University Hospitals Bristol and Weston: Merged Into Bristol NHS FT

What this trust used to run

Before the merger, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust ran the Bristol Royal Infirmary (its main teaching-hospital site, with cardiac and renal specialisms), Weston General Hospital in Weston-super-Mare, the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol Eye Hospital, St Michael's Hospital and the University of Bristol Dental Hospital. All of these sites now sit within Bristol NHS Foundation Trust — see the combined trust page for the current picture of what each site does.

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

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust was rated Good overall as of its most recent pre-merger inspection (October 2022), with well-led rated Good trust-wide. At a more detailed level, that inspection identified a genuine safety concern specifically at Weston General Hospital's medical care service, rated Inadequate for safe and well-led at the time, reflecting reported staffing shortfalls. This is historical, pre-merger information — see the combined trust page for the fuller, honest picture including North Bristol NHS Trust's own pre-merger rating, and check the CQC's own site directly for Bristol NHS Foundation Trust's current status.