A music channel has launched on patient TVs at Southmead Hospital to support relaxation, reduce anxiety and promote sleep. The NBT Relaxation Sounds channel, featuring calming music, is available on every patient television throughout the hospital 24...
Patients will be able to have scans and tests at a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) from April 2024 as part of a wider NHS initiative to increase access to diagnostic procedures. North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) will be offering appointments at the...
Construction has started on a £49.9 million elective surgical centre at Southmead Hospital. The Elective Centre is a joint project between North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) supported...
The delivery of seamless, high quality, equitable and sustainable care is the shared vision at the heart of the first Joint Clinical Strategy between North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW...
Today is Young Carers Action Day and we are proud to announce our commitment to the Young Carers Covenant that has been launched today by the Carers Trust. We are one of the first organisations to pledge our commitment to the covenant and we’re...
This Mother’s Day, we’re proud to celebrate the mums we care for as well as those who are part of our NBT team. To help celebrate the day, in our Maternity Services each new mum is being given a Mother’s Day gift by the staff caring for them. We’ve...
Today, the annual NHS Staff Survey results have been released. At NBT we are pleased to see improvements in many areas, and a higher response rate than ever before of 60%, which is 15% higher than the national average. The staff survey has nine...
Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will be taking national strike action at a number of NHS trusts, including North Bristol NHS Trust in February 2024. The industrial action is a national dispute between the...
We welcome the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest inspection of services, which is published today (16 February, 2024). The CQC inspected Maternity Services at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) in November 2023, with the service...
To support efforts to reduce rates of new HIV infections in Bristol, opt-out HIV testing is being planned to be introduced to North Bristol NHS Trust’s emergency department (ED). In the future, people who need a blood test during a visit to Southmead...
