Updated 4:31am 22 May 2013

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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Strategy launched to tackle bed blocking crisis in Birmingham

A new strategy to try to solve severe bed-blocking, which is costing Birmingham City Council and the NHS millions of pounds, is to be launched.Read

Prices go up again at Birmingham's most expensive hospital car park

A Birmingham hospital which has the most expensive parking fees in the city has raised prices again - blaming the VAT rise.Read

Hospital raises parking charges despite being most expensive in Birmingham

A Birmingham hospital which has the most expensive parking fees in the city has raised prices again - blaming the VAT rise.Read

NHS in West Midlands fears losing its top managers

A Government shake-up of the NHS could pose a risk to health services in the West Midlands as scores of senior managers leave the region to take up new posts elsewhere, officials have warned.Read

£7m bailout for Birmingham health trust with high risk of debts

A Birmingham health trust is being bailed out with a £7 million handout after fears it could run into debts this year.Read

£7m bailout for Birmingham health trust with high risk of debts

A Birmingham health trust is being bailed out with a £7 million handout after fears it could run into debts this year.Read

Patients stranded in ambulances for two hours at Birmingham hospitals

Emergency patients have been left stranded in ambulances for over two hours outside Birmingham A&Es as bed-blocking and winter pressures reach crisis point.Read

Birmingham's QE hospital could be mothballed for years

Parts of the old Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham are likely to be mothballed for years because of fears over asbestos.Read

Second phase of move into Birmingham's new super hospital begins

The second phase of a move into Birmingham’s £2.6 billion new superhospital gets underway today.Read

Birmingham Children's Hospital could lose more than £12million in NHS cuts

Sweeping changes to NHS payments could lead to a £12.8 million cut in income for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.Read

Midland hospitals shamed for sub-standard surgical equipment

A host of Midland hospitals have been named and shamed for using outdated dangerous surgical equipment.Read

Church destroyed in Birmingham tornado to rise from ashes

A church devastated in the Birmingham tornado is to rise from the ashes as part of a £12 million redevelopment with the NHS.Read

Hundreds of families demand TB jabs in Birmingham

Hundreds of families have demanded the re-introduction of routine tuberculosis jabs in Birmingham schools after new figures revealed a rise in cases to dangerous levels.Read

Cancer patients recalled at Solihull Hospital after surgeon investigated

Breast cancer patients who underwent operations at a West Midlands hospital are being given special health checks after a top surgeon’s procedures were called into question.Read

West Midlands ambulance chiefs planning fewer control rooms and patients

Ambulance chiefs are planning to cut ambulance stations, transport control rooms as well as ensuring it transports fewer people to hospital as part of measures to reduce waste.Read

West Midlands ambulance chiefs planning fewer stations, control rooms and patients

Ambulance chiefs are planning to cut ambulance stations, transport control rooms as well as ensuring it transports fewer people to hospital as part of measures to reduce waste.Read

New campaign to cut infant baby deaths launched in Solihull

Health chiefs are launching a new campaign to prevent sudden baby deaths.Read

New campaign to cut infant baby deaths launched in Solihull

Health chiefs are launching a new campaign to prevent sudden baby deaths.Read

New Birmingham and Black Country hospital named Midland Metropolitan

The new £370 million hospital for Birmingham and the Black Country is to be called the Midland Metropolitan Hospital. Read

Birmingham teacher dies in cycling accident

A Birmingham teacher died in a road crash as he cycled to join his family for their half-term holiday.Read

Author Profile

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.