NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have put out an urgent request for blood donors as stocks are currently running very low. The prolonged hot weather has seen a drop in donors meaning stock levels have become depleted to three days...Read more
Following a period today (Friday 27 July) when the external phone system at Southmead Hospital was down, we can now confirm (5pm) it is back up and running. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.Read more
Daniel Zandieh was in a serious road accident when he was just 10 years old and spent months in hospital – 15 years on he works at Southmead and feels it is his way of giving something back for all...Read more
Mary Nolan worked in the Frenchay Sewing Room. It started as a job she could do while her children were young but she loved it so much she stayed for 26 years until she retired. “I trained in Ireland as...Read more
Staff from the Severn Pathology Laboratories at Southmead Hospital are sharing information about their work as part of Biomedical Science Day. The theme of the day was to celebrate the diverse roles within Biomedical Science and how the diagnosis and...Read more
The Bristol Centre for Enablement is set to feature on a BBC programme being broadcast as part of commemorations to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS. Matron, Medicine and Me follows the personal stories of well-known faces and their...Read more
Cabdi Jaamac initially joined North Bristol NHS Trust on a short-term contract 16 years ago but he loved it so much that he stayed. The domestic started out working in Frenchay Hospital just after he came to Bristol in 2002...Read more
The NHS tales of Lily Hawkins’ neighbour convinced her that a career in the health service was for her. Lily first met Christine Davidson, who was then 88, in 2012 when they lived next to each other in Plymouth and...Read more
We are holding our annual general meeting on Thursday, 2 August and hope you can join us. This is an opportunity for us to share how we have performed over the last year and to let you know about our...Read more
John Gough has been benefiting from NHS prosthetic services for almost 30 years - and has experienced the advances that have been made in the technology available over those decades. He was 25 years old when he lost his leg...Read more
