News Archive - 7

13th November 2009

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trusts newly opened has won a prestigious Building Better Healthcare award for Best Use of Visual Art in Healthcare, having been shortlisted in three categories.  The two other categories, for Best Hospital Design and Best Interior Design, both received commendations.  

29 October 2009

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the Bristol Enterprise Network and SETsquared Business Acceleration Centre, is inviting small- to medium-sized enterprises to take part in a pioneering advice clinic. The Healthcare Business Clinic is being held at the Trusts headquarters, in Marlborough Street, Bristol, on Monday 9 November to provide a forum for companies to receive expert advice and strategic direction from NHS and business experts.

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has received ˜excellent and ˜good ratings in the Care Quality Commissions annual health check (for the year April 2008 to March 2009).

The Care Quality Commissions annual health check is the most comprehensive assessment of performance undertaken in the NHS, providing a detailed picture of the state of public healthcare in England. Every one of the countrys 392 NHS trusts is involved.

Monitor, the independent regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts, recently wrote to all Foundation Trusts requiring them to publish a declaration of compliance against five minimum criteria.  The Board of the University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is assured that the following requirements are in place in line with the recommendations of the Care Quality Commission to ensure that systems and processes are in place to safeguard children and young people:

1. The Trust meets the statutory requirement with regard to carrying out of Criminal Record Bureau checks;

Paediatricians at Bristol Childrens Vaccine Centre are looking for 170 children to take part in a study of the two swine ˜flu vaccines due to be used in the UK this winter.

24 September 2009

The Princess Royal will officially open the new £61m Bristol Heart Institute (BHI), part of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, on Monday 12 October.

The BHI, which opened to patients in May, brings cardiology and cardiac surgery services under one roof, allowing staff to provide more seamless care for heart patients.  Designed in partnership with patients, staff and the public, the BHI delivers a full range of diagnostic and interventional treatments for heart conditions to the people of Bristol, the South West and beyond.

21 September, 2009

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is reinforcing its commitment to the Patient Safety First campaign for England by supporting an awareness week for staff and Foundation Trust members from today (Monday 21 September).

16 September 2009

The Annual Members Meeting for University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust will be taking place on Tuesday 22 September 2009 from 5pm at the Trusts Education Centre on Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol.

This is an opportunity to meet and put your questions to the Trusts Board and Governors.

10 September 2009

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is pleased that the Health Protection Agency figures show a reduction in the number of cases of clostridium difficile (C. diff) and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in our hospitals. 
 
The Trust has achieved a 64 % reduction in C. diff cases this quarter (April - June 2009) compared to the same quarter last year.

The figures also show a reduction of 63% in the number of cases of MRSA for this quarter when compared to the same quarter last year.

7 September 2009

A team of nurses from University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted as finalists in the Infection Control Award category for the prestigious Nursing Times Awards 2009.