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We are pleased to share that BCHC has been awarded the Veteran Covenant Healthcare Alliance’s Veteran Aware Accreditation - making us a Veteran Aware Trust.

A draft of the BCHC Quality Report will be made available for staff and members of the public for review and comment via several page turning events in April and May.

Following elections during February and March, the election results for our Council of Governors have been published.

The lymphoedema and tissue viability team spent a day at a busy Black Country supermarket as part of Lymphoedema Awareness Week.

Our Bladder and Bowel Service were recently invited to community temple in Hall Green to talk about bladder and bowel health.

From 1 March 2024, the Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Service will be provided by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital NHS Trust and located at City Hospital.

Chief Nursing Officer for England Dame Ruth May visited the Birmingham Forward Steps (BFS) health visiting hub to mark its first full year supporting communities in the city.

Consultant community paediatrician Dr Jo Garstang has called for better support for parents in a Panorama documentary looking at the levels of support available to families around the country following the sudden unexplained death of a child.

Plans have been formally approved for an £8.5 million redevelopment of Sutton Cottage Hospital as an integrated hub for healthcare services for older people.

A Wolverhampton teen is looking forward to a bright future thanks to the support he received from BCHC's amputee rehabilitation team.

Are you looking to develop your career? An apprenticeship with BCHC could be the perfect place to start. With apprenticeships available across all of our services, both clinical and non-clinical and for new and substantive recruits.

Save the date and come along to our Apprenticeship Open Day 10.30am on Saturday, 10 April at Birmingham Central Library, where you will be able to get a feel for our Trust, the apprenticeship roles available and what route is best for you.

Apprenticeships are available to both substantive and new recruits at all bands: clinical and non-clinical employees of BCHC which are delivered by number of training providers and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), including ourselves (BCHC).  

An apprenticeship can help individuals develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career and employers to develop a workforce with future ready skills. Become part of the heart of the government’s mission to boost skills and extend the ladder of opportunity to all.

This week marks National Apprenticeship Week across England. To celebrate we will showcase the impact apprenticeships have on the Trust, service users and communities and how they all benefit from apprenticeships with case studies from across the divisions.

We are looking for candidates to stand in five public governor positions on our Council of Governors. Nominations open from Monday 29^th January until Tuesday 13th February

'Essential care' is the standard below which care must never fall for our patients. Essential care indicators help us measure this. Our essential care framework provides the guidance and the tools to enable clinical teams to self assess how well they meet what matters most to our patients.

In a bid to fund much-needed extras for Willow House palliative care unit at West Heath Hospital, long-serving ward clerk and prolific fundraiser Linda Haskins (pictured far right) hosted a festive afternoon tea.

A huge festive 'thank you' to staff and pupils from West Heath Primary School, who walked the short distance to neighbouring West Heath Hospital to delight patients and ward staff with a hearty rendition of a selection of favourite Christmas Carols.

Numerous East Birmingham residents either avoided an unnecessary hospital admission or were discharged from hospital earlier than planned to receive treatment in the community thanks to a 'perfect week' event that took place in parts of East Birmingham.