Local health and care organisations are joining together to say ‘It’s not OK’ to be violent, aggressive or abusive towards their staff, in a new campaign launching today (10 March). The ‘It’s not OK’ campaign aims to highlight the impact of...
The NBT Hero Awards usually take place 6 times a year, with judges filtering through 30-40 nominations in between ceremonies. But between December 2020 and January 2021, over 100 nominations were submitted by staff for their colleagues - showing...
The Echo team of Cardiac Physiologists at North Bristol NHS Trust have been awarded British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) departmental accreditation in three different areas. Not content with being individually accredited to BSE standards, the...
Every year on 8 March, people across the world celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and pledge to take action for gender equality. The theme for 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge, to encourage everybody to challenge...
Two retired NBT Doctors have come out of retirement to help at the Southmead vaccination hub. Retired Emergency Physician Dr Jason Kendall and his wife, retired Palliative Care Lead Dr Clare Kendall have re-joined NBT as volunteer vaccinators. They...
Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol Mrs Peaches Golding OBE caught up with North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) Chief Executive Evelyn Barker to explain why she recently signed up to the com-cov vaccine research trial and why it is important for everyone to get...
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) is one of eight National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) supported sites across the UK where a new coronavirus vaccine trial - referred to as the COVID-19 Heterologous Prime Boost study, or ‘Com-Cov’ - is taking...
Patients and staff at Southmead Hospital have been involved in a research trial that has found an anti-inflammatory treatment reduces the risk of death when given to patients hospitalised with COVID-19. The hospital is one of the sites involved in...
Today marks one year since NBT, in partnership with Public Health England, first started regular COVID testing in our Severn Pathology lab. The Severn Pathology lab was the second laboratory in the country to have continuous COVID testing up and...
As is now the 'new normal', the first NBT Heroes of the year came together virtually to hear why their colleagues had put them forward for an award. There was a real sense of team spirit at the virtual award ceremony, as Chief Executive Evelyn Barker...
