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Today marks the beginning of National Organ Donation Week and we are sharing the story of a brave big sister’s three-year battle, against end-stage renal failure. Eleven-year-old Poppy successfully received a new kidney at our Children’s Hospital and we spoke with Poppy’s mom, Jodie, who has kindly shared the family’s story, to raise awareness on organ donation for young people and children.  

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work as a Peer Support worker/ Parent Peer Support Worker in our friendly and creative team in our Specialist Eating Disorder Service (SEDS) and Mental Health Community teams, Forward Thinking Birmingham. 

Eye tests could soon be carried out from the comfort of the home thanks to a collaborative project involving Birmingham Children’s Hospital that uses new innovative technology. 

Like many others, we are supporting Organ Donation Week (Monday 20 – Sunday 26 September). We talked to Claire Williams, Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation, to talk about her experience working with patients who are in need of transplants.

Like many others, we’ll be helping mark Organ Donation Week (Monday 20 – Sunday 26 September) and we're encouraging everyone to ‘have the talk’ with their friends and family to let them know of their organ donation wishes – just two minutes could save a life.

Join us this September and share your experiences to help make real change to our mental health services.

Two of our doctors have had their work recognised in the year's West Midlands Paediatric Awards for Training Achievement or the 'PAFTAs' as they are more commonly known.

Professor Kevin Morris, Paediatric Intensive Care Consultant and Helen Winmill, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Research Sister, from our Children’s Hospital share their insights into the recently-published SANDWICH (sedation and weaning in children) Trial – involving some of our most critical patients. The purpose of the trial was to explore if clinicians could reduce time on assisted ventilation for children and infants. 

Medical Engineering is based at both the Children’s and Women’s sites. The department is responsible for the maintenance, repair and management of medical equipment within the Trust, safeguarding both patients and users from any risk that may occur while using medical devices. We additionally provide technical and clinical support to clinical areas.

This year’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (September) marks three years since the opening of Waterfall House - where we offer our continued support to children and young people with cancer, and express the importance of innovative medical research to combat the challenges that our patients and their families face. We want to take a moment to shine a light and reflect on the progression of Waterfall House and its clinical teams at our Children’s Hospital, located in the centre of Birmingham.