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Erin, big brother of six younger siblings suffered a fatal head injury after accidentally falling down a steep hill at a local country park. We caught up with him and his family from Shrewsbury about their his recovery from the injury that caused ‘express

We'd like to say a big congratulation to our Trust’s Director of Nursing, Quality & Governance, Caron Eyre who has been elected Chair of the Association of British Paediatric Nurses (ABPN).

Caron said: “I am delighted to join the ABPN as their chair.

When twins Saskia and Kitty Excell were born, they were diagnosed with Fabry disease, a disorder which causes an enzyme deficiency that if left untreated, can lead to progressive kidney and heart disease. To mark Fabry awareness month this April, we spoke to the Excell family about their journey living with the condition.

Health Education England recently announced that doctors in training, previously known as ‘Junior Doctors’ will now officially have the title of Postgraduate Doctor. The change was made to recognise their experience, skill, and commitment in providing vital care in hospitals throughout the UK.

We'd like to say a big thank you to all of the generous mums at our Women's Hospital who continue to donate breast milk to help the recovery of sick babies across the country through our hospital's milk bank.

We’re incredibly proud of all of our patients and colleagues who attended our ‘Sport for All’ Sessions last Thursday (14 April) at Warwickshire’s County Cricket Club’s indoor cricket centre in Edgbaston, making a triumphant return after a two-year break during the pandemic.

The National Institute of Digestive Diseases shares that around 5% of children aged 4 to 18 are affected by Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). We caught up with Dr. Rafeeq, our Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist from our Children’s Hospital for some medical myth-busters for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. Dr Rafeeq has kindly agreed to address some of these medical misconceptions for us.

Last month, we welcomed our new Inclusion Ambassador for patients and families to our Women’s and Children’s Trust. We caught up with Lisa-Kay about her new role in the Patient Experience team (PET) and the value of diversity and inclusion within patient experience.  

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Free car parking is now available for patients who meet certain criteria.

March is Brain Tumour Awareness Month and at our Children’s Hospital, we are proud to have skilled teams who diagnose and treat brain tumours and other cancers in our children and young people. We caught up with a few of the team to find out more about what they do and the support they offer our children, young people and their families.