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We will be running Continuing Healthcare in South Glos
Friday, 21 December 2012 15:56
Bristol Community Health is this week celebrating after being awarded the contract to provide services for continuing healthcare and funded nurses in South Gloucestershire. We were awarded the contract by South Gloucestershire PCT following a rigorous tender process. We already provides the continuing healthcare assessment and referral service in Bristol as well as prison healthcare and learning difficulty services in South Gloucestershire. The contract, which…
Our Wound Care Service is praised by Wounds UK
Monday, 10 December 2012 13:25
Our Wound Care service has been praised for the care of one of their patients through an article published in the Wounds UK journal, November issue. The article featured a case study on the way that our team of Tissue Viability Nurses used Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) – an advanced wound healing technique – in the management of the patient and their complex wound.…
International Stop Pressure Ulcer Day
Tuesday, 30 October 2012 17:37
Preventing Pressure Sores is Everybody's Business and 16th November 2012 is International Stop Pressure Ulcer Day. This is a European initiative which aims to help people understand pressure ulcers and what can be done to reduce the chances of getting them. What is a pressure ulcer? A pressure ulcer is an ulcerated area on the skin which is caused by irritation and continuous pressure on…
We’ve been short listed for a national award!
Tuesday, 30 October 2012 17:08
Back in the spring we celebrated the opening of South Bristol NHS Community Hospital, this was a really special achievement for us after having been lead provider for the hospital up until its opening. As part of the marketing work that supported the hospitals opening we worked collaboratively with NHS Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol (UHB) to produce an advertising campaign called ‘Meet the New Neighbours’. The…
Our Physiotherapists take on the 2012 Olympics!
Tuesday, 25 September 2012 17:06
We are extremely proud to say that three of our Physiotherapists recently worked as Volunteers at the London 2012 Olympic Games. They helped out in the Medical Teams in Boxing and Wrestling and with match side emergency teams, as well as at the large Polyclinic in the Olympic Village which provided athletes with instant access to state-of-the-art scans and blood tests. Covering ten shifts…
It's Telehealth's First Birthday!
Thursday, 16 August 2012 16:18
17th August 2012 marks Telehelath's first birthday! This means that from this date, we have been offering Telehealth monitoring to our Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Heart Failure patients for a whole year, and in this time it has made a real difference to some patients lives. Telehealth involves using a small hand held device, very similar to a mobile phone. Every day, patients…
It's Hypo Awareness Week, 13-17 August 2012
Thursday, 09 August 2012 15:43
Hypoglycaemia Awareness Week runs from 13th – 19th August 2012. It aims to raise awareness of Hypoglycaemia, which means low blood glucose (sugar), amongst people with diabetes. What is a hypo? Hypoglycaemia, often referred to as 'Hypo' happens when your blood glucose level drops too low. A reading below 4mmol/L is too low and should be treated as a hypo, even if you don't feel low.…
We’ve signed up to the Motor Neurone Disease Charter
Thursday, 12 July 2012 08:15
We are proud to have signed up to the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association's Charter in recognition of the rights and priorities of people living with MND and their carers. MND kills five people every day, with half of people dying within 14 months of diagnosis. This terminal disease can affect any adult at any age. There is no known cure. Unfortunately, this condition is…
Our Quality Account
Friday, 29 June 2012 15:18
Our Quality Account 2011/12 We are pleased to publish our Quality Account for the 2011/12 year. This document shares information about the quality of our services and measures of that quality. It also sets out our top priorities for quality improvement in the year ahead. Our Quality Account provides a wide ranging view of all the services we provide, with a special focus on: Patient Safety Clinical Effectiveness…
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