Stories from around our Trust
Celebrating our long serving Mental Health staff
Our loyal and long serving Mental Health colleagues had their careers celebrated at our wonderful Long Service event.
West Midlands Police and Birmingham Children’s Hospital join forces to tackle knife crime
West Midlands Police (WMP) and Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) have joined forces in a bid to try to tackle the rising and potentially tragic issue of knife crime.
Celebrating International Nurses Day, International Day of the Midwife and National ODP Day
Daljit Athwal, Chief Officer for Nursing and Midwifery, shares a message as we celebrate for Nursing and Midwifery for International Nurses Day, International Day of the Midwife and National ODP Day.
Birmingham Women and Children’s working to create opportunities for care experienced young people
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) is a proud signatory and supporter of the NHS Universal Family Programme (Care Leaver Covenant) and recently held a special Employability event for young people.
Baz receives lifesaving stem cells from his big sister Eva
Five-year-old Baz has recently returned to school following treatment at Birmingham Children’s Hospital for aplastic anaemia.
Rev. Cassius explains the importance of bereavement support
Rev Cassius Francis, our Chaplaincy Bereavement Care Lead, recently sat down with us during Dying Matters Week (5 - 11 May) and explained how our services can help people during the most challenging of times when they have lost a loved one.
West Midlands Cleft Lip and Palate service celebrate 25 years of collaborative working
The West Midlands Cleft Lip and Palate service, based at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, is marking 25 years of supporting young people and families across the region
Nurse Tshepo’s commitment to supporting young people and families recognised with DAISY Award
We’d like to wish a huge ‘congratulations’ to the latest winner of our coveted DAISY Award, Tshepo Samuel Mokgosi, a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, who supports young people from our Forward Thinking Birmingham, West Core Community Mental Health Team at our Finch Road hub.
New mental health report calls for better access and early help for children and young people
A report based on feedback from young people, parents and carers and health and care organisations in Birmingham and Solihull has revealed that improving access to mental health services as well as early help and prevention are vital to improving the lives of children and young people in Birmingham and Solihull.
Celebrating World Breast Milk Donation Day with our Milk Bank
To celebrate World Breast Milk Donation Day, our Women’s Hospital’s milk bank and neonatal teams are celebrating and thanking all the incredible donors who have donated their breast milk.