To ensure we can maintain staffing levels across our maternity services, we have taken the difficult decision to temporarily suspend births at Cossham Birth Centre. Like NHS trusts across the country, we are facing staffing pressures due to a...
The Maple Suite at Southmead Hospital has recently been refurbished to create a more comforting environment for families. The suite is for families going through the loss of a baby and was set-up to provide a space where families can spend precious...
Colleagues across North Bristol NHS Trust are celebrating Allied Health Professional Day – a day to say thank you and celebrate the incredible work of our AHPs who continue to make a real difference to the lives of our patients, their families and...
NBT has received a national award for its commitment to patients living with incurable blood cancer, for the second time. The haematology team was presented with the Myeloma UK Clinical Service Excellence Programme (CSEP) Award on Thursday 13 October...
It's Baby Loss Awareness Week and our Bereavement Midwives, and other teams who support families affected by baby loss, are raising awareness and sharing how we support families. Steph Evans is one of our Bereavement Midwives, and explains how her...
On Thursday, September 30 2022 we held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) covering the 2021/22 financial year. Our AGM was hosted by our Chair, Michele Romaine and included an overview of our year and performance from our Chief Executive, Maria Kane...
Jenni is a nurse on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Southmead Hospital. In October 2015, she had a liver transplant. Here she explains more about why she needed her transplant and how it inspired a change of career. Hello, I’m Jenni and I’m a...
NHS Blood and Transplant and North Bristol NHS Trust are calling on people in Bristol to register their donation decision and talk to their families about organ donation as more than 6,500 people are actively waiting for a transplant across the UK...
Two NBT projects have been announced as finalists for the national Innovate Awards Start Well > End Well and Improving Patient Choice in the Prescription of Heparins, both funded by Southmead Hospital Charity, have been shortlisted in the inaugural...
This week North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) held a celebratory event to thank those internationally educated members of our NBT family who have recently progressed into senior nursing roles. We recognised the contribution of these individuals and the...
