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 […]
Reminder to find out the latest on the Solihull Urgent Care Centre at Touchwood event
Published: August 19, 2015
Members of the public across Solihull who want to find out more about the progress of the Solihull Hospital Urgent Care Centre can come along to a public information event in Touchwood next week. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT), which runs Solihull Hospital, and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are working together to […]
Solihull mums are simply the breast as they help break global record
Published: August 4, 2015
The Solihull Community Infant Feeding Service was out in force during World Breastfeeding Awareness Week giving advice and guidance to mums on breastfeeding – and helping to break a global record in the process. The team from the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust together with local mums and babies were at Mell Square Shopping […]
Mums-to-be invited to get abreast of feeding on Twitter
Published: August 5, 2015
With World Breastfeeding Week fast approaching, mums and mums-to-be are invited to take part in an online Question and Answer (Q&A) on Twitter for advice on feeding from experts at Solihull Children’s Community Services. With 81 percent of women in the United Kingdom starting to breastfeed, only seven percent still feed with breast milk alone […]
Mums and midwives celebrate Solihull birth unit’s fifth birthday
Published: July 29, 2015
Mums-to-be joined midwives and their colleagues at an open day to celebrate Solihull Hospital Birth Unit’s fifth birthday. Five years on, more than 1,400 natural births have been delivered with over half of the women using the unit opting to have water births. Attendees at the open day shared a special celebratory cake over tea […]
Double award triumph for successful Solihull diabetes service
Published: August 5, 2015
A service in Solihull which has helped locals living with diabetes learn about and manage their condition has been officially recognised at a prestigious awards ceremony. The Solihull Community Diabetes Service, part of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, has been presented with two awards by charity X-PERT Health at a glittering award ceremony after […]
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
Solihull Urgent Care Update: Information events in Touchwood this summer
Published: February 17, 2016
Members of the public across Solihull who want to find out more about the progress of Solihull Hospital Urgent Care Centre are invited to come along to one of three public information events in Touchwood this summer. Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT), which runs Solihull Hospital, and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are […]
Solihull midwifery led unit turns five
Published: June 23, 2015
They celebrate birthdays every day welcoming in new babies into the world and now the midwives on the Netherbrook Midwifery Led Unit at Solihull Hospital will be celebrating an extra special day, as fittingly, they will be celebrating the unit’s fifth anniversary on 5 July 2015. Named through a combination of the names of the […]
Vital funds raised at Solihull Hospital summer fete
Published: June 23, 2015
The weather stayed fine as hundreds of Silhillians attended the annual Friends of Solihull Hospital Summer Fete to raise thousands of pounds for the hospital. More than £7,000 was raised thanks to over 1,000 visitors who came to the event which was opened by Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Glenis Slater and featured live entertainment, a […]
