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Mayor of West of England and Ingrid Barker with staff on the helipad.

The sky’s the limit: NHS Trusts back Good Employment Charter

From Southmead Hospital’s helipad, in a new video (below), Mayor Dan Norris and dozens of NHS workers have announced a major new milestone for the West of England Good Employment Charter. With both North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University...
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North Bristol NHS Trust’s annual 2024 NHS Staff Survey results released

Today, the annual NHS Staff Survey results have been released, at NBT we have achieved our target response rate of 62%, an improvement on the previous year and now 13% higher than the national average, which means they continue to represent the views...
Celebrating Thank You Fortnight

Charity Cycle Challenge as part of North Bristol NHS Trust’s ‘Thank You Fortnight’

NHS staff are teaming up with local community organisations to raise funds for Southmead Hospital Charity, the Trust’s official charity partner, during North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT)’s annual ‘Thank You Fortnight’. This event is dedicated to promoting...
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First UK patient sees the benefits of new adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation

John Morgan received a unique gift for his 51st birthday – becoming the first person in the UK to benefit from new technology to relieve his Parkinson’s symptoms. For 2.5 years John, who lives in Cardiff and works in Bristol, has had deep brain...
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NBT statement on recent media articles on patient incident

In response to the article running on the MailOnline on 27 February, we are sharing a statement from our Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Steve Hams: “Firstly, we would like to offer our deepest condolences to Sunil’s family following their loss. I...
February Hero Award winners

Celebrating our February 2025 Hero Award winners

Every year we recognise and celebrate individuals and teams across our Trust who have been nominated by their colleagues for making a real difference to others. The February awards saw 12 winners from across NBT be celebrated for their achievements...
Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer visits the North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC)

Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, visits the North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre

On Monday, 17 February 2025, Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, visited our North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), to mark the announcement of an extra two million appointments having been delivered in Labour’s first seven months in office...
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Colleagues share stories about their apprenticeship experience for National Apprenticeship Week 2025

As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2025 we asked colleagues - 'What impact has the apprenticeship had on you, your work and your role at NBT?' Jacky Rorke - Level 5 Coaching Professional Apprentice Jacky has worked at the Trust for over four...
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne meeting hospital staff

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal returns to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, to meet NHS staff who cared for her

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal returned to Southmead Hospital in Bristol today to meet staff who cared for Her Royal Highness following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate in June 2024. Her Royal Highness met some of the doctors, nurses...
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Increasing pressure across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire health services

Health leaders in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) are urging local people to use the right NHS service for their needs following increased pressure on local hospitals and emergency care services. The BNSSG health and care...