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Employer Recognition Scheme - Silver Award. Proudly supporting those who serve.

Silver Award from Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

NBT has received the Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, as an acknowledgement of the ongoing support for colleagues that are members of the Armed Forces family. Since receiving the Bronze Award in 2015, ‘Getting It Right First...
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Covid restrictions eased

Restrictions on mask-wearing, social distancing and patient-visiting on site have been eased in our hospitals, in line with the current lower risk from Covid. In almost all areas of the Trust, mask wearing and social distancing is now optional rather...
NHS Parliamentary Awards

NBT wins two regional NHS Parliamentary Awards

North Bristol NHS Trust has two winners in the 2022 NHS Parliamentary Awards. Our Mental Health Planned Assessment Clinic Team, which helps patients presenting to our emergency services, has won the South West Excellence in Urgent and Emergency Care...
Sarah Purdy

NBT Non-Executive Director Sarah Purdy made OBE in Platinum Jubilee Honours

NBT Non-Executive Director Professor Sarah Purdy has been awarded an OBE in the Platinum Jubilee Honours. As well as her role on the board, Professor Purdy is a GP based at Sea Mills Surgery and is Pro Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience at the...
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Celebrating our volunteers in Volunteers' Week

It’s Volunteers’ Week and we are celebrating all of the volunteers who support patients, staff and visitors across our services at North Bristol NHS Trust. We have more than 270 volunteers across our sites supporting us through a variety of roles and...
Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence

Bristol Network one of six new NHS brain tumour centres awarded Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence status

The Bristol Network, which includes North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust , Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, has been recognised as...
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Commemorative sculpture unveiled at Southmead Hospital

A sculpture commemorating the way patients, NHS staff and local communities have got through the Covid-19 pandemic together has been unveiled at Southmead Hospital. LOVE HOPE STRENGTH was inspired by wonderful poetry and stories from patients in our...
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May’s NBT Hero Award Return In Person

For the first time, after one and a half years of virtual awards, this month we’ve been able to hold our hero awards in person and we couldn’t be more excited. Being back in person, the winners were greeted by Maria Kane, Chief Executive and Tim...
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Works to start on Imaging Extension at Cossham Hospital

In May, work will begin on an extension to Cossham Hospital to move our Cossham Imaging services all under one roof. The year long expansion will create two new imaging rooms to house the MRI and CT scanner which are currently in a temporary building...
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Come along to the Healthcare Support Worker recruitment event today

If you haven’t registered for our #WeAreHCSWs recruitment event today, you are welcome to come along to The Bristol Pavilion, Gloucestershire Cricket Seat Unique Stadium between 9am and 5pm today (Thursday 19 May) to find out more. If you are...