Ambitious maternity teams across the Birmingham and Solihull-wide Local Maternity System, coordinated by the Birmingham and Solihull United Maternity and Newborn Partnership (BUMP) have paved the way forward by setting up innovative Zoom video chats for expectant mothers.
Nominations for our Council of Governors will be opening on Thursday 13 August and the Trust will be seeking Governors for a variety of important positions to represent patients, staff, partner organisations and the wider public.
During this year’s World Breastfeeding Week (1 – 7 August) our Infant Feeding team has been passionately spreading the word about its many benefits after seeing an increase in the number of mums starting to breastfeed since the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic began.
There’s always lots going on here and, as always, our latest edition of our monthly publication, talk BWC, is packed with the latest news from across our Trust.
At our Trust Board meeting in June, Board members discussed the importance of sending a clear message to our colleagues, patients, carers and wider community about our stance on racism and the approach we are taking to address this issue.
It's the 72nd birthday of the NHS this weekend and our staff have put together a special video to celebrate.
We are pleased to announce that Raffaela Goodby will be joining the Trust as Chief People Officer.
Our latest edition of talk BWC, the Trust’s monthly news publication, is now available to read.
June marks Pride month and we’re highlighting the history of Pride in Birmingham and how we make Birmingham Women’s and Children’s a non-judgemental and inclusive place for our patients and visitors that identify as LGBTQ+.
Now that summer seems to have arrived experts at Birmingham Children’s Hospital are reminding families to take simple precautions while having some fun in the sun with their little ones.