University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is a dynamic and thriving group of hospitals in the heart of Bristol.
Nearly 8,000 staff offer over 100 different clinical services across nine different sites. With services from the neonatal intensive care unit to care of the elderly, the UHB offer care to the people of Bristol and the South West from the very beginning of life to its later stages.
The UHB are one of the country's largest acute NHS Trusts with a 2008/2009 income of £454 million. UHB staff have developed leading edge services such as cardiac surgery and bone marrow transplantation that have built an international reputation and are in demand by patients from across the country.
With strong links to the University of Bristol and University of West of England the UHB are the major medical research centre in the region. The findings allow the UHB to continually improve their patient care. UHB academic links also make them the largest centre for medical training in the South West, attracting the highest calibre clinical staff from across the UK.
The UHB aim to provide healthcare, research and teaching of the very highest quality.