Stories from around our Trust

#BrumBreastFeedingMums – get involved during National Breastfeeding Week
This week, we’re asking our Brummy Mums to send us their photos in for our Breastfeeding Week 2022 Brummy Mum collage. We want to promote the importance of our support networks during the course of Breastfeeding Week at our Women’s Hospital.

Lawrence awarded BEM in Queen’s Honours
A Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) colleague has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours for services to mental health.

Zaynab is new NHS Rising Star in the Midlands
A new rising star from Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) was named a regional winner in the NHS Parliamentary Awards.

Making new friends and memories at the Diabetes UK Camp supported by our Children’s Hospital colleagues
Last month (13 May 2022), 29 of our young people from our Children’s Hospital took a trip to the Pioneer Centre, in Cleobury Mortimer for the Diabetes UK Camp - staffed by our Children’s Hospital colleagues

Handling the heat – advice from Birmingham Children’s Hospital experts on staying safe in the sun
Summer has arrived and we're enjoying some fun in the sun. Make sure you stay safe with our top tips.

Celebrating the first National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day
Today (Wednesday 15 June) sees the launch of a new national day to celebrate the essential work of all Estates and Facilities professions working in the delivery of health and social care to people across the UK.

Child safety awareness campaign urges parents to ‘Never, Ever Shake a Baby’
A new video campaign has been launched in response to concerns surrounding shaken baby cases in Birmingham.

Congratulations to Andrew Rodgers, winner of the People Development Award at the HEFMA Awards 2022
Andrew Rodgers, Senior Estates Operations Manager from our Vital Services recently celebrated winning the People Development Award at this year’s Health Estates and Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) award ceremony.

Proudly celebrating our Biomedical Scientists
We’re proudly celebrating Biomedical Science Day (Thursday 9 June), so to find out more about this huge and wide-ranging field, we spoke to some of our team at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s (BWC) to find out more about their roles and why they are so passionate about what they do.

Chief Executive, Sarah-Jane Marsh, awarded CBE in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours
We’re delighted to share news that Sarah-Jane Marsh, Chief Executive of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC), has been awarded a CBE in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to leadership in the NHS.