How do I contact Southmead Hospital?

Switchboard telephone: 0117 9505050

  1. Cotswold Centre Outpatients telephone: 0117 4146768.
  2. Central Delivery Suite Ward telephone: 0117 4146916.
  3. Elgar Ward 2 telephone: 0117 4141785.

How do I complain to Southmead Hospital?

The PALS service can be contacted on 0117 414 4569 or by emailing [email protected]. You can also complete an online form nbt.nhs.uk/patients-carers/feedback/advice-complaints/raise-a-concerncomplaint Alternatively you can visit the PALS office and speak to a member of the team in person.

Who is the CEO of Southmead Hospital?

Southmead Hospital NHS via North Bristol NHS Trust Welcome to our new chief executive Andrea Young who starts with us today.

Are there private rooms at Southmead Hospital?

Each 32-bed ward has 24 single rooms and two four-bed bays. We know that single rooms provide considerable benefits for patients, including control of infection, reducing risk of clinical errors (there are fewer distractions) and allowing privacy.

Who owns Southmead Hospital?

This Site and its content are the property of HICL Infrastructure PLC (‘HICL’) and is managed for HICL by InfraRed Capital Partners Limited (‘InfraRed’). InfraRed is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’), and is entered on the FCA Register with the Registration Number 195766.

What is Ward 31b at Southmead Hospital?

On arrival to the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) nearly all patients will undergo a triage assessment in Gate 31b while some patients will go straight to Gate 31a (Ambulatory Emergency Care) which is a seated assessment area. After triage by an Acute Medicine nurse you will have a primary assessment by a doctor.

Can you pay for a private room in an NHS hospital?

Amenity beds are available to NHS patients who wish to pay for the privacy of a single en-suite room whilst their treatment remains on the NHS.

How many birth partners can I have Southmead Hospital?

two birthing partners
We support your partners involvement at all times, and value their presence. You can have two birthing partners with you if you choose although only one partner is permitted into theatre or recovery. We do not have waiting space for other visitors.

How much did Southmead Hospital Cost?

£430m
Bristol’s £430m Southmead Hospital completed.

When was Southmead Hospital built?

1902Southmead Hospital / Founded
The hospital first opened in 1902 as a 64 bed workhouse for poor sick people and by 1911 there were 520 beds. In the early 1920s the facilities once again became a workhouse before the Southmead Infirmary was built in 1924 – later renamed Southmead Hospital.

What is acute general medicine?

Acute Medicine (or Acute Internal Medicine – AIM) is the hospital specialty concerned with the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with urgent medical needs. It was formally recognised as a specialty in 2009, having previously been a subspecialty of General Medicine.