North Bristol NHS Trust: Merged Into Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

What this trust used to run

Before the merger, North Bristol NHS Trust ran Southmead Hospital — one of the largest and most modern hospital campuses built in the UK in recent years, and a designated adult major trauma centre with specialist regional and national services in neurosciences, renal medicine, urology, plastic surgery and burns treatment — alongside Cossham Hospital's community services. Both sites now sit within Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; see the combined trust page for the current picture.

Pre-merger pay and HCAS: for historical context only

This trust sat outside the High Cost Area Supplement zones, so Agenda for Change pay for a given band and point was the plain national rate, exactly as it remains for Bristol NHS Foundation Trust today. See the current Agenda for Change pay scales for up-to-date figures — nothing about pay changed as a direct result of the merger.

Pre-merger CQC rating: for historical context only

North Bristol NHS Trust was rated Good overall as of its most recent pre-merger inspection (September 2019), with caring rated Outstanding and well-led and safe both rated Good. Responsive and the trust's use of resources were rated Requires Improvement at that time. This is historical, pre-merger information — see the combined trust page for the fuller, honest picture including University Hospitals Bristol and Weston's own pre-merger rating, and check the CQC's own site directly for Bristol NHS Foundation Trust's current status.