University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
The University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is a National Health Service foundation trust in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, England. The trust runs Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol Eye Hospital, South Bristol Community Hospital, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, St Michael's Hospital, University of Bristol Dental Hospital and, since 1 April 2020, Weston General Hospital. Leadership Eugine Yafele, a former mental health nurse, was appointed chief executive in 2022, moving from the same positions at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust. He topped the ranking of the Health Service Journal's rating of NHS chief executives Performance UHBW did well in the 2014 cancer patient experience survey and agreed to pair with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which did badly, in a scheme intended to "spread and accelerate innovative practice via peer-to-peer support and learning". In September 2016, the trust was selected by NHS England as one of twelve Global Digital Exemplars. In March 2017, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated UHBW as 'outstanding' and praised it for its strong culture of safety. It was the first NHS trust in England to jump from 'requires improvement' to 'outstanding' between two inspections.