RUH Bath

27/04/2026

Could you help make a real difference to someone during their hospital stay?

To help us celebrate Experience of Care Week we’re inviting staff and members of the community to support our patients with kind donations that can make a real difference during their hospital stay.

Our Family Liaison Team has a trolley of resources to support patients, and we would be very grateful for donations of:

📖 Magazines:
• All types welcome
• Any date
• Must be in good condition

👕 Men’s clothing (clean and in good condition)
We often support patients who arrive unexpectedly or are discharged without suitable clothing:
• Joggers
• T shirts
• Sweatshirts
• New socks and pants
❗ Please note:
• We do not need shirts or formal trousers
• We currently have plenty of women’s clothing – thank you 😊

🧴 Toiletries (unused only):
• Shampoo, conditioner, shower gel
• Toothbrushes & toothpaste
• Eye sleep masks
• Unwanted hotel toiletries are perfect!

📍 Drop off locations:
• Stand outside Lansdown Restaurant
– Monday and Tuesday (27 and 28 April) 12pm–2pm
• Main Reception
– Monday–Friday: 8.30am–5pm
– Saturday and Sunday: 10am–4pm

Thank you for helping us enhance the experience and comfort of the people we care for💙

24/04/2026

🏥 We're pleased to share that the new, state-of-the-art Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre (ICC) will open at 8am on Thursday 30 April.

From this date, all of the health and care services currently based at the Trowbridge Community Hospital will be moved to this more modern and comfortable environment, including the Minor Injuries Unit and outpatient maternity care.

Stay tuned for more updates!

23/04/2026

📖 Did you know that reading for pleasure can improve your mental health and wellbeing, help you feel less lonely and more connected to others, and help you to relax?

That’s one of the reasons that volunteer Marie and the trolley of books and magazines she brings to our wards is so important to many of the people we care for.

Marie started supporting the Family and Friends Liaison team at the beginning of this year. A friendly face to both families and patients, her main role is to help people stay connected during a hospital stay. 🥰

She also provides little extras to make that stay more comfortable – like reading material.

From novels to non-fiction, children’s comics to lifestyle and specialist interest magazines, there’s something for most tastes. And if there’s not a title on the trolley that sparks interest, Marie will also work with our Academy Library team to try and find something that suits.

The Family and Friend Liaison team often hear how much of a difference the role makes to patients, and how having something new to read can really brighten someone’s day.

Thank you to all of our volunteers for the difference they make to our patients every day. 🫶

We’re always on the lookout for more magazines. If you have any you could donate, please bring them to our main reception.

Will you be joining in World Book Night’s at 7 – 8pm tonight? And what is your favourite comforting read? Let us know in the comments.
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23/04/2026

This week's patient feedback is for the Hospital at Home team, who support patients to receive acute care and treatment in their own home.

Evidence shows patients recover better and quicker in their own home, and we'd like to share a big thank you to the Hospital at Home team for making a difference. 💙

22/04/2026

Follow in the footsteps of the Artemis II astronauts to help protect your strength and bone density. 🚀

The lack of gravity in space can impact astronauts’ balance and strength, and they also lose bone density, meaning bones get weaker and more fragile. 🌝

The same is true even for those of us who don’t venture into space: as we get older, we can lose muscle strength and bone density, especially if we don’t use them.

Astronauts like those on the recent Artemis mission train hard before they go into space, and do lots of physical rehabilitation when they return to Earth to help their bodies recover from the effects of being in zero gravity.

The good news is that a few small steps (for man) can make a big difference to all of our long-term strength and helps prevent bone loss – and you don’t need much equipment to get started.

Take a look through some of our top tips for keeping your bones and muscles strong and healthy. ⬇

The Royal Osteoporosis Society also have some great videos (including some we’ve worked on with them), which cover a range of topics from helpful exercises to useful information videos about osteoporosis. Take a look here: www.youtube.com/

20/04/2026

Equality, diversity and inclusion sit at the heart of our vision and values. 🫶

We're really proud of our Pierce ward team, who recently held a wonderful cultural celebration for colleagues.

The event brought ward staff, doctors and physiotherapists together to celebrate some of the cultures and traditions that make up the team. Colleagues dressed in traditional clothing, shared home-cooked food and spoke about memories from their home countries - with special thanks to colleagues who helped drape sarees for others to wear.

Thank you to everyone involved for creating such a warm and united celebration of culture. 💙

17/04/2026

🚘 Our public car park P4 will be closed tomorrow, Saturday 18 April, to allow for essential resurfacing and line-painting works to take place.

P4 is the car park situated closest to our Princess Anne Wing (PAW) entrance for maternity services and Zone D, and our Emergency Department.

During this time, patients and visitors should use the P1 and P1a car parks.

A limited number of drop-off bays will remain available outside PAW, for PAW attendees on the day. The A&E waiting area/drop off will remain available. Accessible bays outside PAW will remain open, but subject to availability on the day - where possible, blue badge holders should park in P1a.

📍 A map of our car parks is shown in the comments below.

17/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our Everyone Matters staff award winners: Trainee Anatomical Pathology Technician Bridie North, Palliative Support Worker Leah Moyle from the End of Life Care team and Mortuary Manager Sarah Crooks from our mortuary team. (L-R)

Bridie, Leah and Sarah created a series of thoughtful and supportive mortuary tours, which have helped more than 100 colleagues gain confidence, understanding, and consistency in care after death.

Their approach has strengthened relationships across wards and services, and improved the experience for families and staff at one of the most sensitive points in a patient’s journey.

They have been recognised for placing people, respect and humanity at the heart of everything they do and for demonstrating that everyone matters. Well done and thank you 👏✨

16/04/2026

Thank you to our Dermatology department team for the care, kindness and professionalism you show every day. 👏

This week's patient feedback shows the difference you make to the people we care for. 💙

16/04/2026

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 next month.

📆 Thursday 7 May, 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 scans, exercise, medications and diet, with the opportunity for questions.

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.

BIRD is delighted to be supporting the RNHRD RUH with their two patient information events this year. Details on the poster below. The event is free and open to patients. (If you attended last year much of the content may be the same but you are still very welcome to come along.) Register here: https://buytickets.at/bathinstituteforrheumaticdiseases/2010548 or via email: admin@birdbath.org.uk

15/04/2026

Did you know that one of Bath’s largest, free art galleries is right here at the RUH? 😍🖼

Thanks to our Art at the Heart of the RUH team, around 750 artworks brighten the corridors at any one time, with a mixture of both permanent pieces and temporary exhibitions.

To mark World Art Day, the team has picked out five pieces you might spot on your next visit to the RUH:

🔵 ‘Bee Eaters in Olive Trees’ by Mark Sands
Located in the Dyson Cancer Centre
This mural soars six metres high in the Centre’s airy atrium. Artist Mark Sands, who grew up near Bath, was inspired by the landscape surrounding his current home in Central Portugal – and how bee eaters, which migrate to Portugal in early spring, symbolise a sense of renewal and rebirth.
📸 Photography by William Beck

🔵Diabetes Unit mural by Natasha Clutterbuck and patients
Located in A19
Patients living with diabetes helped to transform this space, creating watercolour pictures that sit alongside a wild river mural by artist Natasha Clutterbuck. The images have created a calming, nature-filled corridor for all those who use the unit.
The project was funded by Diabetes UK and Friends of the RUH.

🔵 Lustre, Somerset Art Works
Located in Central Gallery, B25
Created for SAW’s 30th anniversary, Lustre brings together 30 works exploring creativity, wellbeing and the healing power of art. Originally curated for Somerset Open Studios in Taunton, the exhibition now helps to provide a positive environment for RUH patients.

🔵‘Dr Oliver and Mr Peirce Examining Patients Afflicted with Paralysis, Rheumatism and Leprosy’ by William H***e
Located in the RNHRD Waiting Room
This historic piece gives an insight into clinical practice in the 18th century. William H***e was a hospital visitor for twenty years, and would have had many opportunities to study the disease at close quarters, and possibly use patients as models. This is one of several important pieces that moved to the RUH when the RNHRD joined our site in 2019, and was restored to preserve it for the future.
📸 Photography by Peter Stone

🔵 Elephants by Martyn Colbeck
Located in Zone B
This exhibition of black-and-white photographs aims to convey the majesty, sensitivity and complexity of African elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. Martyn Colbeck has a passion for the animals and has spent thousands of hours in their company, documenting intimate moments in their lives – as well as this exhibition and others, he has made several award-winning films for the BBC.

14/04/2026

🗣️ We're encouraging people with lived experience of disability to take part in Designability's survey, The Unfair Index: Designing a Fairer Future.

One in five people in the UK are disabled and yet they are rarely considered in standard design practices. Making daily tasks and activities harder than they need to be for many. And that’s unfair.

Designability is urging people with lived experience of disability – including disabled people, parents and carers – to take part in their new survey. By sharing real experiencing, participants will help identify where inclusive solutions can make a real difference every day.

▶ Search 'The Unfair Index' to find out more and share your views on the tasks or activities that are harder than they need to be for you.