health

Frontline fighters

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.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Coronavirus in Bristol

Migrants are 1 in 6 of Bristol’s coronavirus hospital heroes. But many are charged to use NHS.

Thousands of local hospital staff are from 109 countries across the world, but many are charged to use the NHS they work in.

Adam Cantwell-Corn Priyanka Raval
Adam Cantwell-Corn and Priyanka Raval

Coronavirus in Bristol

Where are my patients? GP speaks out about non-covid-19 health problems

A Bristol GP shares her concerns that the drop in patients calling the surgery during coronavirus could lead to more serious illnesses down the line.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Coronavirus in Bristol

Revealed: Bristol care workers speak out amid confusion and scramble for PPE during covid-19 outbreaks

New data reveals 60 care home residents have died from coronavirus in two weeks, but some homes with outbreaks haven't had more residents tested.

Matty Edwards Priyanka Raval
Matty Edwards and Priyanka Raval

Coronavirus in Bristol

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.

Priyanka Raval Matty Edwards
Priyanka Raval and Matty Edwards

Coronavirus in Bristol

A message from a tired healthcare worker for all of us clapping for carers tonight

An NHS healthcare worker got in touch with us to share his thoughts on the Thursday night clap for the NHS.

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Bristol History Podcast

Bristol History Podcast: Bristol and the 1918 ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic

Arriving at the end of the First World War, the 1918 ‘Spanish’ Flu was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, killing between 40...

Tom Brothwell
Tom Brothwell

Coronavirus in Bristol

How to cope as a parent expecting during the unexpected

The Cable speaks to soon to be parents to share how they've been coping with changes to visiting rules at hospitals.

Fatima Hudoon
Fatima Hudoon

Coronavirus in Bristol

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.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Coronavirus in Bristol

‘The contagion of misinformation and a Bristol Facebook page linking 5G and coronavirus’

There’s another contagion doing the rounds, it’s not coronavirus, but disinformation. And one Bristol Facebook page with thousands of likes is spreading claims that 5G is connected to the pandemic, says Alon Aviram.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Coronavirus in Bristol

Bristol GP says we’re in ‘the calm before a terrible storm’

Coronavirus testing delays, a lack of protective equipment, and the stress of people flouting lockdown restrictions are troubling this Bristol GP.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Coronavirus in Bristol

This NHS worker is facing eviction, as Bristol rallies to help coronavirus heroes

A Bristol NHS trust is paying to put up frontline workers in hotels so they can self-isolate, while communities offer their support.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards
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