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Cossham Birth Centre temporary closure extended

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Cossham Birth Centre will continue to temporarily divert women in labour to the midwife-led unit at Southmead Hospital for up to four months, North Bristol NHS Trust has decided. This decision has been taken because of an unprecedented high number...Read more

Exceptional Healthcare Awards 2018: Best Quality Research or Innovation

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Ahead of our annual Exceptional Healthcaree Awards on November 9 we are featuring the shortlisted nominees in each of the staff awards categories. Today we are showcasing the teams and people who made it into the final four in the...Read more

Exceptional Healthcare Awards 2018: Best Improvement in Patient Experience

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

The countdown to our annual staff awards has begun and in the lead-up to our Exceptional Healthcare Awards on November 9 we will be showcasing the shortlisted nominees in each of the categories. Today we are introducing the members of...Read more

Macmillan trustees bring board meeting to Southmead Hospital

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) welcomed the trustees of Macmillan Cancer Support to Southmead Hospital today (Tuesday, October 23). The national charity’s trustees held their board meeting in the NGS Macmillan Wellbeing Centre, and heard about the work the trust...Read more

Cossham Birth Centre temporary closure

Monday, 22 October 2018

Cossham Birth Centre is temporarily diverting women in labour to the midwife-led unit at Southmead Hospital so that North Bristol NHS Trust can keep its maternity services running safely. This decision has been taken because of an unprecedented high number...Read more

Couple share experience of burns on Burns Awareness Day

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

April Owens and Josh White were cooking dinner on a gas stove on their houseboat when it caught fire. The couple had been working on their beloved boat to make it their perfect home for more than a year when...Read more

Watch our Hospital at Night team in action

Monday, 15 October 2018

Our Hospital at Night service is run by a small team of highly-trained, highly-skilled nurses who recover deteriorating patients at nights and weekends. If ward staff need support with an urgent problem, they call the team of advanced nurse practitioners...Read more

NBT announced as one of seven genomic laboratory hubs

Thursday, 11 October 2018

North Bristol NHS Trust has been announced as one of only seven genomic laboratory hubs in the country as part of a national network of centres that could provide potentially life-changing diagnosis to seriously ill patients. Matt Hancock, Health and...Read more

We are helping to break the silence around baby loss by supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week 9 to 15 October

Tuesday, 9 October 2018

We are helping to break the silence around baby loss by supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week 9 to 15 October. During this time, we remember all babies and parents that have touched our lives. We will reflect on the progress...Read more

North Bristol Trust launch Sustainable Development Management Plan 2018/19

Monday, 1 October 2018

NBT is welcoming staff and the public to find out about the work taking place to make the Trust more sustainable. They will be holding a launch event for their Sustainable Development Management Plan (SDMP) in the atrium of the...Read more