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We're proudly supporting Time to Talk Day (3 February)

The latest instalment of talk BWC, our monthly Trust publication, is now available to download for free as an e-edition and, as always, it’s packed with our latest news and updates.

This week we're supporting Children's Mental Health Week (1-7 February). 

Our fantastic home birth team are still here supporting our women and families during these unprecedented times. Whilst in some Trusts, home birth services are suspended our BWC home birth team is proud to have been able to continue the service safely throughout the pandemic.

Research led by our Trust and the University of Birmingham has offered a new insight into the biological mechanisms of the long-term positive health effects of breastfeeding in preventing disorders of the immune system in later life.

A father and daughter from Birmingham born with the same rare condition born 35 years apart have both undergone life-saving surgery at our Children’s Hospital. Surgical teams in the 80s and today used differing but pioneering techniques that show the incredible progress that continues to be made within the NHS.

Academic Consultant in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Mr Nigel Drury, has been awarded the Hunterian Professorship for his work on myocardial protection during heart surgery in children.

Please see this updated statement regarding our position on Maternity visiting and accompanying of a Maternity outpatient.

We were recently delighted to have been awarded £4.3million from Government to continue the renovation of our Parkview Clinic to allow all of our inpatient wards to have full single-room accommodation.

The first 2021 instalment of talk BWC, our monthly Trust publication, is now available to download for free as an edition and, as always, it’s packed with our latest news and updates