‘Time to Remember’ our loved ones
Published: October 12, 2016
Our annual memorial service to help parents and families to remember their babies lost during pregnancy or shortly after birth, is taking place on Saturday 15 October. The annual ‘A Time to Remember’ service gives parents the chance to meet other families and collectively share and remember babies who passed away through stillbirth, miscarriage or […]
£200,000 donation improves care for prostate cancer patients at Good Hope Hospital
Published: October 11, 2016
Patients with prostate cancer will be diagnosed quicker and treated more effectively at Good Hope Hospital thanks to a £200,000 donation from the Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust. The money has allowed the Urology team to purchase a Fusion Prostate Biopsy Machine to benefit patients and increase the early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. Mr […]
Carers recognised at emotional conference at Solihull Hospital
Published: October 6, 2016
The second Recognising the Carer conference held at Solihull Hospital has proved a tremendous success, highlighting the vitally important role of the carer. The event, held by Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, was opened by Meriden MP Dame Caroline Spelman before Solihull entertainer and Panto favourite Malcolm Stent warmed the audience up with his […]
Locals invited to hear from Solihull bronchoscopy specialist
Published: October 4, 2016
Locals interested in learning more about a common procedure carried out to help tackle lung disease have the chance to hear from a Solihull specialist when the Hospital hosts a talk on the subject. Taking place on Wednesday 19 October at Solihull Hospital at 5pm, Dr Chirag Dave, acute/respiratory medicine consultant, will explain the process […]
Trust becomes first accredited allergy service in the UK
Published: September 30, 2016
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust’s Allergy and Immunology team are celebrating after becoming the first NHS Trust in the UK to be awarded ‘Improving Quality in Allergy Services’ (IQAS) accreditation by the Royal College of Physicians. The Trust was awarded accreditation following an assessment of its facilities, staff and working practices, to evidence its […]
Trust set for BBC appearance
Published: September 29, 2016
The BBC’s popular current affairs programme Panorama has spent six months filming with Diabetes type 2 patients at Heart of England as they go through treatment – emergency operations to save lives, weight loss surgery, and the struggle to manage their diabetes through lifestyle changes. Keep an eye out for the programme which is to […]
Cycle4Sepsis complete mammoth ride to Cardiff
Published: September 14, 2016
Sepsis survivors and campaigners from the West Midlands set off last Saturday to cycle over 147 miles to Cardiff to help raise awareness of the deadly disease, which claims over 44,000 lives in the United Kingdom every year. Julian Hull, consultant anaesthetist and Phil Cawkwell, a nurse practitioner, set off from Good Hope Hospital along […]
Nurse saved life on Touchwood shopping trip
Published: September 14, 2016
A nurse on Heartlands’ Cardiology Ward who saved the life of an 82-year-old man while she was on a shopping trip at Touchwood, was re-united with the great-grandfather as she was awarded for going beyond the call of duty. James Cooper collapsed in Starbucks at the Solihull shopping centre, during a day out with his […]
Birmingham health trusts to join forces
Published: September 5, 2016
University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and Heart of England (HEFT) Foundation Trusts have agreed to work together to create a single organisation. The outcome will be one Trust running the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals, the Chest Clinic and Solihull Community Services, as well as the Trusts’ satellite services. Following agreement […]
Hospital worker drafts in Blues legends for baby unit that supported her after tragic loss
Published: September 2, 2016
A team of Birmingham City legends will be taking to the pitch once again to support a hospital secretary’s fundraising for a maternity unit that supported her after a devastating miscarriage. Tragically Laura Bell, who works at Heartlands Hospital, part of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, as a bariatric dietician’s secretary, lost a little […]
