A national minimum price for alcohol could help some of the 39,000 Birmingham residents risking their health by drinking too much, senior city officials have told MPs.Read
More than 60,000 frontline jobs in the NHS, including those of nurses, are at risk of being axed because of spending cuts, with almost half already gone, according to "stark" figures in a new study.Read
Unions claim Stafford hospital bosses are “playing with fire” after announcing the A&E department will not reopen at nights for a further five months.Read
A grieving mother sobbed as she told an inquest that her baby daughter died of heart failure after allegedly being “overlooked and neglected” by staff at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
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Birmingham Hospital Radio is preparing to celebrate 60 years of service to patients across the city's major hospitals.BHBN – Birmingham Hospitals Broadcasting Network – is gearing up to celebrate 60 years of service, broadcasting to patients across the city's major hospitals.Read
The former site of Bournville College is set to be transformed into a £35 million retirement village and dementia care facility following a meeting of city planners.Read
Dr Chris Ellis, clinical director of infection and tropical diseases at Heartlands Hospital, has come across it all during more than 30 years in his job.Read
Drinkers will be facing a rise in the price of a pint as a result of a Budget – and smokers will be hit even harder – with campaigners warning the increase in duty will mean job losses.Read
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has urged Liberal Democrats to back the Government’s controversial NHS reforms as he announced plans to spend almost £40 million improving Midland hospitals.Read
Lumpy custard, rubber toast, wet vegetables... hospital food remains a contentious issue, but a Birmingham trust is making progress meeting the demands of patients. Food Critic Richard McComb reports.Read
