Stories from around our Trust

A special first school day for George six months after life-saving lung surgery
The first day of school is a huge moment for any child, but for George Westbrook and his family, it was even more special as it came just months after life-saving lung surgery carried out by experts at our Children’s Hospital.

‘Old Joe’ marks the end of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) has been running throughout September, so to mark the end of the month, our teams helped a Birmingham landmark to turn gold.

Industrial action in October
The British Medical Association is taking industrial action across the UK as part of its dispute over pay with the Government.

Public invited to Birmingham Women’s and Children’s virtual Annual General Meeting
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is inviting members of the public, patients, families and staff to its Annual General Meeting (AGM) to gain an insight into what has been happening over the last 12 months and share plans for the future.

Redevelopment plans mark bright future for Birmingham Women’s Hospital
Plans to redevelop and modernise parts of Birmingham Women’s Hospital have been approved.

Expert advice on asthma as children return to classrooms
Asthma experts at Birmingham Children’s Hospital are offering advice to parents and schools as children return to their studies – historically a time when they see a rise in asthma attacks.

Consultant Pathologist from our Women’s Hospital awarded Honorary Professorship
We are thrilled to share the news that Dr Raji Ganesan, Consultant Pathologist at our Women’s Hospital since 2002, has been awarded the title of Honorary Professor, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences from University of Birmingham.

Industrial action in August
The British Medical Association is taking industrial action across the UK as part of its dispute over pay with the Government.

The progress we’ve made since starting our BWC Boreholes
Sustainability is important to us. As we work towards becoming net-zero with the support of our Estates team, who are now eight months into drilling 14 of our ground source heat boreholes, we’re happy to share that we’re almost there.

Plans to redevelop parts of Birmingham Children’s Hospital have been approved
They include the creation of a new three storey elective care hub on the site, funded by the national COVID-19 recovery programme, that will be the home for a new state-of-the art intraoperative MRI (iMRI) machine, providing seamless patient care during surgery and reduce the need for some children to travel to other parts of the UK for treatment.