BRI - In Hours Telephone Numbers
Updated on 16th April 2026

| SWITCHBOARD |
01179 230000 |
| SWITCHBOARD Backdoor |
0117 342 1952 |
| BCH Advice Line |
0117 342 8078 |
| EYE Hospital ED |
0117 342 4613 |
| Bristol Eye Hospital advice line ( clinicians) |
0117 342 9091 |
| ED nurse in charge (very busy lines) |
0117 342 2716 or 0117 342 2711 |
| ED Consultant |
07345 463679 |
| Acute Medics |
01173426860 |
| SDEC Nurse in charge |
0117 342 4363 |
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| Biochemistry |
0117 3423080 |
| Cardiology SpR |
bleep 6527 |
| Cardiology specialist nurse |
bleep 2379 |
| Dermatology advice |
bridermatologyoncall@uhbw.nhs.uk (reply same day). Not available on the phone |
| Diabetes specialist nurses |
bleep 2309 / 2616 |
| DVT nurses |
bleep 2306/2859, 01173424684 |
| Frailty Advice Line |
07598747069 |
| Haematology SpR – clotting |
bleep 2677 |
| Haematology SpR – malignancy |
bleep 2445 |
| Gastro/hepatology SpR |
bleep 2330 |
| IBD nurse |
bleep 6646, 01173421100 |
| Oncology Day Unit |
0117 3422011 (if any advice/decisions needed contact Oncology SpR (or cons) via switch |
| Malignant ascitic drain service |
0117 3421868 |
| Respiratory urgent advice |
bleep 6649, 6059 or 2681, 01173424101 |
| Rheumatology |
bleep 7021 |
| Stroke/TIA team |
0117 414 5619 (NBT) If requiring advice for acute presentation (TIA or stroke) contact acute stroke team at NBT. |
| Thrombosis nurses |
0117 3424684 |
| Surgical Admissions |
0117 342 7771 or 01173421594 |
| Respiratory hot clinc/pleural clinic |
1173424101 |
| Endocrinology |
bleep 6216 |
| Specialist endocrine nurses |
0117 3426223 |
| Microbiology advice |
via switch, 0117 3429269, 011793429270 |