Stories from around our Trust

Expert reminder on asthma as children head back to school
As young people return to schools this month, our expert team is here to give vital advice to ensure those with asthma remain symptom free.

Teams at Forward Thinking Birmingham mental health service call for restaurants to offer calorie-free menus
Mental health experts are calling for restaurants and cafés in Birmingham to offer calorie-free menus to support young people recovering from eating disorders.

Trust Patient Experience team are National PENNA Award finalists
Our Patient Experience team have been announced as finalists in the prestigious Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA).

Our annual BWC Spirit Awards are back – time to start nominating
Our annual BWC Spirit Awards, supported by our Charity, are returning and we want to make this a wonderful celebration of our colleagues' achievements over the last year.

Harnessing the power of research to address health care disparities - Professor Shakila Thangaratinam takes the lead
We’ve been inspired this week by our esteemed colleague Professor Shakila Thangaratinam, who will be Research and Development Lead for our Women’s Hospital and Deputy Director of Research and Development for the Trust.

Working together to help children with asthma
BWC are coming together with GPs, hospitals, and schools from across Birmingham in order to provide asthma care to children in the most deprived areas of the city.

Alfred the Pirate’s Neurofibromatosis story
This week we were inspired by a special little boy named Alfred and his story about living with Neurofibromatosis – a genetic condition causing benign tumours (neurofibromas) a

'NHS first' pregnancy loss and pre-term birth support up for HSJ Award
BWC's unique offer of support for colleagues who suffer pregnancy loss or have a baby born prematurely has been shortlisted in the Staff Wellbeing category of this year's Health Service Journal Awards.

Educating and empowering our mums-to-be on Assisted Birth
Across our Obstetrics Department, our team have been awarded their Acorns Improvement Award for their year-long campaign to improve the process for assisted vaginal birth across our Women’s Hospital.

Women's Hospital gains national Endometriosis accreditation
Our Laparoscopy and Gynaecology teams have earned British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy accreditation for their care of patients with endometriosis.