News

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.

Today (Thursday 31 March), we’re wishing our colleague and friend, Professor Andrew Ewer, Professor of Neonatal Medicine and Honorary Consultant Neonatologist at our Women’s Hospital, a very happy retirement. He leaves a lasting legacy that is saving the lives of babies not only here but across the globe too.

The national NHS Staff Survey results, which give an indication of how staff feel about life at our Trust, have been released today (Wednesday 30 March).

We are delighted to announce that, following an international search, our board has appointed our new Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Daljit Athwal, who will join us this summer.

The Major Trauma Rehabilitation Team at our Children’s Hospital have won the title of "Best Hospital Team" in the prestigious Child Brain Injury Trust Awards.

We want to congratulate Ruth Wall, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at our Trust, for being named “Florence Nightingale Scholar” after participating in their unique leadership programme.

In March 2021, our Women’s Hospital implemented a virtual service to support pregnant women from home during the pandemic, helping to benefit over 1200 mums to be. As many as 145 women were active patients receiving care from the Virtual Wards Service during the peak of the Omicron variant.

The Rt Hon Sajid Javid has thanked BWC colleagues for their 'phenomenal work', following a ‘heartwarming’ visit to our Children’s Hospital last week.

For Endometriosis Awareness Month, we’re focusing on encouraging women to stop dismissing their pain and discomfort and seek support if they feel they may be included in the one in 10 women affected by endometriosis.

Experts in paediatric cancer care from our Children’s Hospital have played a pivotal role in the evacuation of 21 Ukrainian children to England for NHS cancer treatment.