Hospital unit organises remembrance service for bereaved relatives
Published: November 10, 2015
Families in the region will have the opportunity to remember loved ones this weekend at a special memorial service. The renal unit at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham, part of the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, has held a service of thanksgiving and remembrance for the past two years for bereaved relatives of patients who […]
Heart of England Trust hosts national nursing conference
Published: October 27, 2015
Birmingham recently welcomed hundreds of NHS staff from all over the country, for the seventh annual Chief Nursing Officer’s (CNO) Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Advisory Group’s conference. Hosted by Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, the conference looked at the positive impact of change, the Workforce Race Equality Strategy and how to initiate conversations […]
Young Solihull woman looks to raise awareness of misunderstood condition
Published: October 12, 2015
A 21-year-old woman has spoken about her experience of growing up with dyspraxia as she calls for greater awareness of the little known and often misunderstood condition. Dyspraxia is a form of developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) and affects movement, coordination and speech in children and adults. Although little known, it is a relatively common condition […]
New mobile app could transform care for lung surgery patients
Published: October 8, 2015
A mobile app developed by researchers at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust could transform how lung surgery patients receive their rehabilitation after surgery. The Fit for Surgery app developed by the Thoracic surgery research team at the Trust, which runs Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals, will allow patients to access the award-winning Rehabilitation […]
Focusing on World Sight Day
Published: October 19, 2015
World Sight Day (Thursday 8 October) is an international day that aims to raise awareness of blindness and vision impairment. To celebrate this day, we’re focusing on two important teams here at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust who look after the eye care of our patients. Our Ophthalmology department offers patients a range of […]
New £3.5 million unit gives Solihull one of the leading dermatology centres in the UK
Published: September 29, 2015
A brand new £3.5 million unit at Solihull Hospital has opened its doors to patients securing the area one of the leading dermatology centres in the UK. The new unit includes state-of-the-art facilities and has been purpose-built to suit the needs of patients with skin cancer and other skin disorders such as eczema and psoriasis. […]
FOI 4044
Published: September 29, 2015
How many cases of carbon monoxide poisoning have been treated at HEFT in the past year (July 2014 – July 2015)? The Trust systems allows us to record the number of patients admitted to a) Inpatient Area, or b) A&E with Carbon Monoxide poisoning (Primary Diagnosis T58*). We are unable to identify whether the diagnosis […]
Hospital Trust holds special memorial service for lost babies
Published: September 28, 2015
A special memorial service to be held by The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust will help parents and families to remember their babies lost during pregnancy or shortly after birth. The annual ‘A Time to Remember’ service gives parents the chance to meet other families and collectively share and remember babies who passed away […]
Birmingham hospital leader represents UK at World Health Organisation
Published: September 18, 2015
A deputy medical director at a Midlands hospital trust has had the honour of being invited as the UK representative to give the World Health Organisation (WHO) his expert opinion on emergency care and how standards can be improved internationally. Professor Matthew Cooke, director of strategy and deputy medical director at Heart of England NHS […]
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 […]
