Inside: Private mental health services in Bristol investigated
Frontline workers and families speak out as the Cable investigates why private sector involvement is growing and what impact it’s having on people in Bristol.
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Doctor’s scathing criticism of PPE guidance that has put NHS staff at risk
The local NHS has responded well to the pandemic, but inadequate PPE has led to staff being hospitalised, according to a Bristol doctor working on the frontline of coronavirus.
Care work: What next for the forgotten frontline of coronavirus?
As care homes are a new epicentre of the pandemic, we celebrate the historically overlooked, undervalued care sector and ask what needs to change after the pandemic.
UPDATE: Housing association U-turn means Bristol Uni students spared £1,500 rent payment
First year students at the University of Bristol were told they had to pay rent despite the university closing down because their halls were run by a private provider.
Bristol’s NHS trusts scaling up critical care capacity while hospital admissions remain stable
Internal emails said one of Bristol’s hospital trusts had planned to triple capacity, but local NHS bosses have declined to reveal more detail on their preparations.
Coronavirus testing finally announced for Bristol’s key workers, but more rises in deaths expected for weeks
In an in-depth interview, Bristol director of public health says the south west is responding well to the crisis despite criticisms of the UK’s handling of the outbreak.
Students in university-owned halls aren’t being charged if they’ve moved out, but a group of first-year students in privately owned halls have fallen through the cracks and may be forced to cough up £1,500.
‘The government threw us under the bus’: How Bristol food businesses are working to survive coronavirus
Small businesses, especially in hospitality, face bankruptcy as Bristol goes into self isolation, but some are finding innovative ways to respond to the crisis.
