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July's cohort of NBT Heroes celebrated at Chief Executive's afternoon tea

The latest cohort of winners were celebrated today in the third quarterly NBT Hero Awards of 2019. The awards are a way for staff to recognise their colleagues for the small but amazing things that they do, or the caring, compassionate ways that they...
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First new police station in Bristol since 2012 opens in the grounds of Southmead Hospital

This week North Bristol NHS Trust and Avon & Somerset Police celebrated the official opening of the new Westgate House Police enquiry office on the Southmead Hospital site. The new centre, which is now the base for 40 members of policing staff, was...
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HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits Southmead Hospital in first Bristol visit of 2019

Today (Tuesday 30 July) North Bristol NHS Trust welcomed HRH the Duke of Gloucester to Southmead Hospital to meet the Move Makers who recently were given the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The popular Move Maker volunteers were initially...
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Cossham Birth Centre to reopen

Babies will be born at Cossham Birth Centre again from the autumn. A temporary closure of Cossham Birth Centre has been in place since October 2018 due to increasing inductions of labour at Southmead Hospital and a shortage of midwives. A major...
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Southmead Hospital site roadworks beginning 22 July

We are continuing with the programme of improvement works to our pedestrian crossings and roundabouts on the Southmead Hospital Site. To allow us to safely complete these works we are implementing a number of one way systems on site. This will impact...
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Staff and patients urged to allow extra travelling time

We are advising our patients and staff to allow extra travelling time when coming to Southmead Hospital today. The A4175 ring road is gridlocked around Filton due to the Extinction Rebellion Protests after the protesters blocked access into the MOD...
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Staff Wellbeing Programme honoured with national award

The teams behind the Staff Wellbeing Programme at North Bristol NHS Trust have received a prestigious NHS Parliamentary Award, after receiving a nomination from Southmead’s local MP. The awards ceremony took place in Parliament on Wednesday 10 July...
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Neuromuscular services at North Bristol Trust and UH Bristol named as Centres of Clinical Excellence by Muscular Dystrophy UK

Neuromuscular services at North Bristol Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust have been recognised by Muscular Dystrophy UK for providing outstanding care for people with muscle-wasting conditions. The neuromuscular...
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NBT celebrates the first cohort of Nursing Associates to qualify in their new role

The first cohort of the new Trainee Nursing Associate (TNA) programme, have celebrated qualifying in their new role during a Tea party which was hosted by North Bristol Trust’s director of Nursing and Quality. The eleven Nursing Associates trainees...
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Organ donation law is changing

Three people die every day in need of an organ transplant. To enable more people to pass on more organs to save more lives, the law around organ donation is changing. In order to try and further increase the number of people who donate their organs...