Stories from around our Trust

"I'm not stopping anytime soon" - Di's nurse to volunteer story at Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Di Thomson is a well-known and a bit of a legend around our Children's Hospital, having started her nursing career at our specialist paediatric centre as a Newly Qualified Nurse in 1970

Birmingham Children’s Hospital consultant leads national study to benefit patients with urine infection
A Birmingham Children’s Hospital consultant is leading the way on a national study that hopes to help young patients with urine infections.

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month at BWC
The month of February marks LGBTQ+ History Month across our Trust. Our colleagues have been celebrating across our sites with various online and in person events. This year’s theme is ‘activism and social change’.

Home-monitoring mobile app will revolutionise care for babies with complex heart disease
Life-saving support for babies with complex congenital heart disease will soon be available at the touch of a button, thanks to the development of a new monitoring and reporting app for parents.

Birmingham teenager first patient in the UK to receive groundbreaking diabetes treatment
Birmingham Children's Hospital is the first in the UK to provide children in clinical care with a groundbreaking treatment called Teplizumab, which delays Type 1 Diabetes.

World Heart Month - Zoya, the miracle baby’s story
Born at 1kg, the weight of a bag of sugar, equating to only 2.2 pounds, little Zoya went against the odds after being told several times she might not survive.
The tot has been treated by our team of Cardiac Specialist Consultants including Dr Tristan Ramcharan. Dr Christine Mott has also been supporting Zoya and her family on their palliative journey to make sure Zoya is comfortable and supported in the best way possible.

Safer Internet Day - Keeping your children safe online
Safer Internet Day reminds us to teach children about online safety. This year, the theme of Safer Internet Day is ‘Too good to be true? 'Protecting yourself and others from scams online’. So, how can you help and advise your children to keep them safe online?

How to protect your child’s ears from Tinnitus? Children’s Hospital expert Audiologist explains
This week (Monday 3 – Sunday 9 February) is Tinnitus Awareness week. Tinnitus is the name for hearing noises that do not come from an outside source.
Jayne Howarth, Senior Audiologist our Children's Hospital, is part of our specialist Audiology team, which support children and young people who may be struggling with their hearing, have problems in terms of processing sound or have tinnitus.

International day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation
Today (Thursday 6 February) is International day of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM)

World Heart Month 2025: An intensive care perspective
Our Children’s Hospital Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) team in our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) are marking World Heart Month this year by looking back on all the achievements of both the unit, colleagues, former colleagues and patients and families.