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Opt-out HIV testing to be introduced to NBT's emergency department in the future

To support efforts to reduce rates of new HIV infections in Bristol, opt-out HIV testing is being planned to be introduced to North Bristol NHS Trust’s emergency department (ED). In the future, people who need a blood test during a visit to Southmead...
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What it’s like being an apprentice at NBT

Apprenticeships are a great way to learn practical skills and get hands-on experience whilst earning a qualification that will lead to better employment prospects in the future. But they don’t just benefit staff – they also enable employers like...
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Preceptorship programme achieves national Quality Mark

Our preceptorship team has successfully achieved the National Preceptorship Quality Mark for nursing. Meeting the standard to achieve the Quality Mark demonstrates the commitment to support and develop our newly qualified nurses and all of our...
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NBT's neuromuscular centre recognised for outstanding care

North Bristol NHS Trust has received a prestigious Centre of Excellence award from leading national charity Muscular Dystrophy UK. The charity for more than 110,000 children and adults in the UK living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening...
BRI ICU consultant at UHBW, George Townsend, ECMO patient Bethany King, and ECMO Nurse Specialist at UHBW, Carly Smith.

Specialist service which uses artificial lung to treat critically ill patients marks one year at UHBW and NBT

Critically ill patients whose lungs have stopped working properly are being treated using an artificial lung outside the body in Bristol, through a collaborative service between University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and...
BUST MRI scanner opening Peaches Golding, Jenny Wookey, Maria Kane

New £1.5 million charity-donated scanner increases breast screening capacity

Women waiting for breast MRI scans in the Bristol area will be scanned sooner thanks to a new £1.5 million MRI scanner donated by Bristol-based charity BUST (Breast Cancer Unit Support Trust). The scanner was officially opened on 9 January by Peaches...
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Thank You Fortnight 2024

North Bristol NHS Trust are encouraging staff and members of the public to share their thanks during our annual Thank You Fortnight, from 8 – 19 January 2024. We know that our staff here at North Bristol NHS Trust work hard all year round to provide...
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Statement on cancer care coverage

Statement in response to media coverage on Monday, 8 January about cancer surgery cancellations: North Bristol NHS Trust Chief Executive, Maria Kane, said: “Unfortunately, due to an administrative error, the data we submitted was inaccurate and...
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Closure of Monks Park public car park

The Monks Park public car park at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, is due to close from 8am on Monday 8 January 2024. This is due to construction work starting for a new Elective Centre, which will enable us to carry out an additional 6,500 operations...
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant receives OBE in New Year Honours for impact on women’s military healthcare

A North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) consultant has been named in the King’s New Year Honours. Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (pregnancy, childbirth and female reproductive health), Lt Col Tracy-Louise Appleyard Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)...