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Helping new parents stay close to their babies in intensive care: Adam and Helen’s story

4 February 2025
Thanks to charitable donations, Southmead Hospital Charity funded the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) parents’...
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Christmas Appeal 2024: Rosie’s story

11 November 2024
Rosie had a healthy, low-risk pregnancy and was looking forward to welcoming her first child...
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Christmas Appeal 2024: Nick’s story

11 November 2024
Nick’s mum, Sally, underwent emergency brain surgery at Southmead Hospital following a bleed on the...
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Christmas Appeal 2024: Luke’s Story

11 November 2024
When father of two, Luke, developed a chesty cough and had trouble breathing, he never...
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Launching a pioneering apprenticeship scheme for nurses

31 October 2024
Thanks to the generosity of our donor community, Southmead Hospital Charity has been able to...
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A robotic digital microscope for brain surgery

17 October 2024
Donations have helped to fund a world-class, pioneering robotic digital microscope for those in need...
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New issue: Southmead Stories Spring 2024 is here

25 March 2024
Inside this Spring’s issue of Southmead Stories, you’ll find out how donations are supporting major...
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£1.25 million donation enhances intensive care service

22 March 2024
A transformational £1.25 million donation has brought life-saving equipment to critically ill patients in the...
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Supporting more patients with life-limiting diseases

21 March 2024
Thanks to a generous donation from our corporate partner Westerleigh Group, the role of palliative...
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Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship: Caroline’s Journey

25 May 2023
Caroline is one of ten people chosen for North Bristol NHS Trust’s first Registered Nurse...
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Made a Mark memory boxes helping bereaved children

9 May 2023
Over the last 12 months, 129 memory boxes have been supplied to support children who...
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New charity partnership with Gloucestershire Cricket

5 April 2023
We’re hugely excited that Gloucestershire Cricket has chosen us as its Local Charity Partner for...
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Introducing our Spring 2023 edition of Southmead Stories

6 March 2023
We have recently launched the second issue of Southmead Stories, keeping our supporters updated on how donations are making a difference to patients, families and staff at Southmead Hospital.
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Marvin’s Marathon: Mayor of Bristol runs for Southmead Hospital

21 February 2023
This year, we’re very excited to welcome Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol, to our...
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Land’s End to Southmead Hospital: Josh’s story

25 November 2022
“We don’t know what the future holds, but we can’t thank Southmead Hospital enough” In...
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Introducing our 2022 Christmas Appeal: Southmead Never Stops

18 November 2022
We are thrilled to have launched our Christmas Appeal, calling on people across Bristol and...
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Garden for Saplings Nursery

21 September 2022
Saplings Nursery at Southmead Hospital looks after 91 children each day with over 150 children...
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Portable ultrasound for kidney dialysis patients

21 September 2022
Three times a week, kidney specialists at North Bristol NHS Trust see 450 patients in...
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3D printed models for brain surgeons

7 September 2022
Neurosurgeons, like Mr Mario Teo (pictured in an operating theatre here at Southmead Hospital) can...
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New role to help older surgical patients

7 September 2022
Josh is the UK’s first ever Physician Associate dedicated to older surgical patients. Funded entirely...
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