Stories from around our Trust

Play weekly timetable now available
The weekly timetable for play activities at our children's hospital is now available. See our dedicated entertainment page to find out what's on this week.

Children’s Hospital opens doors for unique engagement event with schools
Student volunteers from five schools across Birmingham were treated as special guests at Birmingham Children’s Hospital when the hospital opened its doors to 50 young people for a unique community engagement event.

Meet our expert Genetics team
We’re shining the light on the work of our Genetics team who play an important part in the care we offer to our women, children and families.

Doctors urge parents to check their child’s immunisation status
At a time of year when babies and children are starting or returning to nursery or school, we’re encouraging all our families to check if their child is at risk of catching a preventable disease because they missed a childhood jab.

Special bond for families united through the gift of life
For two families who enjoy a special bond through the Gift of Life, this year’s British Transplant Games were extra special.

BWC hosts first Bardet-Biedl ‘virtual’ telemedicine clinic
Two brothers with a rare genetic condition have become the first to benefit from a virtual telemedicine clinic at our Children’s Hospital.

Advice from our Midwives that’s useful all year round this World Breastfeeding Week
We’ve backed World Breastfeeding Week (1 – 7 August) and our Midwives on our Postnatal Ward have offered advice to new mums that useful all year-round.

Therapy dog makes national news
You may have noticed a feature on Felicity, one of our Pets as Therapy dogs, in the Sunday Mirror recently.

Yet another record-breaking year for Team BCH at the annual celebration of the ‘Gift of Life’ at the British Transplant Games
It’s been another golden British Transplant Games for our Children’s Hospital superstars who left this year’s event in Newport, Wales, with another record-breaking haul.