Stories from around our Trust
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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.
Remembering Jayne and the Gift of Life she gave to others
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.
"Without our donor, Henry wouldn't be here" – Mum encourages everyone to ‘have the chat’ about organ donation
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.
Major Trauma awareness week 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.
Birmingham Children's Hospital Tattoo: An indelible tribute to incredible care
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.
BWC is proud to be Veteran Aware
We’re amazingly proud to have been awarded the Veterans’ Aware accreditation; reflecting our commitment to deliver the best healthcare and support to veterans and their families.
Inspirational Birmingham Nurse bravely shares the story of her cancer journey
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.
New state-of-the-art CT Scanner opens at Birmingham Children's Hospital’s Major Trauma Centre
The ribbon has been cut to officially open a new, state-of-the-art scanner in our Children's Hospital's Emergency Department (ED).