Cancer unit to benefit as hospital charity and neighbouring school join forces for inaugural fete
Published: September 8, 2015
A lifesaving cancer unit is to benefit as a Birmingham hospital and a neighbouring school join forces to raise vital funds through an inaugural charity fete. The Heartlands Fete on Sunday 13 September is a joint venture between the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Charity and Waverley School, and the school will kindly be […]
Medics encourage people to say Yes I Donate
Published: September 7, 2015
Medics, nurses and other staff at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust are urging people to break silence on organ donation and Say Yes I Donate this National Transplant Week (7th – 13th September 2015). 16.9 million people – a third of UK adults – admit they haven’t considered organ donation or decided if they […]
Open visiting already having positive impact as Trust looks for feedback
Published: August 26, 2015
A policy of open visiting which was introduced across all Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust hospitals earlier this year is proving a hit with patients and carers. Now the Trust, which runs Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital, is seeking formal feedback from patients, carers and staff on the success of open […]
Hospital nurse retires after 40 years of service in the NHS
Published: August 13, 2015
A well-loved nurse at a Birmingham hospital was given an emotional send-off after providing care for poorly children for 40 years. Brought up in Jamaica and now living in Moseley, Icilda Samuels started working in nursing at Heartlands Hospital in the early 1970’s caring for young patients on the children’s unit with a range of […]
Solihull ice hockey star chooses cause close to his heart to benefit from testimonial year
Published: August 4, 2015
The captain of the Solihull Barons ice hockey team has chosen the lifesaving cancer ward that is currently treating his wife to benefit from his testimonial year as he bids farewell to the game. Rob Eley, from Solihull, will be hanging up his skates at the end of the 2015-16 season and to mark his […]
Top diabetes doc to tackle latest treatments at health talk
Published: July 20, 2015
With latest treatments to tackle diabetes top of the agenda for discussion at a health talk this week, locals are being invited to make sure they don’t miss out on this thought provoking event to be held at Heartlands Hospital. The free talk is taking place at Heartlands on Wednesday 22 July at 5pm with […]
Remembering the good old times through art
Published: July 17, 2015
Elderly patients at Heartlands Hospital have been reminiscing about yesteryear through taking part in a successful arts and crafts project. The ‘Vivid Memories’ workshops, led by the arts team and staff on ward 30 at Heartlands as well as local arts organisation, Reel Access, enabled patients to use arts and crafts as a tool for […]
Equipment donated to hospital unit in memory of popular chef Sean
Published: July 10, 2015
The Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU) at Birmingham’s Heartlands Hospital has taken delivery of two new pieces of equipment donated by the widow of a popular chef who spent his final days in the unit. So well-loved was Aston Villa fan Sean Kelly, a chef at the NEC for more than 25 years, that around 400 […]
Chance to learn about diabetes from hospital specialist
Published: July 9, 2015
With around one in 10 people in Birmingham living with diabetes, locals are invited to learn more about the disease at a free health seminar at Heartlands Hospital. Dr Srikanth Bellary, consultant diabetologist and clinical director at Heartlands Hospital, will take to the floor to talk about diabetes and answer questions from the public about […]
Help keep our hospitals smoke free
Published: July 1, 2015
Reminder to patients and visitors – smoking is only permitted in the designated smoking areas in each of our hospitals. Help us keep our hospitals smoke free – see our policy below: Smoke Free PolicyV3
