Stories from around our Trust

Trust offers new Virtual Work Experience programmes for the first time
Our Trust has launched a new Virtual Work Experience programme for teenagers to prevent opportunities being missed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Obstetric Triage System launched across the NHS
Teams at our Women’s Hospital have played a huge part in developing a pioneering maternity triage system, which is now available to maternity teams across the UK.

Celebrating International Women’s Day
We’re proud to be celebrating International Women’s Day today (Monday 8 March) and honouring the fantastic female role models who work at our hospitals.

Expert asthma team reminding parents to be cautious of back-to-school asthma attacks
With all children and young people returning to school in March, it’s now more important than ever to follow vital advice to ensure those with asthma remain symptom free and their condition well controlled.

Proud to support the NHS Rainbow Badges initiative
Here at BWC, we are a proud supporter of the NHS rainbow badges initiative, launched across our Trust in 2019 and adopted by hundreds of our team.

International Childhood Cancer Day: Leighton's Story
Today (15 February) is International Childhood Cancer Day and we wanted to share the inspirational story of 3-year-old Leighton Tabbott, a patient on Ward 18 at our Birmingham Children's Hospital.

BWC patient Poppy inspires sister Amelie to write a story ‘Super Sis’
Young Poppy, a patient at our Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Forward Thinking Birmingham, has inspired her older sister Amelie to write a book all about challenges the nine-year-old faces.

Proudly supporting Apprenticeships at BWC
For more than a decade our Trust has been supporting apprenticeships and we’re as passionate, which is why this week between 8 and 14 February we’ll be joining others to promote their many benefits during National Apprenticeships Week.

Blake celebrates World Cancer Day by ringing the bell
Today is World Cancer Day and 14 year old Blake Smith is celebrating it in the best way possible – he is ringing the bell.