We are appealing for your help in returning any crutches you may have borrowed from us after an accident or injury. Some people manage to return their crutches to us but there are plenty that never make it back to our Emergency Department. If you...
The Donor Milk Bank at Southmead Hospital is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The bank receives milk from donors, which is used to support the most vulnerable premature babies across the South West. Southmead Hospital’s Donor Milk Bank opened on...
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is set to review public consultation feedback on improvements to stroke services across the area next week (2 November). Feedback showed that nine in ten people...
A new art exhibition by artist, poet and former patient Hazel Hammond is on display at Southmead Hospital, this World Stroke Day. Located in Gate 36, the exhibition has been coordinated by our Fresh Arts team, who work and support our staff, patients...
Our fight against coronavirus has been long, challenging and exhausting for everyone. We know that everyone has had to make a sacrifice. Now we are seeing lives and livelihoods are being disrupted once again - the virus is thriving as people gather...
Bristol’s NHS trusts are renewing their efforts to become carbon neutral by 2030, in the run-up to COP26. North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust were among the first NHS organisations in the UK to...
Tim Whittlestone has been appointed as North Bristol NHS Trust Medical Director on a permanent basis following an open recruitment process. Tim previously occupied the role on an interim basis. Tim will start in his new role straight away, taking a...
October’s hero awards saw one of our largest cohorts of hero award winners yet – with 57 North Bristol NHS Trust staff members receiving an award. Since the Hero Awards started in 2016, year on year, we have seen the number of nominations and winners...
It is national Baby Loss Awareness Week and we are sharing details of how staff across our Women & Children's Division support families affected by pregnancy and baby loss. Here, one mum shares her experience of losing her daughter and the hope that...
The Macmillan Wellbeing Centre at Southmead Hospital has celebrated its seventh anniversary of its opening, by receiving the highest possible rating from the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM) assessment. MQEM looks at the physical environment...
