Stories from around our Trust
Jess Phillips MP visits Birmingham Women’s Hospital
Jess Phillips, local MP and champion of women's health, recently paid Birmingham Women's Hospital a visit.
Parkview Clinic to undergo £4.6m transformation
A multi-million-pound renovation of our specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) inpatient care, based at our Parkview Clinic in Moseley, Birmingham, will begin this December.
Weaning babies off oxygen therapy and tube feeding with the support of our Neonatal Community Outreach team
Our clinicians have been working hard to wean sick babies off feeding ‘nasogastric’ tubes and oxygen therapy safely, through consistent monitoring, parent training, support and transitional care.
Virtual Reality to comfort and reduce anxiety during medical procedures for young people and children
To mark Virtual Reality (VR) Day, we share how our clinicians have been trialing the use of ‘VR’ with young people and children to reduce anxiety during minor medical procedures. Brave X year old Jack in the tiger VR headset, kindly agreed to test the experience to see if this would make those injections a little bit less scary whilst visiting us at our Children’s Hospital.
World Prematurity Day - A mother’s inspirational story with twin baby boys Jenson and Grayson
Today (Wednesday 17 November) is World Prematurity day, we would love to share the challenging but inspiration journey of mother of five-month-old twins Grayson and Jenson who gave birth to her boys at our Women’s Hospital.
World Diabetes Day - 100 years of insulin
In 1921, insulin was discovered by Sir Frederick Banting to support both those with type one and type two diabetes across the world. This life-saving discovery has helped diabetics to effectively regulate their blood sugar levels and store excess glucose for energy.
Introducing Sandy the Sustainability Elephant
Introducing Sandy the Sustainability Elephant, the new figurehead of all things sustainable and green in our Trust.
Dr Satish Rao enlists the help of children and young people to talk about asthma
Dr Satish Rao, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Respiratory Consultant at Birmingham Children’s Hospital met with children and young people at Saltley Academy last week for a workshop about the links between asthma and air pollution.
Notice of poll for Council of Governor’s election 2021
Voting opens today (11 November) for our Council of Governor’s election.
Remember remember for the fifth of November - Bonfire Night Guidance
If you're planning on marking Bonfire Night tonight (Friday 5 November) with sparklers, rockets and cracklers, wrap up warm and stand a safe distance back from firework displays to avoid accidents from happening. We've shared a short 'Remember Remember' Bonfire Night poem offering some simple advice to keep the family safe this weekend.