More recruits still needed before Cossham Hospital’s midwife unit can reopen
More midwives still need to be recruited before one of the most luxurious and specialist birthing centres in Bristol can … Read more
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Health secretary asked to halt £1bn community services tender
An MP has asked health secretary Matt Hancock to halt the “potentially disastrous” procurement of community services worth more than … Read more
CCG to tender billion pound community services contract
Full story in HSJ, 17 September 2018 A community services contract, worth £1.7bn, is set to be procured by commissioners … Read more
Revealed: 10 worst A&Es for waits
Full Story in BBC 12 April 2018 A&E waiting times have reached their highest levels in England – as a … Read more
Major services shake up for Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucesteshire
Full story in the HSJ, 11 April 2018 Community services across a swathe of the South West could be consolidated … Read more
Protest to mark eight months of no 24/7 A&E
The Protect Our NHS North Somerset group meets monthly atWeston General Hospital to mark the ward’s temporary overnight closure, which … Read more
Bristol treatment centre introduces self-pay option to patients
A Bristol health centre is now offering a self-pay option to its patients. Emersons Green Treatment Centre has recently added … Read more
NHS backs new home plan at frenchay site: Fears for the future of Thornbury Hospital redevelopment.
Full Story at Gazette 25 January 2018 South Gloucestershire Councillors were given the surprise announcement last Wednesday during their health … Read more
Vasectomy funding cuts considered by nine CCGs
Full story at The BBC, 8 November 2017 Nine NHS groups in England are considering or have cut funding for … Read more
Virgin Care ‘asked staff not to report safety concerns’ to health watchdog
A private healthcare firm, which recently took over the contract to run health services on the edge of Bristol, asked … Read more