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PM calls for proper accountability over Stafford Hospital scandal

It is "not acceptable" that no one has been held accountable for the neglect of patients in the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.Read

Queen Elizabeth Hospital at cutting edge of knowledge export drive

Managers at Birmingham’s £627 million superhospital are advising health services across the world on the best way to build new facilities.Read

Call for criminal charges over NHS patient deaths at Stafford Hospital

NHS staff who fail to report mistakes should face criminal charges, a damning report into scandal-hit Stafford Hospital has demanded.Read

Report attacks 'appalling' care at Stafford Hospital

There should be a "zero tolerance" approach to poor standards of care in the NHS, the head of the inquiry into "appalling" failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has said.Read

Families of patients who died at Stafford Hospital demand resignations

Families of patients who died at the failure-ridden Stafford Hospital have called for heads to roll at the NHS, as the head of the inquiry into "appalling" failings at its Trust said there should be a "zero tolerance" approach to poor standards in the health system.Read

Malala Yousafzai to have surgery in Birmingham for what doctors hope is last time

A “remarkable” teenage girl shot in the head by the Taliban is to undergo surgery for what doctors hope is the last time.Read

Meriden MP Caroline Spelman calls for enquiry into Solihull breast cancer surgeon

Former Environment Minister Caroline Spelman has demanded a public inquiry into Birmingham surgeon Ian Paterson, who is being investigated over claims he carried out unnecessary and inappropriate breast operations.Read

Birmingham City Hospital closes to visitors after norovirus outbreak

A hospital in Birmingham has closed its doors to visitors in a bid to stem the growing number of people infected with the winter vomiting bug.Read

Birmingham care home investigated by council and NHS over 'neglect' claims

A Birmingham care home is being investigated by council and health bosses amid allegations of neglect. Read

Dental hospital Pebble Mill plan set to be approved

A new state-of-the-art dental hospital in Birmingham would be the first step towards creating a huge medical park on the Pebble Mill site once occupied by the BBC.Read

Death rates at Birmingham hospital 'alarmingly high'

Death rates at 12 NHS hospital trusts in England, including one in Birmingham, were alarmingly high last year, according to an influential report.Read

19 hospital wards closed after norovirus outbreak in West Midlands

Winter vomiting cases have forced the closure of 19 hospital wards in Birmingham and the West Midlands.Read

Tributes paid to pioneering Birmingham surgeon Phil Glithero

Tributes have been paid to a pioneering and “compassionate” surgeon who helped change the lives of Midland youngsters.Read

All money from car parking at Birmingham hospital goes to private company

A Birmingham hospital has admitted that every penny it gets in from parking goes straight into the coffers of a private company.Read

Doctor returns to offer 'antidote' to NHS reform

The former hospital consultant who rocked the major parties by winning election as an independent MP in Worcestershire has returned to politics - warning he doesn't trust Labour or the Conservatives to take care of the NHS.Read

Royal Orthopaedic Hospital chairman quits after vote of no confidence

The chairman of a Birmingham hospital has quit after consultants recorded a vote of no confidence in management.Read

More than 500 wounded servicemen treated in Birmingham: MOD

More than 500 wounded servicemen and women have been flown from Afghanistan to Birmingham for treatment in the past five years, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today.Read

Double award for Birmingham Community Healthcare at regional PR Awards

The official newspaper of Birmingham Community Healthcare has received a gold award from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.Read

NHS facing crisis after loss of 1,600 nursing jobs, claims RCN

The Royal College of Nursing has warned that the NHS is “sleepwalking into a crisis” after hundreds of nursing jobs were lost in the West Midlands.Read

£3m cost of NHS redundancies in West Midlands

The NHS spent almost £3 million making staff redundant in Birmingham and the Black Country in just a year, Ministers admitted.Read