit from North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre as opening of permanent centre moves closer

Almost 6,500 people have benefited from diagnostic tests, scans and procedures at the North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre since it opened in April. The facility at Cribbs Causeway is run as a partnership between North Bristol NHS Trust and...