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Midland support group puts brain tumours on top of agenda

Brain tumour patients face at best an uncertain future as research, treatment and support has been stymied by a lack of investment, but a new Midland support group hopes to change that. Read

Little Iona faces scan on day mother launches new group

Iona Atkins, from Solihull, is to undergo a vital scan for a brain tumour that her family fears could have reappeared after 10 hours of surgery. Read

Paul Tilsley hails East German diet as a healthy option

If health-conscious Brummies want to live to a ripe old age they should copy the eating habits of a former Iron Curtain country not normally noted for its fine cuisine, it has been claimed. Read

Judge calls for agreement in Warwickshire blindness case

A High Court judge has urged all sides to reach an agreement that could save the sight of three elderly Warwickshire patients who fear going blind if they do not receive treatment with a new drug. Read

Warwickshire trio challenge NHS in sight treatment row

Three elderly Warwickshire patients have launched a landmark High Court challenge over an NHS trust’s refusal to fund sight-saving treatment. Read

New mental health centre opens in Edgbaston

Comedian Jo Brand has opened a new £70m mental health centre in Birmingham alongside Health Secretary Alan Johnson. Read

Beds and facilities shortage for women giving birth in hospital

Women giving birth are being admitted to units that do not have enough beds, showers or toilets, a report has claimed. Read

Clinics threaten human face of doctor-patient relationship

The National Health Service is 60 years old but the latest government reforms in the form of Lord Darzi’s NHS Blueprint leaves it at risk of losing its human face, argues Dr Peter Patel. Read

New Birmingham hospital just for injured troops

A new hospital dedicated to helping injured soldiers will be built in Birmingham, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Read

Soldiers heap praise on Selly Oak military hospital

Patients on the military managed ward at Selly Oak Hospital have heaped praise on the facility. Read

Paediatrician cleared of serious professional misconduct

Controversial paediatrician David Southall has been cleared of serious professional misconduct in a case surrounding breathing experiments on premature babies at a Midland hospital. Read

"I was ashamed of the state of medical care before the NHS"

In our series marking the 60th anniversary of the NHS, Elinor Corfan explains what life was like before there was free healthcare for all. Read

Fundraisers celebrate at Birmingham Children's Hospital

Representatives of charities, organisations and companies this week celebrated the completion of Birmingham Children’s Hospital’s new Burn, Neonatal and Education Centre. Read

Stories of staff: 60 years of the NHS

Medical and technological innovations over the past 60 years have led to major advances in health care since the NHS was created. Health Correspondent Emma Brady asked staff and volunteers what changes have had the biggest impact. Read

GPs should back new health centres, says Worcestershire MP

Existing GP practices should back controversial new health centres and bid for the right to manage them, according to a West Midlands MP. Read

£8 million payout for Dudley boy disabled by medical failure

A Black Country boy received £8 million compensation in a High Court settlement yesterday for failures by medical staff during his birth that left him severely disabled. Read

Changing priorities for the NHS

In our continuing series on the 60th anniversary of the NHS, Health Correspondent Emma Brady discovers how public awareness in the West Midlands has changed over the decades. Read

Disabled Dudley boy to be awarded £8m damages

A nine-year-old boy from Dudley left severely disabled when medical staff made errors during his birth is expected to be awarded £8m in compensation, lawyers said. more

Midland hospitals could be merged under new proposals

Plans to concentrate West Midlands hospital services in “centres of excellence” have been backed by Health Minister Lord Darzi. Read

The birth of cradle to grave: 60 years of the NHS

The National Health Service is 60 this month. In the first of a week-long series, Health Correspondent Emma Brady looks at how it evolved from the mining communities of south Wales. Read

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