University Hospital Southampton
@uhsft.bsky.social
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust includes Southampton General, Princess Anne Hospital and Southampton Children's Hospital.
A UK-wide trial is testing if the nasal flu vaccine can be safely offered to one-year-olds.
Led by UHS, the FluSNIFF study is inviting families to take part at 100 GP practices and three hospitals.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LghgRN
#WeAreUHS #FluVaccine #ClinicalResearch
Led by UHS, the FluSNIFF study is inviting families to take part at 100 GP practices and three hospitals.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LghgRN
#WeAreUHS #FluVaccine #ClinicalResearch
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A UK-wide trial is testing if the nasal flu vaccine can be safely offered to one-year-olds.
Led by UHS, the FluSNIFF study is inviting families to take part at 100 GP practices and three hospitals.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LghgRN
#WeAreUHS #FluVaccine #ClinicalResearch
Led by UHS, the FluSNIFF study is inviting families to take part at 100 GP practices and three hospitals.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LghgRN
#WeAreUHS #FluVaccine #ClinicalResearch
Southampton researchers have been awarded £1.2m to personalise breast cancer treatment.
The CANDO study explores how exercise, diet & body composition affect outcomes—moving beyond BMI to personalised care.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3KOWSqY
#WeAreUHS #HealthResearch #BreastCancer
The CANDO study explores how exercise, diet & body composition affect outcomes—moving beyond BMI to personalised care.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3KOWSqY
#WeAreUHS #HealthResearch #BreastCancer
October 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Southampton researchers have been awarded £1.2m to personalise breast cancer treatment.
The CANDO study explores how exercise, diet & body composition affect outcomes—moving beyond BMI to personalised care.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3KOWSqY
#WeAreUHS #HealthResearch #BreastCancer
The CANDO study explores how exercise, diet & body composition affect outcomes—moving beyond BMI to personalised care.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3KOWSqY
#WeAreUHS #HealthResearch #BreastCancer
Baby Elowyn is a new star on @BBCNews 👶🌟
Premature babies are being offered new protection against #RSV this winter.
@BBCSouthNews met Elowyn as they reported on the new jab, resulting from years of clinical research co-led at our hospital.
🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9ned0526o
Premature babies are being offered new protection against #RSV this winter.
@BBCSouthNews met Elowyn as they reported on the new jab, resulting from years of clinical research co-led at our hospital.
🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9ned0526o
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Baby Elowyn is a new star on @BBCNews 👶🌟
Premature babies are being offered new protection against #RSV this winter.
@BBCSouthNews met Elowyn as they reported on the new jab, resulting from years of clinical research co-led at our hospital.
🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9ned0526o
Premature babies are being offered new protection against #RSV this winter.
@BBCSouthNews met Elowyn as they reported on the new jab, resulting from years of clinical research co-led at our hospital.
🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9ned0526o
⚠️ Our Emergency Department (ED) remains under severe pressure.
If your condition is not life or limb threatening you will be facing a long wait or will be redirected to another urgent treatment service who can help you.
If your condition is not life or limb threatening you will be facing a long wait or will be redirected to another urgent treatment service who can help you.
October 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
⚠️ Our Emergency Department (ED) remains under severe pressure.
If your condition is not life or limb threatening you will be facing a long wait or will be redirected to another urgent treatment service who can help you.
If your condition is not life or limb threatening you will be facing a long wait or will be redirected to another urgent treatment service who can help you.
⚠️Our Emergency Department (ED) is currently under extreme pressure.
You can expected to be turned away if we feel your condition can be treated elsewhere after assessment.
Please only come to ED in the case of life-or-limb-threatening situations.
You can expected to be turned away if we feel your condition can be treated elsewhere after assessment.
Please only come to ED in the case of life-or-limb-threatening situations.
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
⚠️Our Emergency Department (ED) is currently under extreme pressure.
You can expected to be turned away if we feel your condition can be treated elsewhere after assessment.
Please only come to ED in the case of life-or-limb-threatening situations.
You can expected to be turned away if we feel your condition can be treated elsewhere after assessment.
Please only come to ED in the case of life-or-limb-threatening situations.
Great to hear our surgeon Bhaskar Somani speak to Katie Martin on BBC Radio Solent this lunchtime 🎙️🌟
It's official! Our hospital leads the world for #ClinicalResearch into treatment of kidney stones.
Listen back on BBC Sounds from 2:18:30 📻
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002jtk1
#WeAreUHS
It's official! Our hospital leads the world for #ClinicalResearch into treatment of kidney stones.
Listen back on BBC Sounds from 2:18:30 📻
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002jtk1
#WeAreUHS
October 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Great to hear our surgeon Bhaskar Somani speak to Katie Martin on BBC Radio Solent this lunchtime 🎙️🌟
It's official! Our hospital leads the world for #ClinicalResearch into treatment of kidney stones.
Listen back on BBC Sounds from 2:18:30 📻
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002jtk1
#WeAreUHS
It's official! Our hospital leads the world for #ClinicalResearch into treatment of kidney stones.
Listen back on BBC Sounds from 2:18:30 📻
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002jtk1
#WeAreUHS
⚠️ Our Emergency Department (ED) is extremely busy. Please only come to ED in the case of life-or-limb-threatening situations.
Other services for urgent but non-life-threatening care are the Urgent Treatment Centres at RSH Hospital and Lymington New Forest Hospital, or NHS111.
Other services for urgent but non-life-threatening care are the Urgent Treatment Centres at RSH Hospital and Lymington New Forest Hospital, or NHS111.
September 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
⚠️ Our Emergency Department (ED) is extremely busy. Please only come to ED in the case of life-or-limb-threatening situations.
Other services for urgent but non-life-threatening care are the Urgent Treatment Centres at RSH Hospital and Lymington New Forest Hospital, or NHS111.
Other services for urgent but non-life-threatening care are the Urgent Treatment Centres at RSH Hospital and Lymington New Forest Hospital, or NHS111.
UHS has been recognised as the world’s leading centre for kidney stone research 👏
Professor Bhaskar Somani and his team have published 205 studies, with 1,854 citations, pioneering safer, faster treatments for patients.
🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/46A23…
#WeAreUHS #HealthResearch
Professor Bhaskar Somani and his team have published 205 studies, with 1,854 citations, pioneering safer, faster treatments for patients.
🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/46A23…
#WeAreUHS #HealthResearch
September 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
UHS has been recognised as the world’s leading centre for kidney stone research 👏
Professor Bhaskar Somani and his team have published 205 studies, with 1,854 citations, pioneering safer, faster treatments for patients.
🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/46A23…
#WeAreUHS #HealthResearch
Professor Bhaskar Somani and his team have published 205 studies, with 1,854 citations, pioneering safer, faster treatments for patients.
🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/46A23…
#WeAreUHS #HealthResearch
Join us for our annual members’ meeting on Wednesday 8 October from 2pm.
An opportunity to hear the presentation of the the 2024/25 annual report and accounts, explore our UHS showcase and share your views with your local governor representatives.
🔗 https://forms.office.com/e/ZDnErXL7sg
An opportunity to hear the presentation of the the 2024/25 annual report and accounts, explore our UHS showcase and share your views with your local governor representatives.
🔗 https://forms.office.com/e/ZDnErXL7sg
September 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Join us for our annual members’ meeting on Wednesday 8 October from 2pm.
An opportunity to hear the presentation of the the 2024/25 annual report and accounts, explore our UHS showcase and share your views with your local governor representatives.
🔗 https://forms.office.com/e/ZDnErXL7sg
An opportunity to hear the presentation of the the 2024/25 annual report and accounts, explore our UHS showcase and share your views with your local governor representatives.
🔗 https://forms.office.com/e/ZDnErXL7sg
The UK government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm.
Compatible mobile phones and tablets will receive an alert, make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. You will not need to take any action.
Find out more at gov.uk/alerts.
Compatible mobile phones and tablets will receive an alert, make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. You will not need to take any action.
Find out more at gov.uk/alerts.
September 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The UK government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm.
Compatible mobile phones and tablets will receive an alert, make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. You will not need to take any action.
Find out more at gov.uk/alerts.
Compatible mobile phones and tablets will receive an alert, make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. You will not need to take any action.
Find out more at gov.uk/alerts.
Our new state-of-the-art regional sterile pharmacy has reached structural completion!
It will transform care across the South, with capacity to produce between 600,000 and 800,000 doses of medicine a year.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4mUMP1B
#WeAreUHS #SterilePharmacy
It will transform care across the South, with capacity to produce between 600,000 and 800,000 doses of medicine a year.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4mUMP1B
#WeAreUHS #SterilePharmacy
September 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Our new state-of-the-art regional sterile pharmacy has reached structural completion!
It will transform care across the South, with capacity to produce between 600,000 and 800,000 doses of medicine a year.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4mUMP1B
#WeAreUHS #SterilePharmacy
It will transform care across the South, with capacity to produce between 600,000 and 800,000 doses of medicine a year.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4mUMP1B
#WeAreUHS #SterilePharmacy
There’s still time to nominate your Experience of Care Hero for August.
Our most recent Experience of Care Hero is Sue Hodder. You can see what the person who nominated Sue had to say in the graphic below.
🔗 Nominate by Sunday 31 August: https://forms.office.com/e/Z0misQjAVS
#WeAreUHS
Our most recent Experience of Care Hero is Sue Hodder. You can see what the person who nominated Sue had to say in the graphic below.
🔗 Nominate by Sunday 31 August: https://forms.office.com/e/Z0misQjAVS
#WeAreUHS
August 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
There’s still time to nominate your Experience of Care Hero for August.
Our most recent Experience of Care Hero is Sue Hodder. You can see what the person who nominated Sue had to say in the graphic below.
🔗 Nominate by Sunday 31 August: https://forms.office.com/e/Z0misQjAVS
#WeAreUHS
Our most recent Experience of Care Hero is Sue Hodder. You can see what the person who nominated Sue had to say in the graphic below.
🔗 Nominate by Sunday 31 August: https://forms.office.com/e/Z0misQjAVS
#WeAreUHS
Around two million adults in the UK are living with a brain aneurysm.
Now, researchers at UHS and @unisouthampton.bsky.social are launching world-first genetic research 🏥🧬
It could help the NHS spot people at risk of rupture earlier – and save lives.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45Bqmk3
Now, researchers at UHS and @unisouthampton.bsky.social are launching world-first genetic research 🏥🧬
It could help the NHS spot people at risk of rupture earlier – and save lives.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45Bqmk3
August 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Around two million adults in the UK are living with a brain aneurysm.
Now, researchers at UHS and @unisouthampton.bsky.social are launching world-first genetic research 🏥🧬
It could help the NHS spot people at risk of rupture earlier – and save lives.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45Bqmk3
Now, researchers at UHS and @unisouthampton.bsky.social are launching world-first genetic research 🏥🧬
It could help the NHS spot people at risk of rupture earlier – and save lives.
🔗 https://bit.ly/45Bqmk3
Detecting cancer sooner can increase the chances of better outcomes.
We are sponsoring the trial of a new test that could identify cancers in very early stages.
Over 4⃣5⃣0⃣ patients have taken part, including Ian Robinson from Fawley 📸
Learn more: www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pr...
We are sponsoring the trial of a new test that could identify cancers in very early stages.
Over 4⃣5⃣0⃣ patients have taken part, including Ian Robinson from Fawley 📸
Learn more: www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pr...
July 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Detecting cancer sooner can increase the chances of better outcomes.
We are sponsoring the trial of a new test that could identify cancers in very early stages.
Over 4⃣5⃣0⃣ patients have taken part, including Ian Robinson from Fawley 📸
Learn more: www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pr...
We are sponsoring the trial of a new test that could identify cancers in very early stages.
Over 4⃣5⃣0⃣ patients have taken part, including Ian Robinson from Fawley 📸
Learn more: www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pr...
Surgeons at UHS are now using LithoVue Elite, a groundbreaking device developed by @bostonsci.bsky.social that monitors kidney pressure in real time during minimally invasive procedures. A huge leap for patient safety in treating kidney stones 👏
More 👉 bit.ly/4m0moXy
#Urology
More 👉 bit.ly/4m0moXy
#Urology
July 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Surgeons at UHS are now using LithoVue Elite, a groundbreaking device developed by @bostonsci.bsky.social that monitors kidney pressure in real time during minimally invasive procedures. A huge leap for patient safety in treating kidney stones 👏
More 👉 bit.ly/4m0moXy
#Urology
More 👉 bit.ly/4m0moXy
#Urology
Happy 10th birthday to the Southampton Oxford Neonatal Transfer service (SONeT)! 🎉🚑👶
Since 2015 we've worked with @ouhospitals.bsky.social to support over 10,000 critically ill babies across 15 hospitals in Thames Valley & Wessex.
Find out more: bit.ly/4kssBuc
#NeonatalCare #SONeT10 #WeAreUHS
Since 2015 we've worked with @ouhospitals.bsky.social to support over 10,000 critically ill babies across 15 hospitals in Thames Valley & Wessex.
Find out more: bit.ly/4kssBuc
#NeonatalCare #SONeT10 #WeAreUHS
July 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Happy 10th birthday to the Southampton Oxford Neonatal Transfer service (SONeT)! 🎉🚑👶
Since 2015 we've worked with @ouhospitals.bsky.social to support over 10,000 critically ill babies across 15 hospitals in Thames Valley & Wessex.
Find out more: bit.ly/4kssBuc
#NeonatalCare #SONeT10 #WeAreUHS
Since 2015 we've worked with @ouhospitals.bsky.social to support over 10,000 critically ill babies across 15 hospitals in Thames Valley & Wessex.
Find out more: bit.ly/4kssBuc
#NeonatalCare #SONeT10 #WeAreUHS
🎉 We've opened our new rehab unit for children with neurological injuries — a huge step forward in care.
Thanks to the incredible support of Robbie’s Rehab, in memory of Robbie Keville 🙏
More info 👉 bit.ly/4ntjQ5B
#RobbiesRehab #WeAreUHS #MakingADifference
Thanks to the incredible support of Robbie’s Rehab, in memory of Robbie Keville 🙏
More info 👉 bit.ly/4ntjQ5B
#RobbiesRehab #WeAreUHS #MakingADifference
July 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🎉 We've opened our new rehab unit for children with neurological injuries — a huge step forward in care.
Thanks to the incredible support of Robbie’s Rehab, in memory of Robbie Keville 🙏
More info 👉 bit.ly/4ntjQ5B
#RobbiesRehab #WeAreUHS #MakingADifference
Thanks to the incredible support of Robbie’s Rehab, in memory of Robbie Keville 🙏
More info 👉 bit.ly/4ntjQ5B
#RobbiesRehab #WeAreUHS #MakingADifference
📢 Received a Maternity Survey 2025 request? 📝💙
Whether by text or letter, your feedback matters!
Help us celebrate successes & improve maternity care at UHS 👶💬
🖊️ Fill it out & return it.
#MaternitySurvey2025 #YourVoiceMatters #MaternityCare
Whether by text or letter, your feedback matters!
Help us celebrate successes & improve maternity care at UHS 👶💬
🖊️ Fill it out & return it.
#MaternitySurvey2025 #YourVoiceMatters #MaternityCare
June 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📢 Received a Maternity Survey 2025 request? 📝💙
Whether by text or letter, your feedback matters!
Help us celebrate successes & improve maternity care at UHS 👶💬
🖊️ Fill it out & return it.
#MaternitySurvey2025 #YourVoiceMatters #MaternityCare
Whether by text or letter, your feedback matters!
Help us celebrate successes & improve maternity care at UHS 👶💬
🖊️ Fill it out & return it.
#MaternitySurvey2025 #YourVoiceMatters #MaternityCare
🏥 On Healthcare Estates & Facilities Day we’re saying a big thank you to the teams who keep UHS running 24/7.
From cleaning and catering to portering, security and maintenance – your work is vital, even if it’s not always visible. 🫧🧹🔧👩🔧🌱
Full video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Yd...
💙 #HealthEFMDay
From cleaning and catering to portering, security and maintenance – your work is vital, even if it’s not always visible. 🫧🧹🔧👩🔧🌱
Full video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Yd...
💙 #HealthEFMDay
June 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🏥 On Healthcare Estates & Facilities Day we’re saying a big thank you to the teams who keep UHS running 24/7.
From cleaning and catering to portering, security and maintenance – your work is vital, even if it’s not always visible. 🫧🧹🔧👩🔧🌱
Full video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Yd...
💙 #HealthEFMDay
From cleaning and catering to portering, security and maintenance – your work is vital, even if it’s not always visible. 🫧🧹🔧👩🔧🌱
Full video - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Yd...
💙 #HealthEFMDay
👋 We’re proud to welcome clinicians from Ukraine to UHS for a 2-week training programme in paediatric rehabilitation.
They’re learning from our PICU, neuro, neonatal and ED teams to take skills back home and support children affected by war. 💙💛
👉 🔗 www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pr...
They’re learning from our PICU, neuro, neonatal and ED teams to take skills back home and support children affected by war. 💙💛
👉 🔗 www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pr...
June 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
👋 We’re proud to welcome clinicians from Ukraine to UHS for a 2-week training programme in paediatric rehabilitation.
They’re learning from our PICU, neuro, neonatal and ED teams to take skills back home and support children affected by war. 💙💛
👉 🔗 www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pr...
They’re learning from our PICU, neuro, neonatal and ED teams to take skills back home and support children affected by war. 💙💛
👉 🔗 www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/pr...
It’s #BiomedicalScienceDay and we’re shining a light on our amazing Microbiology team at UHS!
From agar art to plate streaking, they've been celebrating their vital role in healthcare 🧫👏
Hidden heroes of healthcare - their work makes a real difference for patients every day!
From agar art to plate streaking, they've been celebrating their vital role in healthcare 🧫👏
Hidden heroes of healthcare - their work makes a real difference for patients every day!
June 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It’s #BiomedicalScienceDay and we’re shining a light on our amazing Microbiology team at UHS!
From agar art to plate streaking, they've been celebrating their vital role in healthcare 🧫👏
Hidden heroes of healthcare - their work makes a real difference for patients every day!
From agar art to plate streaking, they've been celebrating their vital role in healthcare 🧫👏
Hidden heroes of healthcare - their work makes a real difference for patients every day!
💬 “It gave me purpose again.”
This #VolunteersWeek, we’re celebrating people like Lewis - once a teenage cancer patient at UHS, now part of our research team.
Volunteering helped him find purpose, confidence, and a career path. 💙
Read his story 🔗 www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/bl...
This #VolunteersWeek, we’re celebrating people like Lewis - once a teenage cancer patient at UHS, now part of our research team.
Volunteering helped him find purpose, confidence, and a career path. 💙
Read his story 🔗 www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/bl...
June 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
💬 “It gave me purpose again.”
This #VolunteersWeek, we’re celebrating people like Lewis - once a teenage cancer patient at UHS, now part of our research team.
Volunteering helped him find purpose, confidence, and a career path. 💙
Read his story 🔗 www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/bl...
This #VolunteersWeek, we’re celebrating people like Lewis - once a teenage cancer patient at UHS, now part of our research team.
Volunteering helped him find purpose, confidence, and a career path. 💙
Read his story 🔗 www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/bl...
👁️ It’s #WorldOrthopticDay
Shout-out to our brilliant orthoptists who help patients of all ages, from supporting stroke recovery to improving children’s vision.
Thinking about a career in eye care?
Read what inspired our team to join the profession: 🔗 careers.uhs.nhs.uk/blog/shaping...
Shout-out to our brilliant orthoptists who help patients of all ages, from supporting stroke recovery to improving children’s vision.
Thinking about a career in eye care?
Read what inspired our team to join the profession: 🔗 careers.uhs.nhs.uk/blog/shaping...
June 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
👁️ It’s #WorldOrthopticDay
Shout-out to our brilliant orthoptists who help patients of all ages, from supporting stroke recovery to improving children’s vision.
Thinking about a career in eye care?
Read what inspired our team to join the profession: 🔗 careers.uhs.nhs.uk/blog/shaping...
Shout-out to our brilliant orthoptists who help patients of all ages, from supporting stroke recovery to improving children’s vision.
Thinking about a career in eye care?
Read what inspired our team to join the profession: 🔗 careers.uhs.nhs.uk/blog/shaping...
This #NationalEpilepsyWeek we’re proud to shine a light on an exciting development at UHS that’s already having an impact. 👇
It's the arrival of the Stealth Autoguide Surgical Robot at
our Wessex Neurological Centre, thanks to the support of Smile for Wessex and our incredible staff. 💙
(1/2)
It's the arrival of the Stealth Autoguide Surgical Robot at
our Wessex Neurological Centre, thanks to the support of Smile for Wessex and our incredible staff. 💙
(1/2)
May 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This #NationalEpilepsyWeek we’re proud to shine a light on an exciting development at UHS that’s already having an impact. 👇
It's the arrival of the Stealth Autoguide Surgical Robot at
our Wessex Neurological Centre, thanks to the support of Smile for Wessex and our incredible staff. 💙
(1/2)
It's the arrival of the Stealth Autoguide Surgical Robot at
our Wessex Neurological Centre, thanks to the support of Smile for Wessex and our incredible staff. 💙
(1/2)
UHS diabetes colleagues have been on a trolley dash with a difference this week — raising awareness for #InsulinSafetyWeek2025
Staff have been sharing reminders about insulin safety and best practice while out and about across our wards.
#WeAreUHS #DiabetesCare #InsulinSafety
Staff have been sharing reminders about insulin safety and best practice while out and about across our wards.
#WeAreUHS #DiabetesCare #InsulinSafety
May 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
UHS diabetes colleagues have been on a trolley dash with a difference this week — raising awareness for #InsulinSafetyWeek2025
Staff have been sharing reminders about insulin safety and best practice while out and about across our wards.
#WeAreUHS #DiabetesCare #InsulinSafety
Staff have been sharing reminders about insulin safety and best practice while out and about across our wards.
#WeAreUHS #DiabetesCare #InsulinSafety