Stories from around our Trust
Birmingham Women’s Hospital welcomes Mr Douglas Wright, High Sheriff of the West Midlands
Mr Doug Wright MBE DL, High Sheriff of the County of West Midlands recently visited Birmingham Women’s Hospital and received a special tour of parts of the hospital, alongside hearing from members of the staff on some of the key projects going on.
Newly qualified Nurse releases new set of healthcare flashcards thanks to Charity funding
Newly qualified intensive care nurse Beth Dennis has recently released the second wave of her educational flashcards for student nurses to support them in their nursing journey.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital Gastroenterology team take home coveted PAFTA award
Our Children’s Hospital’s Gastroenterology team have been awarded Best Training Unit in the coveted West Midlands Annual Paediatric Awards For Training Achievements (PAFTAs).
BWC’s pioneering package of support for colleagues who suffer pregnancy loss featured in Government report calling for national change
Our Trust’s Pregnancy and Baby Loss policy, the first of its kind in our NHS when launched in 2021, has been cited in a Government report calling for positive change in national employment law.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Aston University study suggests diagnosing and treatment of preschool wheeze needs serious improvement
A study led by Dr Prasad Nagakumar, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Aston University’s Dr Gemma Heath has shown that treatment and diagnosis for preschool wheeze needs more effective evidence-based guidelines.
Eight-year-old "youngest ever" to undergo surgery to remove cancerous throat tumour
Eight-year-old Melody Brown had a cancerous tumour "the size of an orange" removed by two teams of surgeons at our Children's Hospital.
Maternal health expert awarded an MBE for services to midwifery
Professor Sara Kenyon, Professor of Evidence Based Maternity Care and a maternal health expert and midwife by background, has been appointed MBE for services to midwifery in the King’s New Year Honours list.
Forward Thinking Birmingham colleagues attend Sharing and Learning Conference
Mental Health Services recently held their first annual conference ‘Sharing and Learning’ dedicated to our International Educated Nurses. Delegates representing many of our Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Community and Inpatient teams came together for wonderful day of connection, reflection and celebration.
Investment in major project will help improve our Emergency Department
As part of a £2.3million upgrade scheme, a new fully modernised and more spacious resuscitation area will be built, enabling an increase in clinical assessment space for the department.
Two Prestigious Research Awards for Dr Suma Uday
Congratulations to Dr Suma Uday, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at our Children’s Hospital and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham, has received two highly prestigious international research awards this year