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Come along to our AGM

North Bristol NHS Trust is inviting people to its upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 25 July. Teams from the trust will be hosting stalls throughout the day (from 10am) in the atrium of the Brunel building, giving you the opportunity...
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Southmead Hospital Move Makers receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Southmead Hospital Move Makers, a group of volunteers based in Southmead Hospital in Bristol, have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service - the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The popular Move Maker...
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Celebratory tea party for hospital volunteers

Volunteers at Southmead Hospital have been honoured with a celebratory tea party to thank them for their continued support to patients, staff and visitors at North Bristol NHS Trust. More than 180 volunteers across the trust, who support health...
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NICU celebrate International Kangaroo Care day

‘Kangaroo Care day’ or ‘Skin to Skin’ has been an important element of neonatal care for many years due to its known benefits for both parent and baby. It not only fosters close and loving relationships between parent and baby, but also has immediate...
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Southmead Hospital road closure: Dorian Way

Patients are being advised to plan in advance how they travel to Southmead Hospital and allow more travel time to cope with road closures over the next 3 weeks. From 20 May to 8 June, contractors will be carrying out work on Dorian Way which will...
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Alzheimer's drug trial taking place at Southmead Hospital

ReMemBr Group, a joint University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust research group based at Southmead Hospital, is one of 250 study sites around the world taking part in the Generation Program, a multinational trial of two new drugs which may be...
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Staff enjoyed a day of celebrations at NBT's Proud to Care Conference

More than 80 nurses, midwives and allied health professionals enjoyed a day of celebrating at the Proud to Care Conference at Southmead Hospital yesterday. It was an opportunity for staff to come together and celebrate the successes that happen at...
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Staff celebrated at Director of Nursing Awards

Staff at North Bristol Trust (NBT) have been honoured at an awards ceremony which took place as part of the International Nurses’ Day and Internal Day of the Midwife celebrations at a Proud to Care Conference at Southmead Hospital. More than 65...
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Student nurse composes music and plays for elderly patients

Aisha Moussari-O’Neill is a final year nursing student at the University of the West of England, on placement at North Bristol Trust. Having spent some time on Elgar 1, one of the elderly care wards at Southmead Hospital, Aisha decided to compose and...
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NHS Parliamentary Awards 2019 nominees

6 teams and individuals have been put forward for the 2019 NHS Parliamentary Awards. Local MP for North Bristol, Darren Jones, has once again championed our fantastic, hard-working, kind and compassionate staff for the NHS Parliamentary Awards. The...