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Redevelopment aims to offer patients the best care in best...
ALMOST 300 years ago, when work started on a hospital for Bristol, 78 city dignitaries set about funding it. Now, as managers work to move patients out of the oldest working hospital in the UK, the...
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A £100,000 research grant has been awarded to medical scientists in Bristol who are pioneering a technique to reduce high blood pressure.They have trialled the removal of nerves connecting the kidney...
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Bristol Air ambulance can't land on new hospital helipad
BRISTOL'S air ambulance service will be unable to land on the new helipad being constructed on top of a city centre hospital with its current aircraft.Great Western Air Ambulance is raising funds to...
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The angels have landed: new helipad at the BRI to save lives
SERIOUSLY-ill patients will soon be able to get to hospital more quickly after a £2.7 million helipad on the Bristol Royal Infirmary roof was completed.The 25 sq m aluminium pad is due to open in March...
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Things are looking up as Doors Open Day returns
THE first of Bristol's Doors Open Days took place in 1994, with the opening of 28 buildings to the public. "There was much nervousness that no-one would come. In the event, Bristolians turned out in...
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Bristol Doors Open Day: See behind the scenes of city's major...
PEOPLE will be able to take a peep behind doors that are usually closed to the public when Bristol Doors Open Day returns to the city.Each year thousands take part in Bristol Doors Open Day, when many...
View ArticleFewer patients die at Bristol's hospitals than expected,...
FEWER patients die at Bristol's hospitals than expected. Data gathered for Dr Foster's annual hospital guide - which analyses information from all NHS health trusts - showed that all hospitals in the...
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Drive to raise final £70k for new air ambulance for Bristol
A FINAL push is being launched to help pay for a new air ambulance for Bristol in time for a new helipad being built in the city.Filton-based Great Western Air Ambulance (GWAA) is almost three quarters...
View ArticleNurses host ball for Bristol heart Institute
A team of nurses is hosting a black tie ball to raise money for the Bristol Heart Institute.The Heart in the City event will take place at the Grand Hotel on May 31.As well as a two-course meal, there...
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I ATTENDED Southmead Hospital for an out patient appointment on May 23. Parking was less problematic than previously and I was greeted in the new hospital by a volunteer who helped me check in and took...
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Speaker's corner: We should by so proud of Bristol Heart...
SPEAKER'S CORNERFOUR weeks ago I received a phone call from Bristol Heart Institute telling me they had a bed available and could I be there in the next three hours. I had been waiting a long time for...
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New ambulance helicopter makes first flight in city
A NEW Great Western Air Ambulance – that unlike its predecessor can land on the Bristol Royal Infirmary helipad – has made its first flight in the city. The state-of-the-art Eurocopter 135 helicopter...
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Above and Beyond Medics were a rock through tough times
NIKI Thomas' life was turned upside down after she was told the devastating news that her partner had terminal prostate cancer. The 60-year-old had spent more than half of her life with John Walker and...
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More than 9,000 people miss hospital appointments across the...
MORE than 9,000 people missed appointments at hospitals across the Bristol area in just one month. Figures obtained from health trusts across Bristol and North Somerset revealed a total of 9,329 people...
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Bristol University scientists team up with Manchester United for...
Scientists at Bristol University have teamed up with Manchester United for a pioneering study which compares the hearts of sick children with the hearts of fit children.Young stars from the team's...
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Reader's letter: We are so grateful to the NHS and its staff
MY husband recently developed a heart condition and was admitted for an operation at the Bristol Heart Institute.He is now on the way to recovery.This is just to say how deeply grateful we were to the...
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Too much jogging is actually bad for your health, says leading...
Jogging every day can be as bad for your health as doing no exercise at all, according to new research. In fact too much jogging or cycling can be even worse than doing nothing and in extreme cases can...
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PE teacher takes on Bristol to Bath Marathon – a year...
A TEACHER from North Somerset is taking on the Bristol to Bath Marathon after recovering from life saving open heart surgery.Fitness fanatic Rich Cleave cycled regularly and ran marathons but was...
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Bristol Heart Institute wins funding for new MitraClip treatment
The Bristol Heart Institute will be offering an innovative new treatment for patients with severe cardiac problems.The centre in the BRI beat competition from top hospitals across England to win...
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