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City Hall in Bristol is lit up in purple to mark World Hepatitis Day.

Landmark buildings in West Country lit up in support of World Hepatitis Day

To raise awareness of the importance of testing, buildings across the West Country were lit up to mark World Hepatitis Day on Monday 28 July. These included City Hall in Bristol, The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, Gloucester Quays and Forest Green...
FAST MRI, could detect breast cancers earlier for women in their early fifties

Breast cancer screening study may help find ‘hard to spot’ cancers earlier using new faster MRI scan

A breast cancer screening study is investigating whether a new, faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, FAST MRI, could detect breast cancers earlier for women in their early fifties. Led by North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), the FAST MRI DYAMOND...
Secretary of State, Peter Kyle MP, holds a white robotic surgical arm

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology visits North Bristol NHS Trust

We were delighted to recently welcome the Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to Southmead Hospital to see our surgical robots in action. The Secretary of State saw how we’re using technology to transform...
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National Resident Doctors’ industrial action update

Resident 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 industrial action is a national dispute between the Government and...
Group of colleagues with visitors Professor Meghana Pandit and Dr Trevor Smith visiting NBT

National and Regional Medical Directors visit Bristol hospitals

We were very pleased to welcome Professor Meghana Pandit and Dr Trevor Smith to NBT and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust this week. Prof. Pandit, Co-National Medical Director – Secondary Care, NHS England, and Dr Smith...
Bristol NHS Group Annual Meeting and Health Fair 2025.

Bristol NHS Group Annual Meeting and Health Fair

Bristol NHS Group, a partnership between North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is hosting a first joint public and annual meeting and health fair on Tuesday 16 September 2025, from 16:30...
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Young patients visit the labs at Southmead Hospital to learn about their healthcare 

A group of six children who all have an inherited metabolic disorder called phenylketonuria (PKU) put on lab coats and became scientists for the day! The young patients from the patients from the Southwest Regional Paediatric Metabolic Service at...
Photos of the Brunel building at Southmead Hospital and the Bristol Royal Infirmary side by side.

Tens of thousands of people tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C with new cases identified

More than 50,000 people who have attended emergency departments in Bristol and Weston have been tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C since the launch of a scheme for blood-borne virus testing. More than 120 people across the three emergency...
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Next step of the journey for Bristol NHS Group

Partners North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) to pursue becoming a single organisation. Following the successful formation of the Bristol NHS Group by NBT and UHBW in April 2025, the...
Two hands operate a silver robotic surgery console

NHS 10 Year Plan: Championing the use of robotic surgery at North Bristol NHS Trust

We are very proud to feature as an example of excellence in robotic surgery in the NHS 10 Year Plan, published today (Thursday 3 July). The plan sets out the Government's vision for transforming the NHS during the next decade, with innovation and...