Stories from around our Trust

A (Christmas) Day in the life of a Children’s Hospital nurse
Find out what life is like on one of our wards during the festive period.

Abi and family looking forward to festive period after best Christmas gift ever from Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Christmas will be extra special for eight-year-old Abi Tomkinson and her family thanks to a life-changing piece of surgery – the first of its kind ever performed in Europe – at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Marking 15 years of partnership in Malawi
We're immensely proud to work in partnership with the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre, Malawi.

Continuity of Carer Midwifery teams to launch in early 2020
Teams of Midwives who will care for women at all stages throughout their pregnancy, birth and beyond will be starting to work in a different way from January 2020 when our new Continuity of Carer approach launches.

We’re enjoying Healthy Holidays this Christmas
This festive period we’ll be once again enjoying Health Holidays and are asking our generous supporters to join us by not donating chocolates, sweets and sugary snacks.

Unique partnership launched to improve Birmingham’s youth mental health
A unique city partnership to improve the mental health and future potential of children living in Birmingham has been announced during Anti-Bullying Week 2019 (Monday 11 to Friday 15 November).

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission after first ever inspection
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) has been rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following its first ever inspection.

Mandy helps to spread breast cancer awareness
Each year more than 55,000 women and 390 men are diagnosed with breast cancer. Mandy Lennon, who works in our ICT team, has shared her experiences of living with and beating the illness.