http://www.ruh.nhs.uk Latest News en-us Copyright Royal United Hospital Bath Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:00 GMT The James Dyson Foundation has donated £4m to the development of a pioneering new Cancer Centre at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. The donation is the largest in the hospital's history. James Dyson said: "Bath is our home and the base from which I have grown Dyson. This new Cancer Centre will use cutting edge technology and well considered design to improve the health of its patients. We have been hugely impressed by the outcomes of the Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care at the RUH" http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/ RUHcommunications@nhs.net Fri, 17 May 2013 12:24:00 GMT Three new dementia coordinators are providing a 7-day service to support staff at the Royal United Hospital in giving the best possible care to elderly patients with a known diagnosis of dementia, and to improve the experience of patients and their carers. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_05_07_Dementia_coordinators.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 7 May 2013 13:40:00 GMT Further improvements in outcomes for cancer patients across Bath and North East Somerset, Wiltshire and Somerset are expected following the launch of a specialist acute oncology service at the RUH. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_04_29_New_Acute_Oncology_Service.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:34:00 GMT Medical students at the Royal United Hospital are using state of the art equipment to learn how to perform vital blood tests, which will lead to enhanced patient care and improved safety, by practising on a patient simulator. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_04_08_Sim_training.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:13:00 GMT Claire Fullbrook-Scanlon, a Consultant Nurse in Stroke Care at the Royal United Hospital, is running in the London Marathon to raise funds for a nursing colleague who has suffered a stroke. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_04_08_Running_for_one_of_our_own.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:02:00 GMT We have considered the final report of the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium, whose work has now concluded, and heard representations from Staff Side colleagues. We do not intend to join any reformed Consortium in the future, and have confirmed our commitment to nationally negotiated terms and conditions for staff. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_04_04_Statement_on_Pay_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 04 Apr 2013 12:10:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital is asking patients to give their views about their stay on the ward or their visit to the Emergency Department. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_03_27_Friends_and_Family_Test.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:54:00 GMT We were pleased to see that the CQC inspectors described, 'All the staff we met with showed a professional and caring attitude towards their patients…and patients told us how helpful staff had been.' http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_03_27_RUH_respond_to_CQC_inspection.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:53:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital is taking part in NHS Sustainability Day on Thursday 28 March 2013. Trusts across the region will be engaging with staff, patients and the public to get people to understand the mutual benefits of sustainability and health. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_03_26_NHS_sustainability_day.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:13:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital is to reopen its swimming pool in May following an excellent response to a 'use it or lose it' plea. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_03_25_swimming_pool_to_reopen.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:13:00 GMT A trainee member of staff at the Royal United Hospital has used her ingenuity to improve an occupational therapy kitchen, to make it feel more like home for patients and help in their rehabilitation. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_03_18_Improving_rehab_facilities.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:22:00 GMT An Anaesthetist at The Royal United Hospital Bath has been honoured for his outstanding contribution in the field of Anaesthesia. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_03_11_Consultant_honoured.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 11 Mar 2013 10:24:00 GMT A keep-fit instructor and two former patients have set up a support group to help women who are being treated for gynaecological cancer at the Royal United Hospital Bath. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_02_12_Gynae_Cancer_Support_Group.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:56:00 GMT Local school children are visting the RUH today to unveil some large scale art that they have created in celebration of our 80th year. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_02_05_Art_on_a_big_scale.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:13:00 GMT Outstanding staff were honoured for their contributions, achievements and innovation in health and patient care at the hospital's New Year's Honours Awards ceremony. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_02_01_RUH_Stars_award_ceremony.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:01:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital Bath has today announced the appointment of Francesca Thompson as its new Chief Operating Officer. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2013_01_09_RUH_appoints_new_COO.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 09 Jan 2013 14:01:00 GMT Francesca Thompson, Director of Nursing at the Royal United Hospital, is appealing to local people to help keep the hospital as free as possible from the Norovirus bug. This highly contagious infection is rife in the community and all surrounding hospitals are affected. The RUH today has restrictions on four wards due to diarrhoea and vomiting. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_12_18_Help_us_keep_our_hospital_Norovirus_free.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:32:55 GMT The Royal United Hospital is appealing to the public to make someone very happy this Christmas with the gift of blood. Although it's a very busy time of year, sparing an hour to donate blood before the holidays could help save a life. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_12_17_The_gift_of_blood.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:17:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital has received top marks for its work to ensure the privacy of patients attending the Emergency Department. In a survey published today, 64% of patients who responded felt they had been given enough privacy when discussing their condition with a receptionist on arrival at the Emergency Department (ED) – the highest response of the 66 trusts assessed by the Picker Institute Europe. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_12_06_Emergency_Department_praised.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:02:00 GMT Do you have a small piece of history relating to the Royal United Hospital Bath? If so, we'd like to see it and possibly feature it in an exhibition. On Tuesday 11th December, the RUH will be celebrating its 80th birthday on the Combe Park site. As part of the celebrations, we'd like members of the public to bring in any artefacts they have relating to the hospital. From 1pm, a local historian will be on site to talk about the items and they may possibly feature in an exhibition in 2013. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_12_05_RUH_80.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:50:00 GMT A new, multi-skilled Paediatric Diabetes team at the Royal United Hospital is providing specialist care for children and young people with diabetes, not only in outpatients, but also at school and at home. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_12_03_Paediatric_Diabetes.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:23:00 GMT A new way of disposing of scraps of food from meals is helping the environment and saving money at the Royal United Hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_11_26_biodigester.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:58:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital Bath has been given a clean bill of health by inspectors who said it was meeting all the essential standards of quality and safety. The Care Quality Commission spent three days at the hospital in September and October this year, looking at the care arrangements for surgical patients. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_11_06_NHS_FT_election_results.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:54:00 GMT An exciting new era has begun at the Royal United Hospital, with the election of the Trust's first ever NHS Foundation Trust Governors. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_11_06_NHS_FT_election_results.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:27:00 GMT Staff at the Royal United Hospital are thanking the public for supporting their recent plea for the return of any walking aids which are no longer required. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_11_06_Succesful_walking_aids_amenesty.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:26:00 GMT The deadline for casting your vote in our first ever NHS Foundation Trust Governor elections is looming. But there is still time for you to have your say on which of the 34 members of the public you want to represent your views on the Council of Governors. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_30_FT_Still_time_to_vote.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:36:00 GMT RUH response to Coroner's findings http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_23_Coventry_inquest_verdict_RUH_response.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:54:00 GMT Staff at the RUH are working with the Stroke Association to increase awareness of stroke http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_22_Champions_in_fight_against_stroke.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 22 Oct 2012 16:00:00 GMT Making a few changes to your lifestyle can lower your risk of developing osteoporosis say staff at the Royal United Hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_16_Osteoporosis.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:30:00 GMT A nurse at the Royal United Hospital is a finalist in a national competition, which could see her as winner of Nurse of the Year. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_15_Shortlisted_for_Nursing_Times_Nurse_of_the_Year.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:06:00 GMT Voting is set to start in our NHS Foundation Trust elections with 48 of our members having put themselves forward to become the first-ever Public Governors of the Royal United Hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_09_RUH_elections.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:18:00 GMT Play specialists at the Royal United Hospital will be helping young patients celebrate Play in Hospital Week (8-12 October) by organising a range of exciting activities and entertainment. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_08_Promoting_play.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:30:00 GMT The National Clinical Director for Dementia, Professor Alistair Burns, said he was 'blown away' by all that he has seen around dementia care, during his visit to the Royal United Hospital today. The Professor was visiting the hospital to see how staff are raising standards for dementia care. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_02_National_clinical_director_visits_RUH.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:00:00 GMT Our Team Green has won a national award for its environmental work at the Royal United Hospital. The team's efforts were recognised with the Energy Efficiency award at the Health Service Journal's Efficiency Awards 2012. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_10_02_Team_Green_wins_national_award.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:11:00 GMT Staff at the Royal United Hospital have been praised for their excellent work researching the causes and treatments of stroke. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_09_25_stroke_research_award.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:07:00 GMT The gardeners at the Royal United Hospital are celebrating a 'first prize' win in this year's Bath in Bloom competition. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_09_19_new_car_parking_fees.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:38:00 GMT A new pricing structure for parking in public car parks at the Royal United Hospital is to be introduced next month. Visitors will see a reduction in the cost of parking in certain areas and depending upon the length of time they park. There will be a modest rise in the pricing of the remaining parking fees. The premise of the first 20 minutes being free for all visitors remains. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_09_19_new_car_parking_fees.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:49:00 GMT Members of the public are being given the chance to hear first-hand how the Royal United Hospital is improving the care provided to patients with a common, debilitating disease at the Trust's Annual General Meeting on 26 September 2012 http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_09_14_Annual_General_Meeting.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:43:00 GMT An RUH Consultant, who sits on the Resuscitation Council's Executive Committee, says there isn't enough evidence to recommend how long resuscitation attempts on patients who have suffered an in-hospital cardiac arrest should last. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_09_06_RUH_Case_by_case_resuscitation.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:28:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital is backing a Government campaign to encourage people to talk to their doctor if they are worried about their bowels. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_09_03_Be_Clear_on_Cancer.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:37:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital is backing a national campaign to raise awareness of dementia amongst NHS staff, to help improve the service provided to patients with this condition. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_08_13_Dementia_awareness.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:14:00 GMT A collaborative study led by the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), Plymouth University, at acute admissions sites within four hospitals in the West, is the first that aims to identify how decisions are made and clinical experience is used to minimise the number of unnecessary acute admissions to hospital, with a view to making recommendations for best practice and cost savings across the NHS and beyond. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_07_27_Peninsula_College_of_Medicine_and_Dentistry.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:30:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital has outlined its top five priorities for patients in 2012/13, focusing upon efficiency, feeling welcome, and being safely cared for. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_07_10_RUH_outlines_its_priorities_for_patients.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:32:07 GMT Four healthcare professionals from the Royal United Hospital are getting on their bikes for a challenging cycle ride to raise money to buy medical equipment for their unit. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_07_10_MAU_cycle_challenge.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:06:33 GMT A number of prestigious accolades have been heaped upon the Royal United Hospital over the last few weeks. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_07_06_Awards.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:22:40 GMT The RUH is celebrating the success of six teenagers who are getting ready to graduate from a year's internship at the hospital. The significant fact here is that each of these young adults has a learning disability. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_07_06_Project_Search.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:21:42 GMT The Royal United Hospital is asking patients to help them save money by returning any crutches, walking frames or walking sticks that are no longer required – or incur a fine which will come into force from August. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_06_19_Walking_aids_amnesty.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:57:01 GMT The Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust is advising people not to attend the Emergency Department on Thursday June 21st, unless really necessary. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_06_18_BMA_Action_Trust_response.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:55:25 GMT A campaign to raise staff awareness of pressure ulcer prevention is taking place this week at the Royal United Hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_06_18_Pressure_ulcer_awareness_week.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:31:44 GMT Staff at the Royal United Hospital are using Dementia Awareness Week, from 21-15 May, to remind people that there is more to a person than their illness. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_05_22_Remember_the_person.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 22 May 2012 12:56:51 GMT After a period of downtime Melksham Hospital x-ray department has now reopened. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_05_21_Melksham_x-ray_open.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 22 May 2012 12:55:01 GMT Over the past year, not a single RUH patient has contracted the so called 'super-bug', MRSA, whilst being treated at the hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_05_14_MRSA_free_for_a_year.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 14 May 2012 07:59:47 GMT The Royal United Hospital is to take on extra nursing staff and open two new wards to help it continue to provide quality care to patients. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_05_09_RUH_to_recruit_new_staff.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 10 May 2012 09:04:20 GMT There is a palpable air of excitement on the first floor of the RUH today, as staff welcome patients to a new, purpose built Dermatology unit, which opened at the hospital this morning. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2012_05_08_Dermatology_unit_opens.asp RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 08 May 2012 13:57:55 GMT The RUH is making great strides in reducing its carbon footprint by sending much less waste to landfill. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_04_23_Recycling.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:16:42 GMT The Royal United Hospital is inviting members of the public to help review the information it provides to patients who come to the hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_04_23_Health_Information_Group.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:14:12 GMT On Wednesday 28 March, the RUH, along with many NHS organisations across the South West will be taking part in the first annual NHS Sustainability Day. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_03_26_NHS_Sustainability_Day.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:11:33 GMT The RUH has been commended on how it is improving the mealtime service it offers to patients during their hospital stay. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_03_26_Nutrition_and_Hydration.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:53:35 GMT The RUH is celebrating the news that two of its nurses both won at the Nursing Standard Nurse Awards last night. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_03_23_Nurse_of_the_year.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:59:40 GMT In an article in this week's edition of The Lancet, a consultant physician from the RUH says Deaf people are not given a fair opportunity when it comes to healthcare and for some this leads to errors in their treatment. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_03_09_Deaf_denied_fair_access_to_health.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 16 Mar 2012 13:39:11 GMT The Royal United Hospital will get £1.8 million to bring forward the purchase of state of the art new medical equipment to improve services for NHS patients, the Government announced today. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_03_06_RUH_new_equipment.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:49:37 GMT Sharon Grainger, a Neurology Nurse Specialist at the Royal United Hospital, will be among the first to run in the Olympic Stadium, after winning a competition to take part in the National Lottery Olympic Park Run later this month. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_03_05_Olympic_Stadium_Run.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:30:03 GMT A simple blood test for people suspected of suffering from heart failure could save unnecessary hospital scans and an anxious wait, thanks to a joint venture between an RUH cardiologist and GPs in Bath and Wiltshire. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_02_02_Heart_Failure_Test.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:28:26 GMT A Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal United Hospital says people are risking their lives by ignoring the early signs and symptoms of bowel cancer. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_02_03_bowel_cancer.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:39:11 GMT Patient John Cridland has praised the Royal United Hospital's standard of care after returning back home just four days after suffering a severe stroke. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_01_31_Praise_for_RUH_stroke_care.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:14:41 GMT The Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust meets all the essential standards of quality and care, according to the national health regulator, the Care Quality Commission. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_01_24_CQC_inspection_report.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 25 Jan 2012 09:15:00 GMT Women in the region are being urged to take control of their own health by making sure a date for a cervical screening test is firmly in the diary. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_01_24_Cervical_screening.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:10:25 GMT Two nurses at the Royal United Hospital are waiting to find out whether they have won a national competition, which could see them as winners of Nurse of the Year. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_01_24_Nurses_in_the_running_for_prestigious_award.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:43:05 GMT Staff at the Royal United Hospital are celebrating 250 days free of the MRSA superbug. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_01_20_RUH_celebrates_250_days_free_of_MRSA_superbug.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 20 Jan 2012 12:21:33 GMT People suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting are being urged not to visit friends or relatives at the Royal United Hospital until they are better. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_01_17_Norovirus.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:28:31 GMT A class of teenagers with learning disabilities proudly shared their experiences of working at the Royal United Hospital with the Chairman of Bath and North East Somerset Council, Cllr. Peter Edwards this week. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_01_17_BANES_Chairman_to_visit_Project_Search.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:35:00 GMT On Tuesday 17 January, the Royal United Hospital is inviting staff and visitors to a special promotion to find out more about 'greener' and healthier methods of transport. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2012_01_09_Greener_Transport.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 09 Jan 2012 09:11:22 GMT The Royal United Hospital is urging people unfortunate enough to fall ill or suffer an injury over the festive period to consider alternatives to attending the Emergency Department if their condition is not an emergency. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_12_21_Advice_if_you_are_ill_or_injured_this_Christmas.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:21:59 GMT A warm, cuddly volunteer, with a cold wet nose and a furry coat is providing comfort and joy to patients on the Older People's Unit at the Royal United Hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_12_20_PAT_Dog.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 20 Dec 2011 11:42:01 GMT The Royal United Hospital is appealing to the public to make someone very happy this Christmas with the gift of blood. Although it's a very busy time of year, sparing an hour to donate blood before the holidays could help save a life. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_12_19_The_gift_of_blood.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 19 Dec 2011 12:43:40 GMT An RUH Consultant Anaesthetist has co-written a national study which shows that less than half (48%) of high risk surgical patients received good care in UK hospitals. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_12_09_RUH_consultant_co-authors_NCEPOD_report.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 09 Dec 2011 08:41:04 GMT Staff at the Royal United Hospital have been recognised for their energy saving efforts with a national award. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_12_08_Hospital_wins_energy_award.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:19:39 GMT Do you know of someone who could be our Hospital Hero? Someone who has gone above and beyond the call of duty or made you, a friend, or a relative feel especially well cared for whilst at the RUH? http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_12_06_Hospital_Hero.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:04:53 GMT Staff and visitors are helping to spread some goodwill in a unique way during the festive season at the Royal United Hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_12_06_Tree_of_Goodwill.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:02:53 GMT Every effort is being made to run services at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust as normally as possible today, Wednesday 30th November. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_11_30_Industrial_Action_Response_am.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 30 Nov 2011 10:02:53 GMT People should have an HIV test as part of a routine sexual health check, according to a consultant at the Royal United Hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_11_29_World_Aids_Day.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:46:11 GMT This evening (Tuesday 22 November) there was a small fire involving an oxygen cylinder in a single bay the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Eleven of the patients in the Unit were transferred to other parts of the hospital and one has been taken to the Burns Unit at Frenchay hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_11_22_ICU_incident.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:49:00 GMT 'If in doubt, get it checked out' is the message coming out of the mouths of staff in the oral surgery department at the RUH this month, in support of a national campaign to raise awareness of mouth cancer. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_11_22_If_in_doubt.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:43:29 GMT Staff at the RUH are emphasising the importance of prescribing antibiotics prudently, in support of European Antibiotic Awareness Day on Friday 18 November. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_11_08_Antibiotics_awareness.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 08 Nov 2011 13:59:33 GMT Some of the Royal United Hospital's frailest patients are now receiving improved care, following the opening of a new Hip Fracture Unit. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_10_18_Hip_Fracture_Unit.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:41:11 GMT Patients will be making their film debut at a special premier at the Royal United Hospital's Breast Unit on the 21 October 2011. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_10_13_RUH_hosts_premier.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 13 Oct 2011 13:16:53 GMT Having served as a non-executive director at Royal United Hospital since 1 December 2005, Stephen Wheeler has accepted re-appointment from 1 December 2011 until 31 March 2014 at a current remuneration of £6,096 per annum. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_10_13_Non_executive_reappointed.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 13 Oct 2011 13:15:41 GMT Staff at the Royal United Hospital will be promoting the benefits of good hand hygiene in killing infections next week. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_10_11_infection_control_week.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:47:59 GMT The Royal United Hospital Bath has been awarded £150,000 to improve the way patients with Parkinson's disease are given medicines. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_09_22_RUH_wins_grant_to_improve_medicine_administration.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 22 Sep 2011 13:08:21 GMT Play specialists at the RUH are celebrating the benefits of play in the treatment of children, as part of National Play in Hospital Week. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_09_22_RUH_Promotes_Play.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 22 Sep 2011 13:06:11 GMT Carers have been sharing their moving stories with staff from across the RUH as part of a drive to improve patient and carer experiences at the hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_09_20_See_it_my_way.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:27:40 GMT Patient safety is going to be the talking point at the Royal United Hospital all next week as the hospital launches its annual Patient Safety Week: 'It starts with Me', from 12 – 16 September. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_09_06_Safety_Matters.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:09:00 GMT Health Minister Simon Burns saw first-hand the care a patient who has suffered a stroke would receive in hospital when he visited the RUH in Bath today. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_08_15_Health_Minister_Simon_Burns_visits_the_RUH.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:34:00 GMT Royal United Hospital patient receives national diabetes award http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_07_26_Diabetes_Medal.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 26 Jul 2011 15:44:41 GMT The Royal United Hospital is combining its heating and power systems to save huge amounts of otherwise wasted energy and make a massive saving. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_07_26_New_energy_centre.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 26 Jul 2011 13:01:10 GMT The courtyard gardens and glorious green spaces at the Royal United Hospital are looking blooming marvelous, thanks to the efforts of its volunteer gardeners. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_07_14_Bloom_Prize.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:19:30 GMT The RUH is celebrating the success of eight teenagers who are getting ready to graduate from a year's internship at the hospital. The significant fact here is that each of these young adults has a learning disability. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_07_12_RUH_welcomes_teenagers_with_learning_disabilities_into_workplace.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 12 Jul 2011 12:14:33 GMT Staff at the RUH have been given a remarkable and moving insight into what it's like to live with dementia. At an event at the hospital, called 'Seeing it My Way – living with dementia'. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_07_11_Dementia_insight_event.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 12 Jul 2011 08:19:54 GMT The RUH is looking forward to the commencement of a £40 million, five-year development programme to replace outdated buildings with new facilities which patients will help design. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_06_22_RUH_Transformation.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 22 Jun 2011 09:43:07 GMT Patients, who come to the Royal United Hospital Bath, are more likely to get fast access to life-saving stroke prevention surgery than in may other hospital in England and Wales, according to a national report published today (21 June 2011) http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_06_21_Stroke_care_nat_audit_figures.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 21 Jun 2011 08:10:52 GMT Patients at the RUH are benefiting from the use of cutting edge digital imaging technology to treat cardiovascular conditions. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_06_21_Biplane_scanner.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 21 Jun 2011 08:09:33 GMT Men over 50 are being warned not to ignore the signs of prostate cancer, with the Royal United Hospital in Bath reporting a year on year rise in cases. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_06_16_Prostrate_cancer_warnings.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:00:00 GMT Dr Dan Magnus, a Paediatric Registrar at the Royal United Hospital, has been voted Junior Doctor of the Year. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_05_19_Registrar_wins_award.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 19 May 2011 13:51:55 GMT Two new non-executive directors have been appointed at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_04_26_new_nonexec_directors_at_RUH.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:32:38 GMT Health Minister Lord Howe visited the RUH on Tuesday 12 April to see first-hand the hard work of staff who have helped the hospital perform better than ever before. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_04_12_Earl_Howe_visit_to_RUH.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:25:45 GMT The Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust is working with local people with Parkinsons to ensure they can have confidence in the care they receive if they come into the RUH. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_04_07_Parkinsons_Awareness.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 11 Apr 2011 08:52:09 GMT People living in and around Trowbridge are being urged to have their say on the Royal United Hospital’s plans to become an NHS Foundation Trust. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_04_05_Becoming_a_Foundation_Trust.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:25:04 GMT Obese patients have double the risk of airway problems during an anaesthetic. Study also shows routine monitoring of breathing could reduce deaths in intensive care. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_03_29_Anaesthetic_Study_Tim_Cook.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:29:34 GMT On Monday 21st March the RUH begins a series of public meetings across Bath, North East Somerset, Wiltshire, Somerset (Mendip)and South Gloucestershire, This consultation will last 13 weeks, offering the public, patients and staff the opportunity to find out more about the plans and to become members of the new NHS Foundation Trust. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_03_16_Becoming_a_Foundation_Trust.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:00:00 GMT Dr Dan Magnus, a Paediatric Registrar at the Royal United Hospital, has been shortlisted as one of just three finalists for the British MedicalJournal (BMJ) Junior Doctor of the Year award. This award acknowledges the doctor in training who has done most to improve the world we live in, or to inspire others. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_03_15_Registrar_nominated_for_award.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:49:17 GMT Finding your way around the RUH will soon become much easier for patients and visitors as signage on the site is completely replaced. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_03_08_new_signs_at_the_RUH.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 8 Mar 2011 12:49:17 GMT The Mayor of Bath is visiting the Department of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at the Royal United Hospital (on Wednesday 9 March) to hear how the team is making healthcare accessible to the young people of Bath and beyond. At the same time he’ll be unveiling the new name of the clinic formerly known as Genito-Urinary Medicine. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_03_07_Mayor_Visit_to_RUH.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 7 Mar 2011 14:10:04 GMT People in their 60s are being urged to take part in a screening campaign which aims to diagnose bowel cancer and prevent it developing in the first place. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/documents/2011_01_31_bowel_cancer_screening.pdf RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 1 Feb 2011 12:44:00 GMT The RUH, in collaboration with NHS Bath and North East Somerset, has released a series of three short films warning people of the devastating effects of bringing Norovirus into a hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2011-01-25_Norovirus_DVD_launch.asp RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 25 Jan 2011 15:48:00 GMT The Royal United Hospital is appealing to the public to make someone very happy this Christmas with the gift of blood. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010_12_17_The_gift_of_blood.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 17 Dec 2010 10:48:00 GMT Parents can be reassured that the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust is providing high quality emergency surgery for their children, even though only 48% of English District General Hospitals do so. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-12-16_Paediatric_Surgery_RCS_Report_response.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:31:00 GMT Food at the Royal United Health (RUH) has been given a clean bill of health by Bath and North East Somerset Environmental Health Inspectors. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-12-08_Merit_Award_for_Food_Safety.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:30:00 GMT The RUH will be moving into the world of social media when we launch our own Twitter site on Monday 13 December. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-12-07_Twitter.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:10:00 GMT On International Violence Against Women Day, figures released today by the RUH show there has been a year on year increase in victims of domestic abuse accessing support through the hospital. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-11-23_Victims_of_domestic_violence_get_help_at_RUH.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:45:00 GMT The RUH has put plans in place to combat the increased pressure expected this winter – and is urging people to follow some simple steps to keep well in the cold weather. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-11-23_keep_warm.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:00:00 GMT Patient safety is going to be the talking point at the Royal United Hospital all next week (from 15 November) as the hospital opens its doors to visitors and potential patients, to give them a chance to talk face-to-face with clinical staff about different aspects of patient care. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-11-10_Safety_matters.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Tue, 10 Nov 2010 10:42:00 GMT Friday 29 October marks World Stroke Day and the Department of Health is promoting its ACT FAST campaign, highlighting awareness of the symptoms of stroke and its status as a critical medical emergency. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-10-26_RUH_Stroke_Care.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Thu, 26 Oct 2010 12:03:00 GMT A national enquiry has found fundamental flaws in the delivery of cosmetic surgery, and is calling on regulatory bodies to monitor cosmetic surgery providers more closely. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-09-16_Alex_Godwin_Cosmetic_Surgery.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 16 Sep 2010 09:50:00 GMT Cycling uphill might be a bit of a challenge for a lot of us, so just imagine the kind of willpower you would need to cycle up a mountain! Jim Grant, Physiotherapy Manager at the Royal United Hospital, did just that, cycling through the Pyrenees, which included ascents totalling over 12,500m. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-09-01_Pyrenees.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:03:00 GMT The RUH is calling an 'amnesty' for the return of any crutches, walking frames or walking sticks that are no longer required. http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/media/news_homepage/2010-09-01_Walking_aids_amnesty.asp?menu_id=2 RUHcommunications@nhs.net Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:42:00 GMT