Stories from around our Trust
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.
Introducing Taurus: New Electronic Patient Record to go live this week (Thursday 15 May)
This Thursday (15 May) our Trust goes live with a new transformational Electronic Patient Record across our hospitals.
Birmingham Children's Hospital first children’s hospital to achieve stage one Baby Friendly Initiative Award from UNICEF UK
Birmingham Children’s Hospital have recently achieved Stage One of the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) from UNICEF UK, after their dedication to infant feeding.
Toddler thriving after undergoing lifesaving heart surgery at just nine weeks old
Baby Charlotte underwent major surgery at our Children’s Hospital to patch a hole in her heart when she was just nine-weeks old after she was diagnosed with Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD) during mum Rachel’s 20-week scan.