99 year old Jack Vokes was today reunited with the nurse who delivered the first vaccination in Bristol. One year ago today, 98 year old Jack Vokes became the first person in Bristol to get his Covid-19 vaccination. Jack received his vaccination at...
On Friday 3 December, we celebrated the final group of hero award winners for 2021. In what has been a challenging year for all our staff, it has been amazing to award so many well-deserved awards to individuals and teams across the Trust. In 2021...
It's World AIDS Day and 2021 is also the 40th anniversary year of the first UK AIDS death. Our current and former clinical leads for HIV share the reflections on the last 40 years. Dr Stuart Glover, now retired, remembers treating Aled Richards...
North Bristol NHS Trust is pleased to welcome Professor Sarah Purdy as a non-executive director to our Trust board. Professor Sarah Purdy has a distinguished track record as a clinician and lecturer including, in primary care, psychiatry and research...
The Float Group will be returning to the streets of north Bristol to spread some festive cheer in support of NHS services. For more than 30 years the Christmas float has been heading out with volunteer healthcare staff to provide entertainment and...
Southmead Hospital Charity has launched its annual Christmas Appeal, calling on people across Bristol and beyond to support our patients, their families and the staff who care for them. The Appeal focuses on the life, love and loss that families...
We are appealing for your help in returning any crutches you may have borrowed from us after an accident or injury. Some people manage to return their crutches to us but there are plenty that never make it back to our Emergency Department. If you...
The Donor Milk Bank at Southmead Hospital is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The bank receives milk from donors, which is used to support the most vulnerable premature babies across the South West. Southmead Hospital’s Donor Milk Bank opened on...
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is set to review public consultation feedback on improvements to stroke services across the area next week (2 November). Feedback showed that nine in ten people...
A new art exhibition by artist, poet and former patient Hazel Hammond is on display at Southmead Hospital, this World Stroke Day. Located in Gate 36, the exhibition has been coordinated by our Fresh Arts team, who work and support our staff, patients...
