Study finds patients will discuss more problems with GPs they know well

  • 31st July 2015
Patients often complain that they can't see the same doctor, but does this matter? A…

AWP involved in dementia delay drug

  • 22nd July 2015
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust's clinical trials centre, the Kingshill Research Centre, has…

NHS innovation challenge prizes

  • 20th July 2015
More than £150,000 will be awarded to new ideas to address England's biggest healthcare challenges…

Primary school pupils lead the way to sun safety

  • 16th July 2015
Pupils from May Park Primary School have been recognised for their good work making sun…

Domestic abuse awareness campaign launches in West

  • 16th July 2015
A new campaign designed to raise awareness about how to spot domestic violence and abuse…

New evidence linking brain mutation to autism

  • 15th July 2015
Findings, published on 15 July in Nature Communications, reveal the extent a mutation associated with…

Ultrasound accelerates skin healing

  • 13th July 2015
Healing times for skin ulcers and bedsores can be reduced by a third with the…

Bristol’s work to reduce smoking recognised with award

  • 13th July 2015
Bristol City Council has won the CLeaR Leadership award for its continued efforts to reduce…

Kitchen on Prescription: socially prescribed healthcare

  • 8th July 2015
The aim of Kitchen on Prescription is to create a 'socially prescribed' healthcare intervention that…

HIT conference a hit

  • 2nd July 2015
Bristol Health Partners held its second annual Health Integration Team (HIT) conference on 12 June,…

Ground breaking Planning for Health & Wellbeing book

  • 24th June 2015
A ground breaking new book, the Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Wellbeing, is…

Becky Pollard, Bristol's new Director of Public Health

  • 24th June 2015
Becky Pollard, new Director of Public Health in Bristol, talks about her priorities for improving…