Good Hope and Birmingham Council partnership gives sufferers of lung disease a new lease of life
Published: March 26, 2014
An innovative partnership between Good Hope Hospital and Birmingham City Council is giving patients with a wide range of lung conditions the opportunity to take part in a choice of free activities to help ease and manage their condition once they leave Hospital. A weekly exercise session is now offered to patients at Wyndley Leisure […]
Music students hit the right notes with Hospital patients
Published: March 21, 2014
Musical sessions ran by talented Birmingham Conservatoire musicians, Martha Thompson and Emily-May Roebuck have proven to be music to the ears of patients at Good Hope Hospital. The pair delivered the therapeutic music sessions to elderly patients on ward 11 at the Hospital, running workshops for an hour each day as part of Martha’s final […]
Good Hope health care assistant hits the mark with pledge to go the extra mile for patients
Published: March 20, 2014
A Good Hope Hospital Health Care Assistant (HCA) pledging to come into work ten minutes early if the ward she works on is short staffed has been selected as having the best idea for improvement during NHS Change Day this year. This year’s NHS Change Day took place on 3 March with the sole purpose […]
Good Hope Hospital appoints new managing director
Published: February 28, 2014
An experienced healthcare leader has been appointed as the interim managing director of Good Hope Hospital. Richard Parker comes to the Hospital with nearly 20 years’ experience at a senior level in the NHS, having held positions in a range of acute NHS and private sector organisations including executive director of operations at Croydon Health […]
Postponed Good Hope Hospital public meeting on 20 March 2014
Published: March 1, 2014
Following conversations with local MPs who want to be involved in a full debate around service developments at Good Hope Hospital; we will be postponing the public meeting due to take place on 20 March 2014 till later in the year when we will have a solid proposal for the Hospital. Your views and those […]
Good Hope makes time for ‘Digni-Tea’
Published: February 13, 2014
Nurses made time for tea to raise awareness of dignity action day at Good Hope on Friday 7 February. A team effort was made by staff at the Hospital to give patients tea, home-make cakes and biscuits and spend a little time with patients on wards 10 and 11 to highlight the importance of being […]
Esther Rantzen CBE, opens Cedarwood at Good Hope Hospital
Published: January 22, 2014
A local service pulled out all the stops for celebrity guest, Esther Rantzen CBE during the official opening of Midland Heart’s brand new Cedarwood service at Good Hope Hospital. Cedarwood, a revolutionary new service brought to Good Hope Hospital by Housing and Care Organisation, Midland Heart, supports patients who are medically fit and due to […]
Our Hospitals need you!
Published: February 13, 2014
Looking for a fresh start to 2014? Want to get some experience under your belt, and at the same time make a real difference? Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust is on the search for fundraising volunteers. The Trust is looking for dedicated volunteers to help with everything from bucket collections to research to managing […]
Innovative scheme to tackle hospital pressures
Published: December 17, 2013
Hospital staff are taking a new approach to tackling delays in the emergency department this week by launching a new ‘breaking the cycle’ initiative. Bosses at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust said flooding the wards with additional clinicians over a five day period should ensure all patients are admitted, treated and discharged to the […]
‘Snowdrop Service’ helps families remember loved ones around Christmas
Published: December 12, 2013
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and Solihull Sands (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity) will be holding a special ‘Snowdrop Service’ this Christmas, for parents and families to remember babies that have been lost during pregnancy or shortly after birth. The event will take place on Saturday 14 December at St Paul’s Church on Belchers […]
