Quality Patient Discharge Background

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The NHS Five year forward view sets out an ambition to support people to shape their own healthcare, make informed choices, manage conditions and avoid complications. Evidence shows that a higher level of activation leads to better outcomes, improved experience of care and fewer episodes of emergency and unscheduled healthcare.

The Severn Major Trauma Network hosted by North Bristol NHS Trust undertook a project funded by the Health Foundation in 2015-2016 delivering a discharge intervention focused on increasing patient activation for those patients who had been treated at Southmead Hospital following serious injury. Results showed an improvement in patient activation, in patient experience and a reduction in unscheduled healthcare attendances.  Most importantly feedback from patients has been overwhelmingly positive. This is now being rolled out across the service, the network and adopted in other organisations and specialities.

Whether it’s long term conditions or a one off stay in hospital due to illness or injury every patient should have the right to be made aware of their plan for care and given opportunity to own this plan.

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I'm not sure if I ever said how invaluable the patient knows best and major trauma support service has been to me during my journey since the accident. It has been invaluable to know that there has always been someone there for me. 

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Movement Disorders Current Research

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Based in the Bristol Brain Centre, the Movement Disorders Research and Clinical Team, including the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Parkinson’s Disease Advanced Therapy teams, allows for a fully integrated approach to providing clinical care and offering opportunities for patients to participate in research.

The Movement Disorders team work closely on a number of regional, national and international research studies, and are developing a mixed portfolio of studies that will collectively address knowledge gaps in Parkinson’s Disease and other Movement Disorders.

Please speak to the person treating you to find out if there is a research study that may be able to help you.

 

Chief PD

This trial aims to determine whether the drug, rivastigmine, can prevent falls in people with Parkinson's. To test whether the drug will work, people in the trial are being allocated into two groups. One group is given the actual drug (the 'Active' group) and the other group a 'dummy' medication (the 'Placebo' group). The placebo looks identical to the active medicine but contains no active drug. The trial is 'double blind' which means that neither the trial team, participant's doctor nor the participant will know which group you are in until the trial is over. Recruitment to this trial ends on the 30th of April 2023.

Principal Investigator: Dr Edward Richfield
Planned End Date: 31.07.2024
Local Ref (R&D no): R&D 4531

SPARKS

SPARKS Study aims to investigate the treatment effects of a new DBS device called Picostim. DBS devices use electrical stimulation to 'turn off' some areas of the brain, and are sometimes used when medication cannot adequately control the symptoms of Parkinson's. The purpose of this study is to evaluate this new DBS device and a new implantation procedure, first in man, skull mounted battery.

Principal Investigator: Dr Alan Whone
Planned End Date: 07/2025
Local Ref (R&D no): R&D 3174

MOVE WALES

The study aims to identify variation in inherited material (DNA, Genes) that may cause, or increase the risk of movement disorders. This may occur when many people in a family are affected by a similar movement disorder but also sometimes occur when only one person is affected. Trial team will also study blood markers that may help in diagnosis or in monitoring disease progression. This may improve our ability to diagnose these disorders and help in the development of new treatments.

Principal Investigator: Dr Kathryn Peall, Cardiff University, Collaborators at Southmead Hospital: Dr Konrad Szewczyk-Krolikowski

Planned End Date: 31.03.2024
Local Ref (R&D no): R&D 4590

Take Part in Research

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Become one of the thousands of people taking part in research every day within the NHS.

About Research & Development

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Find out more about our research and how we're working to improve patient care.

Contact Research

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

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Intensive Care Unit Nursing

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The Southmead ICU is within a Major Trauma Centre, and provides regional care for major trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, surgery, renal transplants, burns and plastic surgery, as well as complex elective surgery and medical patients. As one of the fastest growing Intensive Care Units in the country, we strive to deliver safe and exceptional care in our 48 bedded state of the art unit.

Why work with us?

  • Access to state of the art facilities- you will be based within our award winning Brunel building, which has recently won Best Acute Hospital Development at the 2017 Building Better Healthcare Awards in London and Best Healthcare Design over 25,000sqm at the European Healthcare Awards
  • An comprehensive induction – our induction provides four weeks supernumerary time with a mentor and an ICU Foundation Course which compromises of five study days spread across your first five months, focussed on the following specialist areas- respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiology, trauma and renal
  • Professional Development – we have two dedicated simulation rooms within the department to provide a safe environment for multi-disciplinary professional development. There are also opportunities to obtain teaching qualifications and external ICU courses
  • Close multidisciplinary links-  we have a large dedicated multidisciplinary team that work together to best support the needs of our patients
  • An excellent location - the Trust resides within one of the most vibrant cities in the UK, Bristol. Voted the best city to live in 2017, the city is famous for its year round festivals, award-winning cycle tracks, exceptional gastronomy, stunning cityscapes and awe-inspiring street art.

Or to find out more about this department or other roles available, contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

Please note that this is for qualified nurses only and any non-nursing submissions made will not receive a response.

Contact our Talent Acquisition Team

To find out more about this department or other opportunities available, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team. 

ICU Flexible Working Options - NBT eXtra

  • Are you looking for flexible hours with great pay rates?
  • Are you looking to earn extra cash in your spare time?

If so, now is the time to join NBT eXtra.

At NBT eXtra we provide internal, flexible, temporary staffing solutions across the Trust. 

To apply visit www.jobs.nhs.uk or to find out more about this department or other roles available, send us your details and a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will contact you.

Registration Complete

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Thank you for registering to attend the Facilities Temporary Staffing Open Day in the Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB.

As we will be offering Group Interviews and Literacy and Numeracy tests on the day, please don't forget to bring with you:

lease bring with you the following documents:

- Right to work documents (passport/visa)
- Contact details for Referees covering a 3 year work history
- National Insurance Number
- Two forms of ID including photographic evidence e.g. driving licence
- Proof of address e.g. recent utility bills

We look forward to seeing you there.

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