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Colleagues across BHCH explain what International Women’s Day means to them and why marking it is so important.

Colleagues and service users shared inspiring personal testimonies at an event to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre.

In the following interview, Sommer explains what first drew her to the nursing profession and what made her pursue a career in community nursing specifically.

A free session to introduce BCHC colleagues to sign language interpretation has led to an inspiring new role as volunteer tutor and passionate inclusivity advocate for assistant nurse practitioner Vicky Danyluk.

NHS England’s Chair visited our East Birmingham Locality Hub to discover how it is transforming community care.

Symptoms of norovirus and advice on how to stay well if contracted. 

Regular breast screening saves around 1,300 lives each year in the UK.

Dianne Court celebrates both five decades in the NHS and her 80^th birthday this year.

Continuing with our National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, we spoke with NDP Senior Booking Clerk and Business Administration Apprentice, Jenny Collins who was looking to upskill her career.

Our Cardiac Service share some top tips for how you can keep your heart healthy all year round.

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) have launched a new video, showcasing the benefits of apprenticeships.

As part of our National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, we spoke with Speech and Language Therapist apprentice, Simone Bettam, who has worked for the Trust since 2012 and began her apprenticeship journey following a conversation with her line manager.

BCHC will have a stand at the event, which takes place at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham Monday 3 March. 

To continue on with celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025, we spoke with BCHC Adult Nurse Apprentice, Aji Ndimbalan to capture her incredible apprenticeship journey and how she is achieving her dream of becoming a Registered Nurse.

To kick start National Apprenticeship Week, BCHC hosted a graduation and celebration for apprentices across the Trust.

NHS England has appointed Richard Kirby as national advisor for neighbourhood health.

The oral health improvement team has launched a supervised toothbrushing programme in early years nurseries and primary schools.

A wide range of information and support to help develop effectiveness, competence and confidence in safeguarding practice was presented to BCHC professionals and partners at our second annual safeguarding conference.

Jacynth Ivey, Non-Executive Director of Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust, has received an MBE in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List for services to nursing.

Four new clinics to treat lower limb wounds have opened in Birmingham to provide patients with greater and more convenient access to any specialist wound care they may need.