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Long-serving doctor bids farewell to the hospital he made home

Published: February 19, 2016

A new granddad who has worked in the NHS for over 40 years as an emergency doctor has been given a fond farewell by his colleagues as he hangs up his stethoscope for the final time. Dr Kishore Gupta, originally from India, began working in the NHS back in 1974 and after a spell working […]

Lung patients to act as ‘buddies’ to help others through rehab

Published: February 17, 2016

Following the success of an innovative rehabilitation programme for patients with lung diseases at Solihull Hospital, many who have benefited from these sessions will be returning to act as ‘buddies’ to help new patients. Pulmonary rehabilitation is a combination of exercise and education for people with long-term lung conditions, provided by Heart of England NHS […]

Call for donations as talented hospital manager gets crafty for the care of dementia patients

Published: February 17, 2016

A member of staff at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and volunteers from the Lingard House ‘knit and natter’ group in Walmley are putting their craft skills to the test by making twiddle muffs for patients with dementia. And they are looking for donations of wool, buttons and ribbons to help them. Twiddle muffs […]

Hospital and leisure centre team up to create more efficient therapy service for patients

Published: February 19, 2016

A partnership between Solihull Hospital and a leisure centre in the town is set to prove beneficial to patients with neurological conditions as well as reducing pressures on the hospital. Solihull Hospital, part of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, has teamed up with Solihull Council to put on therapy classes for patients with conditions […]

Staff stories

Published: February 17, 2016

Heartlands Hospital scientists help speed up breast cancer treatment Heartlands Hospital’s advanced biomedical scientists, Julie Watson and Charanjit Sihota, are enabling faster treatment for breast cancer patients by helping to prepare breast wide local excision specimens (tissue removed during a lumpectomy). These specimens have traditionally only been prepared and trimmed by consultant histopathologists, but Julie […]

Hospital Trust records reduction in falls after introducing open visiting policy

Published: February 17, 2016

A Midlands hospital trust has recorded a significant reduction in falls following the introduction of an open visiting policy across all of its hospitals last year. Open visiting was introduced by Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals, in April 2015 to help aid recovery for patients and […]

Heartlands brings lab careers to life for local pupils

Published: February 16, 2016

Medics from Heartlands Hospital brought to life for students what it is like working in a hospital laboratory during a recent school roadshow. A group of 40 year eight pupils from Ninestiles School – An Academy were surprised to find a hospital clinic and virtual laboratory mocked up at their school to provide a realistic […]

Soaring diabetes figures prompts medic to call for greater awareness of the silent killer

Published: February 15, 2016

With recent figures showing that the number of people in Birmingham with diabetes is on the increase, medic Dr Srikanth Bellary urges locals to look at how they can reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the condition which has subtle, barely noticeable symptoms. The figures, released by charity […]

Hospital and leisure centre team up to create more efficient therapy service for patients

Published: February 10, 2016

A partnership between Solihull Hospital and a leisure centre in the town is set to prove beneficial to patients with neurological conditions as well as reducing pressures on the hospital. Solihull Hospital, part of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, has teamed up with Solihull Council to put on therapy classes for patients with conditions […]

New equipment for organ donation teams

Published: February 10, 2016

Critical care and emergency department teams at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust are benefiting from equipment worth £50,000 to help stabilise, monitor and safely transfer patients for transplants. The equipment includes three new purpose-built critical care transfer trolleys and four new ventilators, including one ‘high tech’ portable one. Each transfer trolley is a ‘mini […]