NHS

General Election 2024

VIDEO: What We Want – Bristol’s frontline workers reveal their priorities for the next government

We're only a few days away from a general election. In a short video series, frontline workers explain how their sector has fared under the Tories – and what changes they want to see.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Reports

Deal to reopen crucial St Paul’s dentists could be ‘sorted soon’, campaigners say

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Reports

Image of the Charlotte Keel Medical Practice GP surgery in Easton, Bristol

Revealed: Private takeover of Bristol GP surgery ‘abandoned’ at last minute

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

People's History

A history of Bristol’s healthcare for the working classes

It's a myth that there was little or no access to free medical care before the establishment of the NHS in 1948 – but progress was slow, unequal and sometimes grisly.

Eugene Byrne
Eugene Byrne

Reports

Social care crisis leaves healthy patients stuck in Bristol’s hospitals

Stephen Sumner (Local Democracy Reporter)

Voices

Bristol midwife: ‘The system is broken and is breaking us with it’

A Bristol midwife

Coronavirus in Bristol

‘My operations were cancelled because of Covid. I’m still waiting in pain.’

Russell Pugh is one of many frustrated patients whose surgeries have been pushed down the queue since the pandemic began.

Arvind Howarth
Arvind Howarth

Coronavirus in Bristol

Revealed: How Southmead Hospital is coping with Covid-19

Frontline NHS workers speak out about high staff absence, difficulties discharging patients and how the hospital will manage this winter.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Coronavirus in Bristol

Bristol ‘highly likely’ to see Tier 2 Covid restrictions soon, with local NHS now under ‘extreme pressure’

Meanwhile both of Bristol’s hospital trusts have declared internal critical incidents amid rising demand and more Covid patients.

Matty Edwards Lucas Batt
Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Coping with Covid

Covid-19 brings difficult times for Trans people in Bristol as government expected to ditch reforms

Accessing trans healthcare was already a difficult and lengthy process and during the pandemic, it’s virtually ground to a halt. It comes as the government is expected to announce it has ditched plans to allow trans people to self-identify.

Sage Brice
Sage Brice

Coronavirus in Bristol

How Bristolians making DIY coronavirus protective equipment are propping up the city’s supply

A volunteer army is producing equipment to keep frontline staff at Southmead Hospital safe. Jess Connett investigates why their efforts are needed.

Jess Connett
Jess Connett

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
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