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North Bristol NHS Trust launched as one of England’s first training Excellence Centres

North Bristol NHS Trust has launched as one of England’s first Excellence Centres as part of an initiative to improve training for healthcare support staff. The National Skills Academy for Health North Bristol Excellence Centre is one of six...
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North Bristol NHS Trust’s response to CQC report into Emergency and Urgent services at Southmead Hospital

The Trust takes the findings of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) report extremely seriously. We fully acknowledge that the quality and safety in the Emergency Department when the CQC re-inspected was not at a standard our patients should expect...
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Trust welcomes Care Quality Commission report

The Care Quality Commission has published its report into services at North Bristol NHS Trust. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected North Bristol NHS Trust just before Christmas. Every single service was rated as being “good” in the context of...
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Cossham Birth Centre officially opened

A ceremony to mark the official opening of Cossham Birth Centre took place this afternoon. The local area’s first midwife-led birth centre at the Kingswood hospital opened its doors in January 2013 and since then almost 800 babies have been born...
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New specialist major arterial centre at Southmead Hospital

A new specialist arterial centre, providing state of the art planned and emergency inpatient care has opened at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. The centre will specialise in the management of vascular diseases, and disorders of the arteries, veins and...
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Bristol's first Macmillan Wellbeing Centre opens at Southmead Hospital

Bristol’s first Macmillan Wellbeing Centre has opened at Southmead Hospital. The centre, which provides advice and support to people with cancer, their friends and relatives, is a partnership between Macmillan Cancer Support and North Bristol NHS...
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New Bristol Breast Care Centre now fully open at Southmead Hospital Bristol

A new dedicated centre for breast cancer services for the Bristol area is now fully open at Southmead Hospital Bristol. The Bristol Breast Care Centre, in the refurbished historic Beaufort House, brings together screening and symptomatic services for...
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New Brunel building at Southmead Hospital Bristol handed over to North Bristol NHS Trust

The new £430 million hospital for Bristol and the surrounding areas, at Southmead Hospital, has been officially handed over to North Bristol NHS Trust by developers Carillion. The Trust will now begin the installation of equipment and stocking of the...
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Brunel building fully open

The new £430million Brunel building at Southmead Hospital Bristol is fully open from today (Wednesday, May 28). All teams, services and patients are now in place. During the course of the move from the old premises at Southmead and Frenchay a total...
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Cossham Hospital passes first CQC inspection

Cossham Hospital has passed all essential standards in its first inspection by the Care Quality Commission since its £19 million refurbishment. The 106-year-old community hospital in Kingswood reopened last year and now provides the area’s only stand...