North Bristol NHS Trust

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We've introduced online letters for appointments

We know how important it is that you receive details about your visit to hospital quickly and easily. That’s why we’ve introduced online letters for appointments so you can get your appointment information by text or email direct to your smartphone, tablet or computer.

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North Bristol NHS Trust provides hospital and community healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, plus we’re a regional centre for neurosciences, plastics, burns, orthopaedics and renal.

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Southmead maternity team celebrates historic milestone as 300th baby delivered with pioneering device developed in Bristol

Wednesday 6 May 2026

OdonAssist™ , an innovative birth device first used in Southmead Hospital, is now approved for routine care across Europe. Mothers and babies of Bristol led the way for the first new assisted birth device to reach clinical practice since the 1950s...

Bristol NHS Group researchers explore prevention of childhood deaths from food anaphylaxis

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Fatal delays in administering life-saving adrenaline autoinjector (also known by the brand name EpiPen) for food anaphylaxis, is highlighted in research presented at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Conference. Anaphylaxis is a life...

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Our Emergency Department

Watch our animation on what to expect when visiting our Emergency Department, or find out more about the department on our ED homepage: Emergency Department | North Bristol NHS Trust.

Update your contact details and view your hospital appointment on the NHS app

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You can use the NHS App to update your email and phone number and see your hospital appointments in one place.

For more information, including how to download the NHS App, please visit www.nhs.uk/nhs-app.