University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is a group of 10 hospitals. Our staff are the lifeblood of the Trust.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic and thriving group of hospitals in the heart of Bristol and Weston-super-Mare. The Trust was created when University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust merged with Weston Area Health NHS Trust in April 2020. The organisations have had a formal partnership since May 2017, bringing benefits for patients and staff by combin
ing our skills and resources. This combined workforce of around 13,000 staff deliver over 100 different clinical services across ten different sites. We provide specialist services while remaining at the heart of the community, delivery the best quality treatment for patients in the South West and beyond. They deliver general diagnostic, medical and surgical services to the populations of central and South Bristol and North Somerset, as well as specialism such as children’s services, cardiac and cancer services, and other smaller specialities which are nationally commissioned. The merged organisation has given the Trust the opportunity to create something new, by taking everything that’s good about Weston Area Health NHS Trust and everything that’s good about UH Bristol to create something even better, with a greater purpose.
23/07/2025
Some services may be affected by national strike action taking place from 7am on Friday 25 July to 7am on Wednesday 30 July.
Please continue to come forward for the care you need. Unless you hear from us directly, you should attend your appointment as normal.
If you need medical help, use 111 online, and in emergencies, please call 999.
You can now book your place onto Bristol NHS Group’s Annual Meeting and Health Fair.
Find out how we are performing against our priorities, our intentions and commitments for the year ahead and attend a health fair hosting NHS services, and community partners offering health checks, advice, and meet some of the teams making a difference in our hospitals and communities.
If you have an appointment during the upcoming strike action (7am, Friday 25 to 7am, Wednesday 30 July), please attend your appointment unless you hear from us.
We will be in touch with patients directly if we need to rearrange your appointment.
22/07/2025
A surgical milestone at St Michael’s Hospital! ✨
We’ve successfully completed our first-ever robotic-assisted gynaecological procedure at St Michael’s Hospital (SMH) – part of our growing robotic surgery programme across .
With three surgical robots now operating at SMH, Bristol Royal Infirmary and Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, we're transforming patient care.
Kathy, 67, from Bristol, was one of the first to benefit: “It sounded like an excellent choice - more precise, less invasive, and often leading to quicker recovery times - so I said yes immediately... I only needed to stay one night in hospital, and my recovery has been so much better than I expected.”
Since September 2023, over 500 robotic-assisted surgeries have been performed across our sites, saving more than 800 bed days and helping patients recover faster through less invasive procedures.
NHS England Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire ICB
21/07/2025
When you pick up friends or relatives from hospital in the morning it means they’ll be back home in time for lunch, and can carry on their recovery surrounded by their own comforts. 🏠
Just speak to a member of the ward team.
18/07/2025
We hope everyone has a great time at Bristol Harbour Festival this weekend ⛵️
If you have an urgent health concern over the weekend, then think 111 first.
NHS 111 will direct you to the most appropriate service to use.
Visit http://111.nhs.uk or call 111 for advice.
Our emergency departments will always be here for you if you need us in a life-threatening situation.
17/07/2025
Following the successful formation of the Bristol NHS Group by North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), we now intend to become a single organisation with the merger of our two Trusts.
This comes directly from clinical feedback. Our clinicians are clear: by working together as one team we believe we will be able to do more than ever for the people in our care and communities we serve.
This is not a final decision, but the beginning of a thorough process to shape and inform one – with patient and staff feedback at its heart.
Are you aged 18 to 55 years old and in good health?
You may be eligible to take part in a new research study in with UHBW.
The study is testing a new vaccine against typhoid and paratyphoid A fever.
Participants will be reimbursed up to £4,410.
Find out more in the comments ⬇
16/07/2025
Got a good head for heights? Sign up for the Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity Big Bristol Abseil at St Michael's Hospital 👇
15/07/2025
Save the date! Bristol NHS Group’s Annual Meeting and Health Fair 2025!📅
Do you want to find out more about local hospital care? 🤔
Join us on Tuesday 16 September at the Malcolm X Community Centre, from 16:30 – 19:30, for the first ever joint North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Annual Meeting and Health Fair.
You can find out about:
ℹ️ How we performed against our priorities
ℹ️ Governance and leadership
ℹ️ Financial performance
ℹ️ Our intentions and commitments for the year ahead
There will also be a health fair which will host a range of stalls hosted by NHS services and community partners, offering health checks, advice and opportunity to meet frontline experts making a difference in your area.
Bristol NHS Group is a partnership between North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW).
We will provide details about how you can sign up shortly.
15/07/2025
Over 800 families have now joined the Generation Study at UHBW, which tests for rare genetic conditions in newborn babies.
We’re proud that St Michael’s Hospital was the first site in England to recruit families and complete testing for the major research study.
The study is led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England. Find out more in the clicking the link in the comments ⬇
14/07/2025
Today we've welcomed the first outpatients through the doors of the new Elective Centre at Southmead Hospital for clinics ahead of surgery starting next month. 💙
The centre is a joint project between North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust supported by , North Somerset & South Gloucestershire ICB and NHS England which will create additional theatre capacity for thousands more operations to be carried out on patients from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Carly found it “quite exciting” to be the first patient inside the building for her consent clinic ahead of surgery to remove a titanium radial head, while second patient Louise attended an appointment ahead of surgery on her thumb and found the building “beautiful, light and airy”, adding “it definitely gives you confidence in what’s going to happen”.
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When University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust merged with Weston Area Health NHS Trust in April 2020, the newly formed organisation created the opportunity to take everything that’s good about Weston and everything that’s good about Bristol to create something even better, with a greater purpose.
We have 13,000 members of staff delivering over 100 different clinical services across 10 sites. From the neonatal intensive care unit to the care of the elderly teams, we provide the best quality care to the people of the South West from the very beginning of life to its later stages.
We are dedicated to ensuring Weston General Hospital remains a central part of the community, while being able to deliver specialism such as children’s services, cardiac and cancer services, and other smaller specialisms which are nationally commissioned.
We retain our Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission, making us one of only seven Trusts in the country to have been rated Outstanding twice, and one of only three general acute Trusts to achieve this.
