Stories from around our Trust

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.

Celebrating our By Your Side mentorship programme
Mentors and mentees gathered to celebrate the first cohort of By Your Side, the seven-month coaching programme for staff at BWC.

Our Aspiring Midwives Q&A
Five of our ambitious, brave and compassionate midwives kindly took a moment, to offer their words of encouragement, advice and support to aspiring midwives.

Donating breast milk nationwide - Kayleigh from Kidderminster shares "It’s a really rewarding thing to do and I’m quite proud”
Two months following the birth of her youngest boy Rowan, Kayleigh mum of two from Kidderminster, decided to donate her breast milk to our Women’s Hospital Milk Bank which provides breast milk for infants that stay with us across our Neonatal services who’s mothers may struggling to provide, sometimes due to geographical separation or maternal illness.

£53million decarbonisation funding award for Birmingham Women’s and Children’s
Our Trust has been awarded a huge £53million grant, to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and make patients feel more comfortable.

Midwives nominated for prestigious national improvement award
Two midwives from our Women’s Hospital have been nominated for a national award for their outstanding contribution to helping save the lives of babies requiring neonatal care.

BWC proudly marking International Clinical Trials Day
We're not only passionate about delivering the best for our women, children and families today but, through research, world-class care in the future. On 20 May BWC is proudly marking International Clinical Trials Day. Read this message from Matt Boazman, our Chief Officer for Strategy and Innovation.