Concrete trousers save Bristol youngster's legs
CONCRETE trousers do not sound like a comfortable thing to wear. But, along with a surgeon's bold decision to carry out an operation, they have ensured that...
CONCRETE trousers do not sound like a comfortable thing to wear. But, along with a surgeon's bold decision to carry out an operation, they have ensured that...
When young carpenter Alister Sayer popped out on his first day of work to get some lunch, he expected to be back soon enough. But, as the 19-year-old walked...
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DAPHNE Havercroft has devoted her adult life to holding health bosses to account. Her aim has been to ensure NHS patients receive the best care possible.But now...
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A CAMPAIGN group is calling for health chiefs to make an urgent decision over the future of the former Frenchay Hospital site.Four months ago, a Government...
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CARS parked illegally near Bristol's new flagship hospital are putting lives at risk, it has been claimed. Employees at the £430 million revamped...
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A KNOWLE GP surgery that serves more than 6,000 patients is under threat of closure, South Bristol MP Dawn Primarolo has announced. The thousands of patients...
Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital – The Chesterfield is hosting a free 'meet the experts' Dental & Maxillo Facial event on Tuesday 8 July from 6.30pm...
Doctors will descend on Bristol this week to discuss everything from "designer vaginas" to body image issues. A conference is being held at the Wills...
FUNDRAISERS are holding a summer fete at Cossham Hospital.The Cossham Memorial Hospital League of Friends is holding the event this Saturday from 2pm. It will...
PARENTS are being urged to ban fruit juices from their children's diet after it has been revealed the drink contains nearly as much sugar as Coca Cola.Professor...
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FOR almost 200 years the causes of Parkinson's disease have been a mystery. But researchers in Bristol claim to have made a major breakthrough in understanding...
Leading healthcare charity, Nuffield Health, has welcomed Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive and General Secretary at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), to its...
THREE neighbouring health trusts have come forward and expressed an interest in running Weston General Hospital. University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation...
THREE neighbouring health trusts have expressed an interest in running Weston Hospital. University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton and Musgrove...
THIRTEEN years on from the Bristol Heart Inquiry – the biggest public inquiry ever undertaken into the workings of the NHS – a new review is to...
WHETHER you're a sufferer or not, it's been impossible not to notice the hundreds of people around sporting red eyes and runny noses.The sound of sniffling and...
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CALLS are growing for CCTV cameras to be placed in care homes across the country after three men were sentenced for abusing an elderly woman with dementia in...
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The Bristol Review - an independent review of children's cardiac services in Bristol - is being launched today. Its chairwoman, Eleanor Grey QC, and consultant...
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THERE has been a massive spike in the number of people catching sexually transmitted diseases, with cases of syphilis recorded in the Bristol area up by a...
4 commentsRESIDENTS and organisations from Bristol came together to ask: is the city a dementia friendly place to live?The event was chaired by Bristol Dementia Action...
