Plea to increase numbers of child organ donors

Parents less likely to donate child’s organs, new figures show.

NHS campaigners call for clarity over Midland Metropolitan

Campaigners demand government solution to PFI hospital “fiasco”.

City MP slams length of NHS waiting lists

Waiting lists soar as Birmingham’s NHS faces cash crisis – claim.

Shelf life and good news

Richard Lutz hunts among the remains of the past week.

New specialist hospital facility planned for Birmingham

£65 million investment planned for NHS collaboration.

MP’s support for health workers strike

Call for improved pay and investment.

Eat together, play together

Advice on staying healthy from medical experts.

Memo to all sections in Department of Health

Laurence Inman has seen a secret memo and, in true Wikileaks fashion, reveals its contents just prior to his arrest.

Builders get active – and bake cakes – to raise £10k for Brum Children’s Hospital

Creative contractors behind Aston University’s £45 million new Student Village, approaching completion now, are handing over £10,000 to Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital.

Enjoy yourself and stay safe

Local ambulance chiefs have issued advice for anyone taking advantage of what might, possibly, be some decent Bank Holiday weather.

Cure Leukaemia announces 100% nursing funds increase

Birmingham-based Cure Leukaemia has announced record financial results that will see the charity double the amount of funding for research nurses in the West Midlands.

Of doubtful benefit

Laurence Inman is not in a hopeful mood, despite receiving good news

Malala Yousafzai’s father speaking at the Oxford Union on education and empowerment

This year’s National British-Pakistani Conference featured an address on education and empowerment by Ziauddin Yousafzai, whose daughter Malala was shot by the Taliban

Solihull Hospital breast care patients invited to meet with Sir Ian Kennedy

Sir Ian Kennedy is inviting breast cancer patients who were treated by surgeon, Mr Ian Paterson, at Solihull Hospital to an open meeting

A&E under pressure

A&E departments at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals remain under pressure this week and doctors are urging people to consider alternatives if their case is not urgent.

Boost for local hospitals with £232k maternity services investment

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has announced plans for a series of maternity unit improvements following a successful bid for additional funds

Coseley company destroys customer products on camera

Recycled UK Ltd unveiled one of the country’s largest secure destruction facilities yesterday as part of ambitious expansion plans for the year.

Be careful out there

Emergency services are urging local people to take some simple precautions during the cold snap.

Good Hope leading the way internationally with bladder cancer laser treatment

A Good Hope consultant has won international recognition for leading a new treatment study

Local hospitals’ emergency departments under pressure

Hospital A&E departments are under extreme pressure this New Year’s Eve and emergency doctors are urging people to consider alternatives if their case is not urgent.

Medical unit set for busy period

Casualties of Christmas spirit will be catered for at a specially-established unit in the city centre.

We wish you a merry…

At this time of year there are many people unable to enter into what others consider the spirit of the occasion. Alex is one of them.

Warning Call by Ambulance Service

With winter approaching, make sure your home is safe.

NHS fails to communicate effectively with patients and families, warns Ombudsman

‘Death is rarely an ideal situation for anyone’

New £3 million Midlands centre to tackle age related ill health

Professor Richard Dawkins will officially launch a new £3 million Midlands centre today to establish what goes wrong with our bones, joints, ligaments and muscles as we age

Road deaths up – DriveSafe urges action

The Government should be doing more to help young drivers and cyclists stay safe, according to motoring safety charity DriveSafe.

Quality of Health Conference 19th October 2012

Changing Our Lives, a West Midlands based self-advocacy organisation working with people with disabilities, is holding a Quality of Health Conference at the Midlands Arts Centre

Of Race and Britain

Richard Lutz is disturbed and angered by the casual racism he encounters while buying his newspaper.

Rights and Entitlements

Birmingham city council will be marking World Mental Heath Day with a new publication aimed at 10% of the city’s population.

Boost for Good Hope patients with recovery at home service launch

Good Hope Hospital – in partnership with Healthcare at Home Ltd – is launching its first recovery at home (R@H) service this week