Stories from around our Trust

STEAM festival: James Brindley Academy School
James Brindley Academy School is hosting a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) end-of-term festival on our Children’s site.

Maternity services rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its report into maternity services at our Women’s Hospital following an inspection in March this year.

International Neonatal Screening Day: Ensuring a healthy start for newborn babies
Today (28 June), we commemorate International Neonatal Screening Day; a day dedicated to recognising the crucial significance of newborn screening in safeguarding the health and well-being of infants worldwide.

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
Today (Friday 23 June) we are proudly celebrating International Women in Engineering Day.

Birmingham Women’s Hospital offering new Group B Strep Screening for expectant mothers
Birmingham Women’s Hospital is the first hospital to offer Group B Streptococcus screening to mothers in Birmingham, as part of a national research trial.

New Dean at Aston Medical School
Our partners at Aston University has appointed Professor Eamonn Maher as the new Dean of Aston Medical School.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Awareness Month: A journey of advocacy and education
Angela Andrews, a dedicated trustee of CMV Action, registered nurse, midwife, and mother to a child affected by congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), is a passionate advocate at our Women’s Hospital; raising awareness about the virus.

Industrial Action June 2023
The British Medical Association is taking industrial action across the UK as part of its dispute over pay with the Government.
Postgraduate Doctors (Junior Doctors) will be striking for three days from Wednesday 14 June until 7am on Saturday 17 June.
This will mean that some of our services such as outpatient clinics and some procedures like surgery will be affected during this time and in the days before and after the industrial action.
We will be contacting anyone whose care will be affected.

Nurse Aimee Taylor commended by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare for outstanding contributions
Aimee Taylor, Gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist from our Women’s Hospital is one of the exceptional nurses recognised in the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) Nurse Spotlight campaign - being highly commended for her outstanding contributions to sexual and reproductive healthcare.