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Gemma Kavanagh is part of our BWC team and helps care for patients and families through her role as a Nutritional Care Nurse. In 2020, she lost tragically her mum, Jayne. Before her sudden death, she had registered her decision to be an organ donor and told her loved ones of her wishes.  Gemma has bravely shared her family’s story to support Organ Donation Week.

A grateful mum is passionately encouraging everyone to sign-up and have the chat about their organ donation wishes with loved ones after her one-year-old son, Henry, was given the Gift of Life at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

This week, our Major Trauma team at the Children’s Hospital have been celebrating Major Trauma Awareness week. This awareness week allows the Major Trauma team to be recognised and celebrated for what they do to support patients and families at our hospital.

Freya Felton, who was diagnosed with pancreatitis when she was two years old, has had a tattoo to mark the 16 years of care she has received at our Children's Hospital.

Debs Hodges from Birmingham was 30 weeks pregnant when she received some devastating news. The 32-year-old was diagnosed with aggressive stage 3 breast cancer.

The ribbon has been cut to officially open a new, state-of-the-art scanner in our Children's Hospital's Emergency Department (ED).  

As BWC prepares to reveal its first DAISY Award winner in the coming weeks one colleague nurse Emmie Stiller has already shared how winning one was an ‘honour ’.  

Seven-year-old Arthur was so terrified of hospitals that he refused any treatment, so when he suffered a burn to his hand, Mum Jess worried they were out of options.

Lydia’s journey into the field of mental health was influenced by her personal experiences and her brother Gavin’s struggles.