Give a teddy bear a home to help poorly children at Good Hope Hospital
Published: September 2, 2014
Sutton Coldfield Estate Agents, Acres is appealing to local people to give a teddy bear a home to raise money for the Children’s Ward at Good Hope Hospital. Acres have teamed up with Heart of England Charity, the official Charity for Good Hope Hospital, to raise £2,500 to buy a Phillips Portable Monitor. This is […]
Calling all local arts and music lovers
Published: September 2, 2014
Good Hope Hospital is looking for locals passionate about art and music to help expand its initiatives for patients. The Hospital’s arts team relies on volunteers to deliver art and music projects to patients on the wards which can help them to recover, have fun and express themselves whilst in hospital. Arts and crafts projects […]
Hospitals opens their doors for budding creatives
Published: May 23, 2014
Creative types are invited to attend a series of arts and music open days at Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital, to learn more about the exciting arts volunteer projects on offer. The arts department will be on-hand to talk about the range of opportunities available for those interested in arts and music. […]
British Empire Medal is awarded to Good Hope Hospital volunteer librarian
Published: May 22, 2014
Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands, Mr Paul Sabapathy CBE has presented the prestigious British Empire Medal to Good Hope Hospital volunteer, Cecily Gilbert for services to the community. Cecily has been recognised for devoting endless hours to running the Hospital’s patient library for more than 50 years. The service, which was originally started […]
Birmingham Pride revellers offered free sexual health tests
Published: May 21, 2014
Sexual health experts from Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust will be on hand at this weekend’s Birmingham Pride festival, to offer locals free and confidential tests for HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, hepatitis-B and C. The Trust, which includes Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital, will have their sexual health teams on hand, supported […]
Diabetes expert named clinical champion in new national scheme
Published: May 14, 2014
The clinical director for diabetes at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed as one of the first healthcare champions by Diabetes UK, as part of a new initiative that will help drive forward improvements in diabetes care across the UK. Dr Srikanth Bellary, clinical director for diabetes and endocrinology, will join Diabetes […]
Heart of England wins competitive diabetes eye screening tender
Published: April 28, 2014
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has secured the diabetic eye screening programme for Birmingham, Solihull, the Black Country region and Wolverhampton area, covering a population of more than 160,000 patients. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness for working age adults in Birmingham. Under the new programme, Heart of England Trust – which […]
Trust makes the grade with new patient information accreditation
Published: April 25, 2014
Patient information from Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has been accredited with a nationally-renowned standard, ensuring patients will only receive leaflets, letters and other information that is helpful, reliable and easy-to-understand. Awarded to the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust – which covers Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital – by Capita, […]
Hospital sets its sights on excellent eye care through new treatment
Published: April 10, 2014
Local patients can see clearly now thanks to a new treatment offered to patients with sight impairment at Solihull Hospital. Following guidance by The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommending the treatment, the Lucentis drug is now available at the Hospital for patients with diabetic macular oedema. Diabetics are more susceptible to […]
Sutton mums at Good Hope Hospital benefit from fundraising pub
Published: April 9, 2014
Sutton mums are benefiting thanks to a local pub which has raised an incredible £16,000 for Good Hope Hospital in the last year alone. The Hardwick Arms in Streetly has been raising money through its popular Wednesday quiz night for the Hospital’s Maternity Unit. The Hospital recently renamed one of their rooms in the bereavement […]
