In January this year, BrisDoc's Lead Nurse at Charlotte Keel, Liz Turner, donated her kidney to help her nephew Philip. This was his second transplant, his first transplant was age 7. He and his family have received fantastic support from the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Kidney Patient Association for many years.
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Raising awareness of Measles and MMR vaccination within Somali communities
On Thursday 19th July, a community outreach session was held at Carr House in St Pauls. The main aim was to increase awareness of measles and MMR vaccinations to the Somali community.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute visit BrisDoc’s Homeless Health Service to talk mental health
Mental Health issues can affect people in all walks of life. The Government's Department of Health advises that one in four of us will experience mental ill health at some point in our lives.
NHS70: Celebrating 70 years of the NHS
The National Health Service turned 70 on 5th July 2018 and many of our staff at BrisDoc have taken the opportunity to celebrate in honour of this.
Glowing feedback from the Severn Deanery following OOH QA visit
The Deanery were incredibly impressed with what they found giving BrisDoc an A grade (excellent)!
BrisDoc Staff Roadshows running across BNSSG
In May this year, BrisDoc ran it's 5th series of staff Roadshows at venues in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Homeless Health Nominated for NHS at 70 Parliamentary Award
Congratulations to all the team at the Homeless Health Service who received a letter from the House of Commons this month informing them that they have been nominated for the NHS at 70 Parliamentary Awards.
BMC inspected and rated by CQC as good with outstanding features!
We are pleased, and very proud to announce the fantastic news that Broadmead Medical Centre, for the second time running has been rated as good in all areas of criteria with outstanding features by the Care Quality Commission who carried out a thorough inspection on the service on the 10th April 2018.
Bishopston Medical Practice’s David Carter – running Bristol 10K in memory of Father.
Next month, David Carter, our receptionist at Bishopston Medical Practice, will be running in the Great Bristol 10K. He is currently raising money for St Peter's Hospice in memory of his father - Harry - who died in 2009.
BrisDoc Community Fund donate Easter eggs for local refugee children
This year, BrisDoc donated 100 Easter eggs for local Syrian refugee children via Bridges for Communities, a charity who aim to connect people from different cultures and faiths, giving them the opportunity to build friendships and understand one another better.