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Your stories are a powerful way to raise awareness of the amazing work that happens every day at our hospitals. 

If you’re an existing or former patient, a family member or friend, or a staff member, we’d love to hear about your experience and why you want to help make your hospital even better.

Please complete one of the forms on the right and we will contact you soon. If you’d prefer to contact us directly with your story, please contact Lisa.

Your stories

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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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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Composite image of neurosurgeon Mario Teo and his patient Mike

Mike’s story: A life-saving 14-hour brain surgery

18 March 2022
In the summer of 2016, Mike was swimming on a family holiday in Croatia when...
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Southmead Hospital at Christmas: Ava’s story

9 November 2021
On 27 November 2019, Mel was sitting at her desk at work when she felt...
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