RUH Bath

22/10/2026

⚠ Our Emergency Department continues to experience high demand. Please consider all your options for accessing healthcare and use the right service for your needs.

✅ Contact 111.nhs.uk for advice or if you're not sure what to do, or 999 in an emergency only.

✅ Consider if your condition could be treated by a community pharmacist, a GP or at a minor injuries unit.

Our teams are working hard to prioritise patients by clinical need and this means if your symptoms are not an emergency, you may be waiting longer to be seen.

Thank you for your patience and support.

22/10/2026

This week, we’re sharing a lovely message from the parent of one of our young patients, thanking our Children’s Ward team for their kindness and care.

Thank you to all the teams working across our Children's Ward for the difference you make. ✨

21/10/2026

If needed, your pharmacist can now provide some prescription medicine for seven common conditions, without seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first.

nhs.uk/thinkpharmacyfirst

20/10/2026

Today we’re shining a spotlight on our brilliant team of Pharmacy Technicians and the many ways they help support safe, high-quality patient care. 💙

Find out more about the role and why Mitchell and Shireen love what they do. 👇

20/10/2026

Our Emergency Department is really busy at the moment 🏥

Please consider your healthcare options to Help Us Help You.

Pharmacists can offer clinical advice for a range of minor illnesses.

Contact 111.nhs.uk for urgent care, or 999 in an emergency only.

19/10/2026

💙 Meet Sheena - 54 years of NHS care and still making a difference

Born in Jamaica, Sheena grew up reading about Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and dreamed of following in their footsteps. On 8th May 1972 that dream became a reality when Sheena started nurse training in Bath and she’s been here ever since.

“I feel immensely proud of being a nurse. I enjoy getting to know my patients and advocating for them in their time of need. I also love the comradery of working with others and being part of a team.”

For the last fifteen years Sheena has played a key role in vaccinating our staff against flu each winter and this is something she feels passionately about: “We come into our role as healthcare workers because we want to help people. Vaccination is part of this process. It’s a way we can care for our patients whilst also protecting ourselves and our families."

When she’s not protecting us all from flu or caring for patients, Sheena is an active member of her church community and her local choir.

Thank you, Sheena, for everything you do for our patients, staff and community. 💙

✅ Check if you're eligible for a free flu vaccine this winter via the NHS website.

19/10/2026

ℹ️ Do you want to know more about osteoporosis?

Expert speakers from the Royal National Hospital for Rhematic Diseases (RNHRD), based here at the RUH, are hosting a patient information event on osteoporosis this week.

📆 Thursday 22 October, 10am - 12.30pm
📍Weston Hub, Penn Hill Road, Bath, BA1 4EH

Supported by Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases, Patient & Public Engagement, the event will cover information on medications, treatments, nutrition and physiotherapy.

Register to attend using the details below, or the event booking link in comments. You don't have to be a patient at the RUH to attend.

A reminder that the Osteoporosis Patient Information event is this Thursday 22 October, Weston Hub, 10am to 12.30pm. A free event for anyone to come along if they want to find out more about run by the Bath RUH Team with the support of BIRD. Register here or just come along: https://buytickets.at/bathinstituteforrheumaticdiseases/2010558

16/10/2026

A major project transforming the care environment for children with cancer has been completed at the RUH ✨

We've upgraded key areas of the Children's Outpatients department, creating a more welcoming and therapeutic environment for young patients, their families and our staff.

This £495,000 project was funded entirely by Bath Cancer Unit Support Group through the generosity of its supporters and fundraisers 🥰

Improvements include two additional treatment spaces for up to five patients at a time, modernised medication preparation facilities, refurbished waiting areas, enhanced clinical workspaces and a more open and accessible reception area.

This will particularly benefit children and young people who are being treated for cancer, who now have a calming dedicated space for their care.

🔗 You can read more about the project in the news section on our website.

16/10/2026

It's been five years since the RUH acquired Sulis Hospital Bath. Watch the ITV report to find out about the positive impact this has had on NHS care 👇

Watch the latest from ITV News - Figures show that this year it has generated £1m which will go straight back into the local NHS - enough to fund up to 25 nurses for a year or 3,000 MRI scans.