Southmead Hospital

Details

Name :

Southmead Hospital

Address  :

Southmead Road
Westbury-on-Trym

Town  :

Bristol

State  :

Bristol

Country  :

UK

Post Code:

BS10 5NB

Phone  :

0117 9505050

Web URL  :


Description

About us
We have over 9000 staff delivering healthcare across Frenchay and Southmead Hospitals and within the local community of Bristol and South Gloucestershire

Our Vision
North Bristol NHS Trust provides hospital and community healthcare to the residents of Bristol South Gloucestershire and North Somerset and we are also a specialist regional centre for neurosciences plastics and burns orthopaedics and renal services

Were also the largest hospital teaching Trust in the South West with links to the University of Bristol University of Bath and the University of the West of England and were committed to developing our staff by offering them learning and research opportunities that will improve the care and services we offer our patients We have also strengthened our research portfolio over the last year with around 500 staff involved in 400 separate research projects across the TrustAcross our hospitals in Southmead and Frenchay and our local community work through school nurses health visitors and therapists the delivery of exceptional healthcare that is welcoming open honest and in partnership with our patients and carers

Already 93 of our patients are very happy with the care they receive from us and every year over 6000 patients and carers make the time to write us a compliment letter thanking us for the care and attention they received
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