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Our Trust is seeking Governors for a variety of important positions to represent patients, staff, partner organisations and the wider public. Nominations for the next elections will open on Wednesday 22 September 2021.

A few weeks ago we became the first Trust in our NHS to offer a unique package of support for staff who experience baby loss, which includes periods of paid leave, as well as for colleagues who have a baby born prematurely.

With children and young people set to begin the new school year in September, it’s important to remember to follow vital advice to ensure those with asthma remain symptom free and their condition well controlled.

We are a small team situated on the ground floor of the Children’s Hospital and are part of the Vital Services team. We have a dual purpose: a responsibility to keep all linen clean and to prevent dirty linen from contaminating patients, staff and the environment. Our team has a vast amount of experience ranging from three months to 22 years working for the Trust.

Dr Helen Goodyear, who works in our Dermatology team, has been awarded a prestigious Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

A Day in the Life of the BWC Switchboard Team, part of the Facilities Department and based at the Women’s Hospital.

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has become the first in the NHS to offer a package of support for staff who experience baby loss, which includes periods of paid leave. Additional support has also been announced for those families who have a premature birth. 

Each month we’re fortunate to receive so many heartfelt nominations recognising our colleagues who have lived our Trust values of being Ambitious, Brave and Compassionate. As always, we’d like to say a huge ‘thank-you’ to everyone who put someone forward for our much-coveted ABC Star of the Month prize in our latest round. If you know of an individual or team that is deserving of the prize please do get in touch.

A heart expert at our Birmingham Children’s Hospital has today, Tuesday 29 June, led the launch of the UK’s first national study into identifying research priorities for patients diagnosed with congenital heart disease, thanks to high street fashion entrepreneur George Davies.

Children and young people living with cancer from across the West Midlands, Oxfordshire and parts of Southern England will now benefit from improved genetic testing, thanks to a seven-figure donation to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity from Children with Cancer UK, in partnership with Kwik-Fit.