Stories from around our Trust
Renal nurses share knowledge with Kolkata hospital
Two Birmingham Children’s Hospital renal nurses travelled to India to share knowledge for patients on dialysis.
Brave Scarlett thriving after having pacemaker fitted when she was days old
At just three-days-old tiny Scarlett was fitted with a pacemaker the size of a bottle top after medics detected a slow heartbeat whilst still in her mother’s womb.
£1.5m funding boost for research will improve health outcomes
A £1.5 million boost has funded state-of-the-art equipment at our Trust which means quicker access to life-saving treatments and faster diagnosis of rare and infectious diseases.
Hope for Marnie – five-year-old receives stem cell transplant following devastating cancer diagnosis
Five-year-old Marnie from Dudley has recently received a boost in the form of a stem cell transplant following a devastating Burkitt’s Lymphoma diagnosis.
Special post-op toolkit leads to pain-free experience for children
Parents have praised a new initiative which helps to keep their child pain free and at home following specialist surgery at our Children’s Hospital.
Preterm birth team saves little Evelina
This is Evelina - whose gentle cry sounded like a tiny kitten as she was brought into the world.
Baby joy for mum who suffers from rare condition
When Jasmine Uddin was diagnosed with a rare pregnancy condition, she thought she would never become a mum.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital surgeon and photographer feature in national gallery
A Birmingham Children’s Hospital surgeon is featured in a national photography exhibition celebrating inspirational women in the operating theatre.
Celebrating a combined 7,000 years of service from staff
Meet the amazing NHS heroes who have almost 7,000 years combined of service to the NHS.
Curtains go up on new hospital cinema
Our new charity-funded MediCinema has officially opened at the Children’s Hospital - with patients treated to an exclusive preview of Disney and Pixar’s latest film Hoppers at the event.