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Health

Shane, 34 and Meika Knight, 22 say the reported price increase is unfair

‘We spend up to £70 on tobacco a week - a price hike would be unfair’

One in five women have delayed their cervical screening due to anxiety
One in five women have delayed their cervical screening due to anxiety

Study shows one in five women delayed cancer screening due to anxiety

A mum of two with terminal cervical cancer says a ‘negative’ smear test from THREE YEARS before her diagnosis showed signs of cancer.
A mum of two with terminal cervical cancer says a ‘negative’ smear test from THREE YEARS before her diagnosis showed signs of cancer.

Mum takes legal action after NHS missed signs of cancer in smear test

Fire services were called to the scene.
Fire services were called to the scene.

Investigation begins into flat fire - ambulance service statement

A Freedom of Information request has shed more light on ambulance waiting times across Greater Manchester. Photo: AFP via Getty Images
A Freedom of Information request has shed more light on ambulance waiting times across Greater Manchester. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Ambulance response times in the South West are the longest in England

Lumen metabolism measuring device and app
Lumen metabolism measuring device and app

Lumen: can the metabolism measuring device help you lose weight?

NHS England is set to decide this month whether or not a £200m A&E centre should be built at Marlborough Hill.
NHS England is set to decide this month whether or not a £200m A&E centre should be built at Marlborough Hill.

NHS asked to approve £200m plans for new A&E centre in Bristol

A guide to running for beginners
A guide to running for beginners

A guide to running for beginners: from how to start to what to wear

A ambulance leaves the Accident and Emergency department of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
A ambulance leaves the Accident and Emergency department of the Bristol Royal Infirmary (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

‘Critical incident’ declared by ambulance trust in Bristol

NHS bosses are bracing for one of the darkest Christmas periods to date as hospitals across the country come close to running out of beds for patients.
NHS bosses are bracing for one of the darkest Christmas periods to date as hospitals across the country come close to running out of beds for patients.

Bristol’s hospitals almost at full capacity as bed numbers dwindle

Steph Cole has called for donations for heaters for her dad, Colin, and other patients on an end-of-life ward at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Steph Cole has called for donations for heaters for her dad, Colin, and other patients on an end-of-life ward at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Appeal launched for end-of-life patients on ‘freezing cold’ BRI ward

A passerby slipped over outside the hospital and was treated by the striking nurses before being taken inside
A passerby slipped over outside the hospital and was treated by the striking nurses before being taken inside

Bristol nurses break picket line to help injured man

Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Bristol hospital bosses make contingency plans for historic strike

Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Bristol hospital bosses make contingency plans for historic strike

Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Bristol hospital bosses make contingency plans for historic strike

Leanne Reynolds helped launch a campaign which has resulted in 150 bleed kits being installed in the South West.
Leanne Reynolds helped launch a campaign which has resulted in 150 bleed kits being installed in the South West.

First bleed kits installed as Bristol takes action against knife crime

Tongue of a child with scarlet fever - strawberry tongue. picture: Adobe.
Tongue of a child with scarlet fever - strawberry tongue. picture: Adobe.

Four deaths in South West after Strep A diagnosis

The number of people being seen within four hours in English A&Es has hit a record low
The number of people being seen within four hours in English A&Es has hit a record low

Thousands waiting four hours or longer in Bristol A&E last month

Here is the number of Scarlet fever cases recorded in the UK, last week.
Here is the number of Scarlet fever cases recorded in the UK, last week.

Scarlet fever case recorded in Bristol

Black and white cat Oreo survived a 50ft fall from her fourth storey home in July.
Black and white cat Oreo survived a 50ft fall from her fourth storey home in July.

Kitten survives 50ft fall from high rise home in Bristol

A mum who took her 17-month-old daughter to the GP for a suspected ear infection was told the toddler was ‘waiting at God’s door’ and had to be put on a heart transplant list.
A mum who took her 17-month-old daughter to the GP for a suspected ear infection was told the toddler was ‘waiting at God’s door’ and had to be put on a heart transplant list.

Toddler in need of heart transplant after suspected ear infection

Nurses at Blackpool Victoria have voted against strikes, while other NHS trusts are protesting after years of government-imposed pay freezes and below-inflation pay awards.
Nurses at Blackpool Victoria have voted against strikes, while other NHS trusts are protesting after years of government-imposed pay freezes and below-inflation pay awards.

Which NHS Trusts in Bristol will be affected nurses strike?

The best spas and wellness centres to visit in Bristol on Tripadvisor

Bristol has the highest rate of STIs across the South West.
Bristol has the highest rate of STIs across the South West.

Bristol has the highest STI rate in the South West Gov data shows

City Hall on College Green
City Hall on College Green

Social worker barred for serious breaches of professional standards

Banking giant HSBC has had two ads banned for failing to mention its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in a campaign bragging of its green credentials.
Banking giant HSBC has had two ads banned for failing to mention its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in a campaign bragging of its green credentials.

HSBC ads banned for ‘misleading’ public on greenhouse gas emissions

Cossham Hospital has suspended its birthing unit.
Cossham Hospital has suspended its birthing unit.

Bristol hospital suspends birthing unit due to lack of staff

Local community groups have been training with the Angling Trust at Bristol Harbourside
Local community groups have been training with the Angling Trust at Bristol Harbourside

Fishing their way to better mental health - new initiative launched

Westbury-on-Trym’s Primary Care Centre has told patients the Jhoots pharmacy will be closed until October 10.
Westbury-on-Trym’s Primary Care Centre has told patients the Jhoots pharmacy will be closed until October 10.

GP surgery pharmacy sudden closure - NHS statement on ‘ongoing issues’

The latest data shows there is the full-time equivalent of about 35,000 GPs, working across 6,500 surgeries in England with, on average, each GP surgery having 9,445 patients on its practice list.
The latest data shows there is the full-time equivalent of about 35,000 GPs, working across 6,500 surgeries in England with, on average, each GP surgery having 9,445 patients on its practice list.

The 10 surgeries with the most patients per doctor in Bristol region

Amanda Gommo spent three days in hospital after her daughter’s dog pooed in her mouth.
Amanda Gommo spent three days in hospital after her daughter’s dog pooed in her mouth.

Woman spends three days in hospital after dog pooed in her mouth

Bristol student Aleksandar Stoilov is crowdfunding for dental implants
Bristol student Aleksandar Stoilov is crowdfunding for dental implants

‘All my teeth fell out and now I need £10,000 to get my smile back’

George Alagiah and Mary Huckle (photo: Rankin/Macmillan Cancer Support)
George Alagiah and Mary Huckle (photo: Rankin/Macmillan Cancer Support)

Fighting cancer together with Macmillan's Coffee Morning

Walking is great exercise and a good way of boosting your mental health
Walking is great exercise and a good way of boosting your mental health

Walking, swimming and yoga may boost your mental health

Research shows the most-common goals people make are linked to improving the healthiness of their lifestyle
Research shows the most-common goals people make are linked to improving the healthiness of their lifestyle

These are some of the resolutions we make long before new year

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by Jacob King - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by Jacob King - WPA Pool / Getty Images)

How to book an autumn booster jab in Bristol

The Mental Health Foundation's free guide offers tips on how to protect your mental health (photo: Adobe)
The Mental Health Foundation's free guide offers tips on how to protect your mental health (photo: Adobe)

Eleven ways to protect your mental health

Green-fingered people burn a lot of calories taking care of their garden. For example, planting fruit and vegetable seeds or plants for 20 minutes burns 105 calories
Green-fingered people burn a lot of calories taking care of their garden. For example, planting fruit and vegetable seeds or plants for 20 minutes burns 105 calories

Washing up and cooking - both burn up those calories

Students urged to get vaccinated against life-threatening diseases before Freshers Week
Students urged to get vaccinated against life-threatening diseases before Freshers Week

Students urged to get vaccinated against virus before Freshers Week

Here are the 10 Bristol GPs with the worst ratings for booking appointments.
Here are the 10 Bristol GPs with the worst ratings for booking appointments.

GPs in Bristol: The hardest to book appointments

Top Stories on BristolWorld

‘A waste of money’ - Kingswood reacts to £5.5m shopping mall facelift

Here is a list showing 10 of the best places to live around Bristol according to a UK-wide guide compiled by Muddy Stilettos.
Here is a list showing 10 of the best places to live around Bristol according to a UK-wide guide compiled by Muddy Stilettos.

10 of the best towns to live in around Bristol

Mark and Karen Chapman outside their Cor restaurant on North Street in Bedminster
Mark and Karen Chapman outside their Cor restaurant on North Street in Bedminster

Three Bristol restaurants win Michelin award for the first time