New figures released by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) show that Southmead Hospital was among the hospitals where most patients donated their organs after death. The figures have been released to mark the publication of the annual Organ Donation...
As part of Plastic Free July we are highlighting staff members and teams at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) doing things a little differently in order to reduce our plastic waste. Operating theatres are energy and resource-intensive environments and...
This article is part of our Plastic Free July series, in which we are highlighting North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) staff members and teams doing things a little differently in order to reduce our plastic waste. By nature, emergency departments are fast...
“I am ever so grateful for every single day more of life that Nik has given me.” These are the words of 60-year-old Jay-Jay Martin, whose life changed after he had a pioneering neurosurgery procedure overseen by Mr Nik Patel, consultant neurosurgeon...
Working with the West of England Academic Health Science Network (WEAHSN), North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) has been able to assess patient benefits of innovative cardiac monitoring technology. The WEAHSN evaluation of NBT’s implementation of iRhythm’s...
Patients at Southmead Hospital will be among the first in the country to test a new device that should help diagnose dementia quicker. A simple but revolutionary test to improve early detection for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease could soon be...
From 7am on Thursday 20 July until 7am on Saturday 22 July 2023, consultant doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will be taking national strike action at a number of NHS trusts, including North Bristol NHS Trust. The...
Mitchell Hopes, Outpatient Support Manager at North Bristol NHS Trust, and World Champion Tang Soo Do artist, has been giving demonstrations and running workshops for staff as part of activities to celebrate the 75th birthday of the NHS and promote...
Maternity staff at Southmead Hospital were treated to ice-creams as a thank-you for their care of a family when they had their baby earlier this year. Mum and Dad Natasha and Sav brought their three-month-old son Luciano Lopresti along with them as...
Ukulele player Mike Aherne vowed to play the instrument once again and to perform at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, after surgeons reattached three of his fingers following a carpentry accident. And on Monday 3 July 2023, as part of celebrations to...
