Research & Development

Within Research at North Bristol NHS Trust, we are dedicated to making research both relevant and accessible to the general public, to patients and their carers.

Clinical research helps us understand how to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. It focuses on people, and many clinical research studies directly involve patients to see which medicines or medical treatments work best for the patient.

At North Bristol NHS Trust each year over 7,000 patients take part in research with more than 500 research staff undertaking over 500 studies each year across the organisation.

Innovation is also key at the Trust, and we work closely with our regional partners to develop new healthcare products and services designed to benefit our patients.

Latest News

Parkinsons research in lab

Parkinson’s disease research gets £7m boost

£7 million of additional funding for research into Parkinson’s disease has been secured thanks to investment from Southmead Hospital Charity supporters. In 2022, donations totalling £220,000, including a £99,954 pledge from Medlock Charitable Trust...
Patient recruitment

Study Recruitment Success for Surgical and Renal Teams

Two study teams have had recent national and global patient recruitment success. The Surgical research team recruited the first UK patient to the European Aortic Data Collection project on 7 June – within one day of being open to recruitment. This is...

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Doctor conducting research at NBT

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Research & Development
North Bristol NHS Trust
Level 3, Learning & Research building
Southmead Hospital
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol, BS10 5NB

Telephone: 0117 4149330
Email: research@nbt.nhs.uk