The first hospital to be built in Birmingham for 70 years has opened its doors. Health Correspondent Alison Dayani witnessed the first few hours of activity at the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital.Read
Executives at Birmingham’s first new acute hospital for 70 years have admitted relief that the £2.6 billion landmark facility is set to open despite the deepening UK deficit crisis.Read
Extensive bed and theatre shortages are still an ongoing concern at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, a year after consultants first raised concerns, a review has revealed.Read
Children and baby services at two of Birmingham’s biggest hospitals suffer from staff shortages, severe overcrowding and wards “unfit for purpose”, a report has revealed.Read
Children and baby services at two of Birmingham’s biggest hospitals suffer from staff shortages, severe overcrowding and wards “unfit for purpose”, a report has revealed.Read
A health worker has been struck off for “straddling” an unconscious female patient for his own sexual gratification at a private hospital in Birmingham.Read
A healthcare worker was seen lying on top of a young woman patient at a hospital in Sutton Coldfield, as she was recovering from an operation, for his “sexual gratification”, a disciplinary hearing heard.Read
A Birmingham NHS trust has defended the pay rise of its chief executive, who is one of the highest paid in the country according to a report on boardroom pay.Read
Words of hope and a warning to never forget the evils of war echoed around Witton’s Jewish Cemetery to mark the official Holocaust Remembrance Day.Read
Alison Dayani is Health Correspondent on the Birmingham Mail but also covers general news, features, music and theatre. As a trained video journalist, she provides footage of events and health stories for the website too.
