A year in Bristol. Back from the red

Abstract

United Bristol Healthcare trust has pulled back from a predicted 3.5m pounds sterling deficit to achieve zero balance. It faces a raft of new challenges, ranging from tough cancer targets to censure over waiting-list breaches. The trust has cut the use of nursing agencies drastically, with 95 per cent of nurses now bank staff. Non-clinical issues such as litter, food and the appearance of buildings are also being tackled.