Our success highlights from 2024-25

• We are ranked 3rd (out of 258 NHS Trusts) in the country based on income generated from our National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio, reflecting our commitment to advancing medical research and improving patient care.
• In the past financial year, we opened 106 new studies, including 38 commercial trials, marking a 52% increase from the previous year.
• We successfully recruited more than 9,000 participants and followed up more than 5,000 people, across more than 250 studies.
• NBT was awarded combined grants totalling £9.2million, with an impressive 75% success rate for full NIHR research grant submissions.
• Our efforts in commercial research have also been fruitful, with a 53% increase in the number of commercial studies opened, generating a 10% increase in gross income.
• A pilot project demonstrated the financial benefits of clinical trials, providing more than £300,000 worth of medication and medical devices that would otherwise have been funded by the NHS.
• We managed a research grant portfolio totalling £56m, including externally and internally funded grants. Most of this funding is from the prestigious National Institute for Health Research.
• We have established an Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Research Development and Genomics, fostering future research leaders. 

Research Impact: influencing NHS & International guidelines

Professor Ed Carlton's LoDED Trial: High-sensitivity troponin tests for the early rule out of major adverse cardiac events.  

The LoDED strategy facilitates safe early discharge in more than 40% of patients with chest pain, and has been included into NHS England CQUIN: CCG14, NIHR and American Heart Association guidelines.

GMC Number:7526706

Year and location of first qualification: MBChB University of Bristol 2016

Specialty: Clinical Radiology

Clinical Interests: Radionuclide imaging and general radiology 

Secretary: Janette Burnett

GMC number: 7461547

Year & location of first qualification: MBChB University of Leicester 2014

Specialty: Histopathology

Clinical interests: Breast and Gynaecological Histopathology

Secretary: Tracy Webb

Telephone: 0117 414 9890

Dr Rogers joined North Bristol NHS Trust in 2024 having practiced as a consultant in Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust since 2022. 

He trained in London, Surrey, South Wales and Cheltenham. His areas of specialisation are breast and gynaecological histopathology.

GMC: 7038779

Year and location of first qualification: Birmingham, 2009

Specialty: Haematology

Clinical interests: Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Transfusion

Secretary: Julianne Webster

Telephone: 0117 414 8401 

Percy Philips Postnatal Ward or Mendip Transitional Care Ward

We welcome you to stay on the ward overnight to support your partner/companion. There are recliner chairs for you to rest or sleep on overnight. If you cannot stay, our team of midwives and maternity care assistants will support your partner/companion. 

The food on the wards is reserved for patients. If you would like a hot meal, you are welcome to arrange a delivery to the security office. 

To keep a safe and comfortable environment for all, we ask you to agree to the conditions outlined below before staying overnight. We may ask you to sign a document saying this. This includes adherence to local policies on health and safety, fire safety, and infection control. 

Other children cannot stay overnight.  

Safety

•  Please sign in when you enter the ward in case of a fire or evacuation.
• If the fire alarm rings, follow the instructions from the ward staff.
• Do not take your baby off the ward at any time.
• Wear non-slip shoes/slippers.
• Please be courteous and respectful of other women on the ward by staying with your partner while you are on the ward.
• Use the chair at the bedside to sit in – some of these recline.
• Linen (e.g. sheets and towels) are for patients only. 

Security

• You cannot leave the ward between 22:00 and 08:00.
  • If you feel you are likely to be able to leave during this time, please visit your partner in the day.
• Smoking is not permitted anywhere on Trust grounds.
• We may decline a partner/companion staying if there are concerns about the safety of mothers, babies, and staff on the ward.
• North Bristol Trust operates a Zero Tolerance policy on violent, disruptive, or aggressive behaviour and security will be called to assist at any time if you are asked to leave but refuse.

Infection control

• Do not sleep in the bed with your partner.
• Linen (e.g. sheets and towels) are for patients only.
• Do no sleep in any vacant bends. These may be occupied by a new patient at any time during the day or night.
• Do not sleep on the floor – this space must be kept clear in case of an emergency.
• We do not recommend sleeping with the baby in the bed or reclining chair. Cots are provided for babies. (For more information visit (Reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - NHS).
• Use hand gel when entering the ward. Wash your hands before and after you help care for the mother or baby.

Dignity, noise, and facilities

• Remain fully dressed while on the ward. We wish to preserve the dignity and privacy of everyone, including staff.
• Keep noise levels down and turn mobile phones to silent between 22:00 and 07:00.
• There is a designated toilet for visitors. Please do not use any other toilet or washing facilities.
• Hot drinks are available, we kindly ask you to make a small donation in one of the boxes on the ward. 

How you can support your partner

• Nappy changes.
• Help your partner move about.
• Make refreshments.
• Keep the bedspace tidy.
• Take photos of the early days.
• Tend to your baby so your partner can get some well-deserved rest.
• Give your partner reassurance.
• Remember, the team are here to help 

We welcome any feedback you have about your experience on the ward, and there are QR codes around the ward to do this. 

© North Bristol NHS Trust. This edition published October 2025. Review due October 2028. NBT003814.  

First and last name: Aggie Skorko 

GMC number: 6159507

Year & location of first qualification: MB BS 2007 University of London

Specialty: Intensive Care Medicine

Secretary: Chantelle Stephens 

Telephone: 0117 414 1499
 

GMC number: 7134617

Year & location of first qualification: 2011 St George’s, London

Specialty: Anaesthesia

Clinical interests: Regional anaesthesia, Orthopaedics, Pre-op assessment

Secretary: Anaesthetic Secretaries

Telephone: Anaesthetic department via switch

Professional memberships:

• FRCA (Fellow of Royal College of Anaesthetists)
• ESRA-DRA (European Society of Regional Anaesthesia- Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia)
• MAcadMEd (Member of the Academy of medical educators)
• DMCC (Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes)

GMC number: 6145742 

Year & location of first qualification: 2006, University of Bristol

Specialty: Nephrology

Clinical interests: General Nephrology, Transplantation and Dialysis, Sustainable (Green) nephrology, Metabolic Stone Disease

Secretary: Sue (Suzanne) Emery 

Telephone: 01174147699

First and last name: Ailish Nimmo

GMC number: 7264616

Year & location of first qualification: 2012, University of Edinburgh

Specialty: Renal Medicine 

Clinical interests: Kidney transplantation, training and education

Secretary: Leah Mason

Telephone: 0117 414 7697

Professional Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MBChB, MD, MRCP (UK), MRCP (Neph)

GMC number: 7038960

Year & location of first qualification: MBChB University of Birmingham 2009

Specialty: Neonatology (Paediatrics)

Clinical interests: Perinatal optimisation, palliative care and simulation training

Secretary: Michelle Bishop and Shannon Coote

Telephone: 0117 414 6815