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Muscular Dystrophy UK team smile for group photo
Southmead
24 January 2024

NBT's neuromuscular centre recognised for outstanding care

North Bristol NHS Trust has received a prestigious Centre of Excellence award from leading national charity Muscular Dystrophy UK.

Mrs Peaches Golding OBE, Jenny Wookey, and Maria Kane pose cutting the BUST thank you cake
Southmead
11 January 2024

New £1.5 million charity-donated scanner increases breast screening capacity

Women waiting for breast MRI scans in the Bristol area will be scanned sooner thanks to a new £1.5 million MRI scanner donated by Bristol-based...

BRI ICU consultant at UHBW, George Townsend, ECMO patient Bethany King, and ECMO Nurse Specialist at UHBW, Carly Smith group photo
City, Southmead
11 January 2024

Specialist service which uses artificial lung to treat critically ill patients marks one year at UHBW and NBT

Critically ill patients whose lungs have stopped working properly are being treated using an artificial lung outside the body in Bristol, through a...

scenic image of the Clifton Suspension Bridge - image credit Jarred Kyle
Southmead
8 January 2024

Statement on cancer care coverage

Statement in response to media coverage on Monday, 8 January about cancer surgery cancellations

MRI scanner in the InHealth scan room, Community Diagnostic Centre
Weston
27 December 2023

Weston-super-Mare Community Diagnostic Centre to open in 2024

The diagnosis and treatment of a range of conditions including cancer, heart and lung disease is set to get quicker in Weston-super-Mare, thanks to a...

scenic image of the Clifton Suspension Bridge - image credit Jarred Kyle
City, Weston
15 December 2023

UHBW staff experience harassment at work

There have been 479 incidents of verbal abuse and 319 incidents of physical abuse towards staff at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS...