Grandmother successfully beats cancer twice
Published: April 26, 2017
Monday 8 May is World Ovarian Cancer Day. A Sutton Coldfield woman is celebrating four years of being clear of advanced ovarian cancer after lifesaving treatment and surgery by the teams at Good Hope Hospital and Pan-Birmingham Gynaecological Cancer Centre at City Hospital. Gill Freeman, 71, was first diagnosed with breast cancer when she was […]
Talk at Good Hope will provide advice on managing chronic pain
Published: April 7, 2017
Sufferers of chronic pain conditions and those interested in finding out more about pain management will have a chance to learn from two specialists in the area next week at Good Hope Hospital. Dr Laura Hissey, psychology lead in the pain service at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and her colleague Susan Jones, a […]
Personalised virtual budget scheme to be created for pregnant women
Published: January 18, 2017
A brand new initiative which plans to give pregnant women access to a virtual budget to improve and personalise their maternity care goes live this week. Maternity providers within Birmingham and Solihull have today (18 January) announced their plans to continue working together towards the implementation of Personalised Maternity Care Budgets (PMCBs) for all expectant mums, with […]
Hospital charity launches appeal to support patients with dementia
Published: January 18, 2017
A hospital charity is launching a new fundraising appeal to support patients with dementia and make a hospital stay less daunting for the thousands of patients suffering from this debilitating illness. The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Charity raises funds for projects at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals, as well as Birmingham Chest […]
Twiddlemuff target more than doubled by crafty volunteers
Published: December 23, 2016
A member of staff from Good Hope Hospital and volunteers from the Lingard House ‘knit and natter’ group in Walmley, have worked tirelessly to knit 250 twiddlemuffs for dementia patients in just under a year. Twiddlemuffs are hand muffs decorated with ribbons, large buttons or textured fabrics that patients with dementia can twiddle in their […]
Twelve Days of Christmas – on the twelfth day…
Published: December 19, 2016
It’s nearly the end of 2016 and we thought we’d spend the next 12 days sharing some stories and successes from the last year from across the Trust, as well as some useful tips to stay healthy in 2017. We’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. On […]
Twelve Days of Christmas – on the eleventh day…
Published: December 19, 2016
It’s nearly the end of 2016 and we thought we’d spend the the twelve days of Christmas sharing some stories and successes from the last year from across the Trust, as well as some useful tips to stay healthy in 2017. We’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. On […]
Twelve Days of Christmas – on the ninth day…
Published: December 19, 2016
It’s nearly the end of 2016 and we thought we’d spend the the twelve days of Christmas sharing some stories and successes from the last year from across the Trust, as well as some useful tips to stay healthy in 2017. We’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. On […]
Twelve Days of Christmas – on the eighth day…
Published: December 19, 2016
It’s nearly the end of 2016 and we thought we’d spend the the twelve days of Christmas sharing some stories and successes from the last year from across the Trust, as well as some useful tips to stay healthy in 2017. We’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. On […]
Twelve days of Christmas – on the fourth day…
Published: December 19, 2016
It’s nearly the end of 2016 and we thought we’d spend the the twelve days of Christmas sharing some stories and successes from the last year from across the Trust, as well as some useful tips to stay healthy in 2017. We’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. On […]
