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7 October 2026

Triple PEN Award wins for projects to improve patient experiences

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust was named winner in three categories at the Picker Experience Network (PEN) Awards 2026, placing as runners up in another...

The cardiology and digital services project team are grouped together smiling in the Brunel Atrium at Southmead Hospital.
7 October 2026

Single cardiology patient record system launches across Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Patients receiving heart care across Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT) will benefit from safer, more joined-up care following the introduction of a...

Caroline Walker pictured on the left as a baby and on the right following her 40th birthday in the Bristol Heart Institute at work.
6 October 2026

From Cot to Career: Celebrating 40 years together at WGH

Caroline Walker was one of the first babies born at the newly opened Weston General Hospital in September 1986 - the hospital where she now works as a...

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5 October 2026

Our winners: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Staff Awards 2026

Congratulations to all our winners from our 2026 annual Staff Awards!

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Weston
2 October 2026

Trust selected as one of six national neighbourhood health trailblazer sites

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT), alongside local partners across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG), has been selected as...

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Research
1 October 2026

BBC Tech Now profiles pioneering birth device developed in Bristol

The OdonAssist™ device developed in Bristol is being hailed as the first new technology to assist women in childbirth in more than a century by the...