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Stop the spread – Ensure you don’t give an unwanted gift this festive season

Dec
23
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) is reminding visitors who have relatives or friends in hospital to avoid visiting the Trust if they have had symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting in the previous 48 hours.    Read More

Think ABC before A&E says NHS

Dec
19
This winter, the NHS has launched a campaign to help people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire choose the right health service when they are feeling unwell or are injured – allowing busy services like A&E to treat people who need them most. Across the country, approximately 47 per cent of people attending an A&E department could have received the same service via their GP, by telephoning NHS 111 or by calling in at an NHS walk-in centre, minor injuries unit or urgent care centre * .    Read More

Women pleased with maternity experience at St Michael’s Hospital

Dec
16
In the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Survey of women’s experience of maternity services 2013, women rated the communication they received during labour and birth at St Michael’s Hospital as being better than the national average. St Michael’s also scored higher than the national average for treating women with kindness and understanding after the birth of their baby.    Read More

Doors to open at new Welcome Centre

Dec
13
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) will on Monday (16 December) open the front doors of its new Welcome Centre as part of the wider redevelopment of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI).    Read More

Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2013 highlights UH Bristol’s Strong Performance

Dec
06
The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2013, published today, has highlighted University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust as having significantly lower than expected mortality rates over the past three years and as having lower than expected 28 day emergency readmission rates for patients treated on weekdays and weekends.    Read More