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Bristol's first Macmillan Wellbeing Centre opens at Southmead Hospital

Bristol’s first Macmillan Wellbeing Centre has opened at Southmead Hospital. The centre, which provides advice and support to people with cancer, their friends and relatives, is a partnership between Macmillan Cancer Support and North Bristol NHS...
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New Bristol Breast Care Centre now fully open at Southmead Hospital Bristol

A new dedicated centre for breast cancer services for the Bristol area is now fully open at Southmead Hospital Bristol. The Bristol Breast Care Centre, in the refurbished historic Beaufort House, brings together screening and symptomatic services for...
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New Brunel building at Southmead Hospital Bristol handed over to North Bristol NHS Trust

The new £430 million hospital for Bristol and the surrounding areas, at Southmead Hospital, has been officially handed over to North Bristol NHS Trust by developers Carillion. The Trust will now begin the installation of equipment and stocking of the...
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Brunel building fully open

The new £430million Brunel building at Southmead Hospital Bristol is fully open from today (Wednesday, May 28). All teams, services and patients are now in place. During the course of the move from the old premises at Southmead and Frenchay a total...
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Cossham Hospital passes first CQC inspection

Cossham Hospital has passed all essential standards in its first inspection by the Care Quality Commission since its £19 million refurbishment. The 106-year-old community hospital in Kingswood reopened last year and now provides the area’s only stand...
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Work starts on two new cancer care & support centres for Bristol

Construction work has started on the new Bristol Breast Care Centre on the Southmead Hospital site to provide screening, diagnosis and after-care support for cancer patients. Work has also started on the new Macmillan Wellbeing Centre, which will sit...
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South Gloucestershire Community Health Services to transfer from North Bristol NHS Trust

South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has announced the awarding of its community health services contract to Sirona Care and Health, a not for profit organisation. The contract, which will start on 1 April 2014, will provide home...
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Planned NHS service transfers in Bristol take effect from today

The way in which a number of services are delivered across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is changing from today (Monday, March 25). Head and neck, ear, nose and throat (ENT), oral & maxillofacial and orthodontic services (OMFS)...
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Plans submitted for two new cancer care & support centres for Bristol

A new Breast Care Centre will be built on the Southmead Hospital site to provide screening, diagnosis and after-care support for cancer patients. Alongside the Breast Care Centre will be a new Macmillan Wellbeing Centre, providing emotional...
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Centralisation of Head & Neck, Breast Care and Urology services

Centralisation of Head & Neck, Breast Care and Urology services from March 25 2013 These changes relate to: Breast care (excluding breast screening) Ear Nose and Throat services (ENT) Head and Neck Cancer; Oral maxillo-facial surgery (OMFS)...