Stories from around our Trust
Brave Tayshelice named Young Advocate of the Year for championing sickle cell awareness
A brave nine-year-old Birmingham Children’s Hospital patient is doing all she can to raise awareness of the sometimes ‘hidden’ sickle cell disease (SCD) – a serious and lifelong condition that affects red blood cells.
New Board director for strategy and innovation announced
The Trust has welcomed a new lead for strategy and innovation at BWC.
Lucy donates over 30 litres to Birmingham Women's Hospital Milk Bank
Our Milk Bank is calling for more donors to provide breast milk to babies in our neonatal unit and provide to hospitals across the West Midlands.
Special transatlantic visit to Sheila’s plaque to honour father’s legacy
You may have read in October about the incredible story of Sheila Jones, the first patient in the world to be treated for Phenylketonuria (PKU) using a special diet prepared at our Children’s Hospital in 1951. Well, we were delighted to welcome the son of one of the key figures in Sheila’s treatment, Dr John Gerrard, who travelled over from the United States to find out more about his father’s legacy 70 years on.
Brave Harry shares his story for World Heart Month
Harry was born with Shone's syndrome, a very rare congenital heart disease where many of the left heart structures are not formed properly.
Children’s Hospital nurse volunteering to help young people across the globe
A nurse from our Children’s Hospital has recently spent time volunteering in Bolivia to help young people with cleft lip and cleft palate in communities where treatment is not always readily available.
New Cath Lab improves cardiac procedures for our children and young people
The ribbon has been cut to officially open our Children’s Hospital Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab) after a £2.1million upgrade.
Brave Inaaya thriving thanks to ‘world first treatment’ and support from our Children’s Hospital for rare condition
A brave seven-year-old from Birmingham with a life-threatening rare, and at one-time fatal, genetic condition is now thriving after a ‘world first’ new enzyme treatment received at our Children’s Hospital.
Join us for LGBTQ+ History Month Events
As we celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, we are excited to invite you to participate in the series of events organised by our LGBTQ+ Network