Stories from around our Trust
Bringing the outside in with an innovative green wall
All the benefits of nature are being transferred indoors at our hospitals as a new innovative living wall was installed recently as part of the Trust’s Green Plan.
Super Sedation project welcomes its 100th patient to celebrate its reduction in time spent in hospital
If you haven’t already heard the news, our Super Sedation Method, that began in 2021 to reduce waiting lists for audiology testing, has seen its 100th patient today, who has benefitted from the service.
Rare Disease Day - Combatting severe hunger and over-eating for children with Prader Willi Syndrome
Our Children’s Hospital currently looks after a cohort of 40 children with Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS), a rare condition affecting one out of every 15,000 births – our clinician recently took part in an international multi-centre study to reduce the appetite in affected children to lower levels of obesity in children with PWS.
Rare disease research at BWC to benefit from new funding
BWC is set to gain part of new funding into its rare disease research, particularly a ground-breaking study into real time genome sequencing.
Endometriosis Self-care tips from our clinical endometriosis specialists
We caught up with Dr Yousri Afifi and Nurse Helen Walshe for Endometriosis Awareness Month who shared their top self-care tips and home remedies for women suffering from endometriosis.
Fertility Nurse Lizzie - “It was such a sense of achievement to receive my nurses pin”
Our Fertility Centre has been providing compassionate care for couples and individuals experiencing fertility challenges since 1980. We’re excited to be hosting our first face-to-face recruitment event of 2023 at Birmingham Women’s Hospital on Saturday 18 March
Join the Team BCH superstars at British Transplant Games 2023
The countdown is on to one of the highlights in our calendar – the British Transplant Games, which this year is taking place just a few miles down the road in Coventry and our team is looking for more superstars to join them.
Asthma study could help predict and prevent attacks
A team from our Children's Hospital is leading the way with a research study that uses a small table-top device, similar in size to a small alarm clock, which monitors important symptoms and signs of asthma without patients needing to do or wear anything.
LGBTQ+ Staff Network wins prestigious Gaydio Pride Award
Our BWC LGBTQ+ Staff Network has won the Employee Pride Network of the Year award at the recent Gaydio Pride Awards – beating a host of larger organisations to the title.
Delivery to Dublin – Teaming up to transport milk donations to neonatal babies overseas
We’re incredibly proud of the combined efforts seen at our Women’s Hospital Milk Bank after teaming up to deliver four litres of donor breast milk to sick babies on neonatal units overseas at the Coombe Women’s Hospital in Ireland, Dublin.