Stories from around our Trust

BWC wins Gold Standard ENEI TIDE 2024 award
BWC is very proud to have received the TIDE Gold Award from ENEI in this year’s benchmark and was named in the top 20 list of companies that entered.

Life with Sickle Cell – Aisha, the schoolgirl with dreams of being an artist and future Olympic gymnast
Nine-year-old Aisha and her doting mother, Penda, sat down with us during Sickle Cell Awareness Month to talk about life with the condition and the impact it has on family life, school and day to day activities.

Support and sponsor our BWC Spirit Awards
Our Spirit Awards, the highlight of the BWC calendar is approaching, and local businesses are being given the chance to support and join this amazing evening.

Baby Miley given the ‘Gift of Life’ after receiving a Liver transplant at 15 days old
Baby Miley received a liver transplant when she was just 15 days -old, after she was diagnosed with acute liver failure shortly after being born.

Improving our understanding to help patients and families with visual impairments
Recently, colleagues at our Children’s Hospital (BCH) came together to learn more about working with patients who have a visual impairment.
We welcomed Lou Connor and Val Griffiths, from the Thomas Pocklington Trust and the Sight Council respectively, for the engaging session attended by staff from areas across BCH

Hey there, Delilah – family explains the power of the Gift of Life this Organ Donation Week
Chloe and Matthew share their family's transplant journey for Organ Donation Week 2024

Joe Lycett Surprises Singing Leukaemia Nurse Sally Spencer with Sky Arts Hero Award
Our Children’s Hospital was excited to welcome Brummie comedian Joe Lycett recently for a top-secret visit.

"Our daughter's illness had completely changed our outlook on organ donation."
When Laura was nine years old, she received the gift of life from her dad, Matthew, who donated one of his kidneys to save his daughter's life #OrganDonationWeek

Interested in understanding your community and expanding your cultural knowledge?
Watch our four-part 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Series here

Coming home... Former nurses visit Birmingham Children’s Hospital site
A group of former nursing students and lecturers who trained at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and had placements both at the Children’s Hospital when it was the Old General Hospital and at the Five Ways site came back to visit.