Stories from around our Trust
Contraceptive implant to be offered to new mums at Women's Hospital
Birmingham Women’s Hospital has launched a service to offer more contraceptive choice to women staying on the postnatal and transitional care wards, after midwives expressed an interest in receiving training to offer the service.
Kintsugi - Soothing Spirits BWC Chaplaincy project launches
Our Chaplaincy team is expanding their bereavement programme to help support women, children, families and colleagues across our Trust sites. A new project called Kintsugi has been launched. It’s inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery, sometimes known as ‘Join with Gold’.
CQC inspection – 'Good' news for our Parkview Clinic
Following an inspection in April our Parkview mental health facility has been rated "Good" by the Care Quality Commission.
New project to supply black hair and skin products to families launched across the Trust
A new project has recently launched across Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust that will bring specialised products for Black hair and skin to children, young people, and families.
More Children Across the Midlands to Benefit from Specialist Voice Therapy Service
The specialist Voice Team at our Children's Hospital have proudly announced the expansion of its dedicated Children’s Voice (Dysphonia) Service.
Birmingham Clinicians and Aston University Experts aim to revolutionise patient safety with Early Detection Devices
Clinicians at our Trust have joined with academics at Aston University to create an innovative technology designed to reduce the risk of injuries caused by extravasation.
Sporting star Fatima Whitbread MBE shares personal experiences at Children’s Hospital event
Earlier this week, our Children’s Hospital proudly welcomed partners, young people and Olympic medalist, Fatima Whitbread, for an NHS Universal Family Career Development workshop.
Trust launches our Community Engagement Council to address health inequalities across Birmingham
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) has set up a Community Engagement Council in the next step in its new Health Inequalities Strategy.
Stress and me: Think4Brum service user, Caitlin advocates for other young people as a trained peer support worker
TW: MENTIONS OF EATING DISORDERS, CPTSD, SELF HARM, SUICIDAL IDEATION/ THOUGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES
Caitlin Hoo, 25 from Kings Norton, an expert by experience and one of our Think4Brum service users shared her top tips as a trained Peer Support Worker for coping with stress.
Mum thanks Prematurity Prevention Team after expert care for her baby
Isla-Rose was born at just 27 weeks at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, weighing 2.2 pounds, and spent the first 93 days of her life on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).