Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is a very rare genetic condition. It affects around 1 in 50,000 people*. We interviewed Chloe to find out about her experience of taking part in a drug study. My body does not recognise when to stop swelling Living with a...
Dr Jo Crofts, Consultant Obstetrician and Lead for Obstetrics at North Bristol NHS Trust, has been awarded £25,000 funding from the Southmead Hospital Charity Springboard Research Fund for the Cell-SAVE Study. The Cell-SAVE Study The Cell-SAVE Study...
Laura Hanley, a Clinical Psychologist specialising in Neuropsychology, is about to embark on a research project funded by a £25,000 grant from the Southmead Hospital Charity Springboard Research Fund. Her work aims to uncover sex-based differences in...
David Woodstoke, a Research Associate and Clinical Psychologist has been awarded £24,000 from the Southmead Hospital Charity Springboard Research Fund to undertake his latest project. We interviewed him to learn more about his work. David’s 18-month...
Mary Lynch, Senior Midwife Co-ordinator at NBT, has recently been awarded an MSc. She highlights the realities of pursuing a Master’s while working and balancing her personal life. My Master's was on non-pharmacological strategies for coping with...
Rachel is a Nurse Educator at North Bristol NHS Trust. She is a new researcher currently doing an internship year spending one day a week looking at end-of-life care within critical care and hopes it will lead to a pre-doctoral Award. She explains how she has been supported by the NBT R&D team to develop her research career and apply for funding.
The Maternity Research Community Programme at North Bristol NHS Trust provides the Women & Children's Research Team with the opportunity to deliver short sessions in local antenatal classes.
Sharon’s husband, John, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer in early 2023. She shares what it was like to support him through his diagnosis, treatment and research journey.
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) has become the first NHS Trust to sign the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice. Developed by the UK research and innovation sector, the voluntary concordat ‘represents a...
£7 million of additional funding for research into Parkinson’s disease has been secured thanks to investment from Southmead Hospital Charity supporters. In 2022, donations totalling £220,000, including a £99,954 pledge from Medlock Charitable Trust...
