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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sophia Badhan, Diversity Lead for our Forward Thinking Birmingham Think4Brum Advisory Group, has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award.

With Bonfire Night just around the corner, our experts at Birmingham Children’s Hospital are urging parents to #BeBurnsAware to ensure all the family keeps safe when enjoying fireworks.