RUH Bath

23/10/2025

🗓️ Half-term just got easier for families!

The Free NHS Family Planner is here to help parents stay on top of health and care appointments during the busy school break. It helps you know where to go for everything from self-care to minor illnesses and injuries.🧒👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

✅ Plan ahead

✅ Stay organised

✅ Keep your family healthy

📲 Download your planner and learn more:

🔗 bsw.icb.nhs.uk/free-nhs-family-planner-helps-parents-stay-on-top-of-half-term-health-and-care

23/10/2025

This week our shout out goes to the fantastic Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) team👏

Thank you for showing such kindness to the people we care for 💙

22/10/2025

Yesterday was and we want to celebrate our amazing Pharmacy Technicians.

What is a Pharmacy Technician?
Pharmacy Technicians play a crucial role in patient care, medicines safety, and driving innovation across healthcare. At the RUH, our clinical pharmacy technicians are a daily presence on our wards, supporting medicines optimisation and making sure medicines are stored, dispensed, and supplied safely and effectively.

They help prevent medication errors by checking prescriptions, managing stock, and ensuring accurate labelling and dosage. Their work is essential to keeping patients safe.

💡 Did you know?
Pharmacy Technicians are registered healthcare professionals with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Since 2011, they’ve been required to meet rigorous education, training, and professional standards to practise legally.

🏥 Where do they work?
Everywhere! From hospital and community pharmacies to GP practices, prisons, the armed forces, education, industry, and roles in medicines safety and governance.

Let’s celebrate the dedication, expertise, and impact of our Pharmacy Technicians today and every day. 💊

Check out for more Pharmacy Technician stories.

22/10/2025

Our Emergency Department is really busy at the moment.

Please consider your healthcare options to Help Us Help You.

💊 Pharmacists can offer clinical advice for a range of minor illnesses.

🏥 Contact 111.nhs.uk for urgent care, or 999 in an emergency only.

We will see all patients who come to hospital, but it may take slightly longer than usual.

22/10/2025

Our flu fighters are off to a strong start 💉✨

Over a quarter of our staff have already rolled up their sleeves and got their flu jab, helping to protect themselves, our colleagues, and the people we care for. 💙 A huge thank you to our brilliant staff vaccination team for making it possible.

Flu can be serious, but the vaccine is your best defence. If you're eligible, book your vaccine today through your GP or local pharmacy.

🔍 Check your eligibility and learn more: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/keep-warm-keep-well/

Let’s keep each other safe this winter.

21/10/2025

The RUH is currently very busy 🚑

Please consider your healthcare options to Help Us Help You.

💊 Pharmacists can offer clinical advice for a range of minor illnesses.

🏥 Contact 111.nhs.uk for urgent care, or 999 in an emergency only.

We will see all patients who come to hospital, but it may take slightly longer than usual.

21/10/2025

If you have a loved one who is ready to leave hospital, please make sure there are plans to get them home safely and quickly. A few small steps can make a big difference:
🚗 Provide a lift home
💊 Collect prescriptions
🍞 Stock cupboards with food items

With October half-term just round the corner, we want to get people out of hospital and back to the place they call home so they can continue recovering surrounded by family and friends.

If your loved one is ready to leave hospital, please help us by collecting them quickly, preparing the home ready for their return and sorting prescriptions.

Our teams will be working hard to organise any ongoing support your loved one might need in the community.

21/10/2025

Experiencing withdrawal symptoms from quitting smoking? There are lots of free tools, medications and therapies that can help.🥰

visit👉 https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/ready-to-quit-smoking/explore-your-support-options/ for more information,

or contact 👉https://banes.everyonehealth.co.uk/services/stop-smoking-service/for more information

20/10/2025

🗳️ Have you voted in the RUH governor elections yet?

Were you a Member of the RUH on Tuesday 30 September 2025?

🏡 Do you live in the City of Bath, North East Somerset, Mendip, North Wiltshire or South Wiltshire?

Then now is your opportunity to have a say in the future of the RUH. Public governors are the voice of patients, carers, local people and stakeholders at the RUH.

They represent your voice at the highest level of the Trust, working closely with the Board of Directors.

️ Voting in the elections is your opportunity to have your say in who should be performing that role for your constituency.

⏰ You have until Friday 31 October at 5pm to cast your vote, via the link in the comments.

Voting here 👉 www.cesvotes.com/ruh2025

🆓 Not a member and interested in voting in future elections?
Membership is completely free and open to anyone aged 16+, just search RUH membership to sign up.

20/10/2025

We're wishing our patients, staff and community a very ✨ 🎆

17/10/2025

Flu can be very unpleasant for young children and sometimes cause serious illness.🤧

If your child is 2 or 3, they can get a free NHS nasal spray flu vaccine.

👉 Book now at your GP surgery or a participating pharmacy in the NHS App.

More info ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/

16/10/2025

📣 It’s T Levels Week – and we’re celebrating the future of healthcare!

This year, RUH welcomed 30 students from Bath College and Wiltshire College into placements across 👶 Maternity, 🩺 Nursing, and ❤️ Cardiac Care — giving them hands-on experience in real NHS settings.

🎓 T Levels are a practical route into healthcare careers for young people, combining classroom learning with at least 45 days of industry placement.

👥 Here’s what some of our students had to say:
• Mia: “The T Level has inspired me to pursue midwifery at university.”
• Bella: “It’s perfect for me — I’ve always wanted to be a midwife and I’ve even worked in the community.”
• Tasha: “I want to be a paramedic — this course and my placement are helping me explore healthcare roles.”
• Julia: “I’ve always wanted to be a nurse — this experience is preparing me for that career.”
• Blessing: “My placement on the Cardiac Ward is helping me work toward becoming a Paediatric Nurse.”

Natasha Browne, Education Lead, said:
“It’s vital that we support young people exploring careers in the NHS. We’re proud to help build meaningful relationships that support their development.”

🏥 At RUH, we’re proud to offer structured placements and mentorships that inspire the next generation of NHS professionals.

Bath College Wiltshire College & University Centre