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Saplings Nursery celebrates “Good” rating

Saplings Nursery has been awarded a Good rating after its February 2023 Ofsted inspection. The Nursery was rated good in all areas; Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development and Leadership and Management. The Nursery based...
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National junior doctors’ industrial action update – 11-15 April 2023

From 7am on Tuesday 11 April 2023 until 7am on Saturday 15 April 2023, junior doctors will be taking strike action at a number of NHS trusts, including North Bristol NHS Trust. The industrial action, which immediately follows the four-day Easter...
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Southmead Hospital volunteer receives award at NHS Cadets event

A ‘committed and caring’ 18-year-old who one day hopes to become a paramedic has received a special award for voluntary work at Southmead Hospital, as part of her NHS Cadet role on the youth programme . Sumia Mohamed, from Bristol, was handed the...
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Advice to plan ahead with your medications ahead of Easter Bank Holiday

People are being urged to check they have enough of their repeat medications, ordering any top-ups for delivery or collection ahead of Good Friday (7 April 2023). Health leaders across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are encouraging...
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World record-breaking triplets born at Southmead Hospital

Guinness World Records has announced that three sisters born at Southmead Hospital were the world’s most premature triplets and the lightest triplet birth. Rubi-Rose, Payton Jane and Porscha-Mae Hopkins were born at 22 weeks and five days gestation...
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Celebrating our first Hero Award winners of 2023

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 first awards of the year took place on Thursday 23 March, when over 20 colleagues...
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Health Care Support Worker Recruitment Event

Are you searching for a career change and love helping others? Or do you need a job that provides more flexibility? Then joining NBT as a Health Care Support Worker could be right for you... Join us on Thursday 16 March, from 12pm to 7pm at...
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National industrial action update - 13-16 March 2023

From 7am on Monday 13 March until 7am on Thursday 16 March, junior doctors will be taking strike action at a number of NHS trusts, including North Bristol NHS Trust. The industrial action is a national dispute between the Government and Trades Unions...
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Celebrating our Healthcare Scientists 

Next week (13 -19 March), we will be celebrating Healthcare Science Week and saying a huge thank you for the outstanding work and care our Healthcare Scientists provide to our patients. At North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), we have hundreds of different...
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One hundred adult kidney transplant operations have taken place at NBT this year

Neil Woolley has become the 100th adult patient to receive a kidney transplant at NBT in 2022/23 after his partner of eight years, Kate Warburton, was found to be a match for donation. Neil, 37, and Kate, 33, from Knowle have shared their experience...