Darcy inspires school to help Children’s Hospital heart ward
Pupils from a Black Country school have been busy making heart-themed gifts to raise money for the Children’s Hospital ward that cared for their teacher’s daughter.
Stories from around our Trust
£3.4m in Midlands-based collaboration to support patient safety research for expectant mothers
We will be a key organisation taking part in the £3.4million Patient Safety Research Collaboration investment, provided by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), set to further support our patient safety procedures in maternal care for expectant mothers.
Matthew Boazman appointed Interim CEO
We are delighted to announce that Matthew Boazman, our Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, will become the Interim Chief Executive Officer pending the process for a substantive appointment.
Success at the Health Service Journal Awards for BWC
Our Trust enjoyed a successful night at the annual HSJ Awards with our work as part of the Paediatric Accelerator Programme winning a coveted prize and the support we offer to all colleagues through our ‘NHS first of its kind’ Pregnancy Loss and Pre-Term Birth policy being highly commended.
Marking World Prematurity Day
World Prematurity Day is marked on 17 November every year and gives us the chance to shine the spotlight on those babies who are born pre-term.
The Smallest Things Charter – How baby Spencer came into the world at 30 weeks old
It’s World Prematurity Day and we’re marking some of the incredible stories which take place on our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), when babies are born pre-term. One of those stories is very close to home, as it involved a Junior Sister on NICU, Heather Gittings, who gave birth in October 2021.
Neelam’s World Prematurity Day story - “Both of my babies were premature but seeing them for the first time made all of my pain go away”
This World Prematurity Day, we spoke to Neelam, a mum-of-two from Solihull, who talked to us about how her two little ones who came into the world earlier than expected, spending a week with us at our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) while recovering from jaundice.
CEO Sarah-Jane Marsh CBE to take new role at NHS England
An important message from Chair, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh.
Community Midwife Angela talks about her experience with Cytomegalovirus (CMV) during her pregnancy
One of our Community Midwives, Angela Andrews from our Quinton Lane Team, has recently been published in Midwives Information and Resource Service’s (MIDIRS) Midwifery Digest for her article raising awareness for expectant mothers and families about congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV), following her personal experience with the viral infection during her pregnancy.