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Bristol’s clinical trials units awarded full registration

Oct
09
Clinical Trials Units play an important role in helping to deliver quality research projects and two units in Bristol have been awarded full registration by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC).    Read More

HELP Appeal supports construction of new helipad at Bristol Royal Infirmary

Sep
19
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) and the Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads (HELP) Appeal will be working in partnership to develop an onsite helipad at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), which will open in 2014. A grant of £500,000 has been provided by the HELP Appeal to support the helipad’s construction - part of a major redevelopment at the BRI.    Read More

New study reveals the benefits of Alexander Technique Lessons for chronic pain

Sep
19
Chronic pain sufferers may benefit from learning the Alexander Technique in NHS outpatient pain clinics according to a new service evaluation project. More than half of the service users in the study stopped or reduced their use of medications between the start of the lessons and three months, making cost savings to the NHS.    Read More

Launch of New Social Network for Teenagers and Young People with Cancer in the South West

Sep
11
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the Youth Cancer Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust, and with support from the University of Bath has launched a new social network for young people with cancer, aged 16-25 who live in the South West.    Read More

Doors Open Day at the Bristol Heart Institute

Sep
03
The Bristol Heart Institute (BHI) will, for a second year, be part of Bristol Doors Open Day, taking place on Saturday 8 September. Guided tours will take visitors around the open parts of the building and there will also be an opportunity to enjoy a series of short talks given by members of staff including clinical staff working at the BHI.    Read More