Stories from around our Trust

A refreshed Parkview officially opens refurbished wards
Parkview Clinic, our Trust’s mental health facility, officially opened its newly refurbished wards last week.

Midwifery Support Worker’s Journal Club shortlisted for national excellence prize
Last year, Robert Moore, Practice Development Midwife at our Women’s Hospital, set up the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) virtual Journal Club, which has now been shortlisted for a prestigious national prize.

Second-time Mum donates to the milk bank to help neonatal babies
Second-time Mum Jodie recently signed up to donate excess breast milk to the Birmingham Women’s milk bank, after first hearing about the milk bank through social media.

Our Resuscitation Team offer colleagues the chance to learn CPR for Restart a Heart Day
Today (Wednesday 16 October) is Restart a Heart Day, a day to raise awareness about cardiac arrest and to encourage people to learn life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Birmingham Surgeons visits local schools to improve health
Clinicians from Birmingham Children's Hospital have been reaching out to schools in the city in an effort to reduce hospital admissions and promote opportunities in the NHS.

Isaac now seizure-free thanks to complex epilepsy surgery
Issac is now back at school and thriving after the support of our expert team.

Proudly celebrating the work of our AHPs
When a day just isn't long enough. For Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) Awareness Day on Monday 14 October we're celebrating with a week’s worth of events to show our gratitude to our amazing AHP.

There’s a party on Ward 9 - Celebrating Play in Healthcare Week
This week our Play team are celebrating Play in Healthcare Week. Play is a vital part of patient care as it can help patients feel settled in the ward during a challenging time. It can also help patients to understand their care better.

Behind the Scenes with Talia, our Eye Care Liaison Officer
Our specialist Children’s Hospital Eye Department welcomed Talia Treen, an Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECHLO) 18 months ago.

ADHD doesn’t have to be a barrier
For World Mental Health Day (Thursday 10 October) Nicki Twigg, Senior Mental Health Practitioner at Forward Thinking Birmingham (North), sat down with us to talk about neurodiversity and the importance of being open about it.