Southmead Hospital

Latest News

Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

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...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

Work starts on two new cancer care & support centres for Bristol

Construction work has started on the new Bristol Breast Care Centre on the Southmead Hospital site to provide screening, diagnosis and after-care support for cancer patients. Work has also started on the new Macmillan Wellbeing Centre, which will sit...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

South Gloucestershire Community Health Services to transfer from North Bristol NHS Trust

South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has announced the awarding of its community health services contract to Sirona Care and Health, a not for profit organisation. The contract, which will start on 1 April 2014, will provide home...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

Planned NHS service transfers in Bristol take effect from today

The way in which a number of services are delivered across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is changing from today (Monday, March 25). Head and neck, ear, nose and throat (ENT), oral & maxillofacial and orthodontic services (OMFS)...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

Plans submitted for two new cancer care & support centres for Bristol

A new Breast Care Centre will be built on the Southmead Hospital site to provide screening, diagnosis and after-care support for cancer patients. Alongside the Breast Care Centre will be a new Macmillan Wellbeing Centre, providing emotional...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

Centralisation of Head & Neck, Breast Care and Urology services

Centralisation of Head & Neck, Breast Care and Urology services from March 25 2013 These changes relate to: Breast care (excluding breast screening) Ear Nose and Throat services (ENT) Head and Neck Cancer; Oral maxillo-facial surgery (OMFS)...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

Cossham Hospital opens

Cossham Memorial Hospital in Kingswood re-opened its doors to patients on Monday January 28 after an extensive £19 million refurbishment by NHS South Gloucestershire. The building has new, modern and fully accessible facilities from which the NHS...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

Update on plans for Health and Social Care Centre at Frenchay

The local Clinical Commissioning Groups at NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) are currently reviewing the future models of care for rehabilitation and outpatient care services. This work will determine the requirements for...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

Update: New opening date for Cossham Birth Centre

Cossham Birth Centre the first free-standing birth centre in the area is now taking bookings from healthy expectant mums due to give birth towards the end of January 2013. Bristol’s first stand-alone midwife-led birth centre will open in January 2013...
Photo of the flower garden next to Southmead Hospital

Update on the Bristol Acute Services Review: Joint statement

Joint statement issued by: Marie-Noelle Orzel, Chief Executive, North Bristol NHS Trust Robert Woolley, Chief Executive, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation...