Stories from around our Trust

Sporting star Fatima Whitbread MBE shares personal experiences at Children’s Hospital event
Earlier this week, our Children’s Hospital proudly welcomed partners, young people and Olympic medalist, Fatima Whitbread, for an NHS Universal Family Career Development workshop.

Trust launches our Community Engagement Council to address health inequalities across Birmingham
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) has set up a Community Engagement Council in the next step in its new Health Inequalities Strategy.

Stress and me: Think4Brum service user, Caitlin advocates for other young people as a trained peer support worker
TW: MENTIONS OF EATING DISORDERS, CPTSD, SELF HARM, SUICIDAL IDEATION/ THOUGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES
Caitlin Hoo, 25 from Kings Norton, an expert by experience and one of our Think4Brum service users shared her top tips as a trained Peer Support Worker for coping with stress.

Mum thanks Prematurity Prevention Team after expert care for her baby
Isla-Rose was born at just 27 weeks at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, weighing 2.2 pounds, and spent the first 93 days of her life on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Part of me - Josh's journey from diagnosis to acceptance of type 1 diabetes
Josh, one of our patients at Birmingham Children's Hospital is sharing his story of living with type one diabetes this World Diabetes Day (14 November).

Our Library team help honour our past with a set of recordings about children’s nursing
The Association of British Paediatric Nurses (ABPN) and our Library team at BWC has produced a set of oral recordings of the experiences of children’s nurses, relating to their education and careers.

BWC is proud to be Veteran Aware
We’re amazingly proud to have been awarded the Veterans’ Aware accreditation; reflecting our commitment to deliver the best healthcare and support to veterans and their families.

Brilliant Beth is our first DAISY Award winner at our Children's
Beth Matthews who works on Ward 18 at our Birmingham Children's Hospital is one of the first winners of our DAISY awards after a heartful nomination from a patient's family for her "exceptional care".

Liz's compassion and kindness recognised by family
Elizabeth (Liz) Ewers, a bereavement midwife at Birmingham Women's Hospital won one of our first DAISY awards for being a "truly exceptional health professional".

Louise's 'above and beyond' support makes a difference to a colleague
Louise Bull Tyagi, Lead Nurse for Learning Disability and DICE teams, Finch Road, FTB takes home one of our first DAISY awards after her incredible support of a colleague.