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A new Macmillan Cancer Information Hub officially opened at Â鶹¹ú²ú District Hospital on Monday 25th November. The new Hub is located inside the hospital’s Main Entrance. It is operated by staff from the Cancer Support Team and trained volunteers. The team offers a ‘drop-in’ service Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 15:00.

We are now offering free swimming sessions for those living with a Stoma

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust and Â鶹¹ú²ú NHS Foundation Trust have today announced the appointment of Cara Charles-Barks as their Joint Chief Executive Officer.

Â鶹¹ú²ú NHS Foundation Trust played host this week to leaders from across the NHS and European healthcare organisations, shedding light on what it takes to deliver continuous service improvement. The annual Catalysis CEO Summit was held at Â鶹¹ú²ú District Hospital, providing healthcare leaders with opportunities to learn more about how to sustain continuous service improvements, including about the Trust’s approach known as Improving Together from the hospital’s staff.

Speech Therapist Lizzie Goodyear won this year’s Patient Experience Award at Â鶹¹ú²ú NHS Foundation Trust. This award is nominated by members of the community and was presented at the Trust’s Staff Awards ceremony, held on Thursday 5th September. Lizzie is pictured above accepting award from Stephen Oxley, Stars Appeal Fundraising Chairman. Lizzie won the award for demonstrating commitment, compassion and care for patients. She was honoured for going above and beyond, using her experience and skills with British Sign Language (BSL) to improve the experience of Deaf and hard of hearing patients, and ensuring Â鶹¹ú²ú District Hospital continues to improve as a Deaf-aware hospital.