Today, the annual NHS Staff Survey results have been released. At NBT we are pleased to see improvements in many areas, and a higher response rate than ever before of 60%, which is 15% higher than the national average. The staff survey has nine...
Junior 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 in February 2024. The industrial action is a national dispute between the...
We welcome the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest inspection of services, which is published today (16 February, 2024). The CQC inspected Maternity Services at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) in November 2023, with the service...
To support efforts to reduce rates of new HIV infections in Bristol, opt-out HIV testing is being planned to be introduced to North Bristol NHS Trust’s emergency department (ED). In the future, people who need a blood test during a visit to Southmead...
Apprenticeships are a great way to learn practical skills and get hands-on experience whilst earning a qualification that will lead to better employment prospects in the future. But they don’t just benefit staff – they also enable employers like...
Our preceptorship team has successfully achieved the National Preceptorship Quality Mark for nursing. Meeting the standard to achieve the Quality Mark demonstrates the commitment to support and develop our newly qualified nurses and all of our...
North Bristol NHS Trust has received a prestigious Centre of Excellence award from leading national charity Muscular Dystrophy UK. The charity for more than 110,000 children and adults in the UK living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening...
Critically ill patients whose lungs have stopped working properly are being treated using an artificial lung outside the body in Bristol, through a collaborative service between University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and...
Women waiting for breast MRI scans in the Bristol area will be scanned sooner thanks to a new £1.5 million MRI scanner donated by Bristol-based charity BUST (Breast Cancer Unit Support Trust). The scanner was officially opened on 9 January by Peaches...
North Bristol NHS Trust are encouraging staff and members of the public to share their thanks during our annual Thank You Fortnight, from 8 – 19 January 2024. We know that our staff here at North Bristol NHS Trust work hard all year round to provide...
