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Reports on NHS services in the West Midlands, hospitals and health centres, local health issues and more. en-gb Birmingham Post http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/09/04/council-probe-at-two-birmingham-care-homes-65233-21678777/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/09/04/council-probe-at-two-birmingham-care-homes-65233-21678777/ Two Birmingham care homes have been banned from admitting new patients while the city council investigates them. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/09/02/senior-army-officer-critical-of-selly-oak-hospital-care-65233-21661816/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:02:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/09/02/senior-army-officer-critical-of-selly-oak-hospital-care-65233-21661816/ A senior Army officer has said British troops are being let down by their “administrative care” at a Birmingham hospital designated to treat injured personnel. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/29/hospitals-underspend-by-155m-as-more-operations-are-cancelled-65233-21636242/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:43:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/29/hospitals-underspend-by-155m-as-more-operations-are-cancelled-65233-21636242/ The number of cancelled operations has shot up in the West Midlands - while hospitals and health trusts are on course to run up a surplus of £155 million this year. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/28/superbug-death-toll-rising-at-midland-hospitals-65233-21630011/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/28/superbug-death-toll-rising-at-midland-hospitals-65233-21630011/ Midland hospitals are losing their war against the superbugs C difficile and MRSA, as new Government figures revealed the number of deaths had risen by nearly a quarter. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/28/stoke-and-wolverhampton-named-the-west-midland-obesity-hotspots-65233-21624558/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/28/stoke-and-wolverhampton-named-the-west-midland-obesity-hotspots-65233-21624558/ Stoke and Wolverhampton have been named as the West Midlands' obesity hotspots, according to new figures. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/27/midland-universities-to-get-20m-for-medical-research-65233-21621289/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:42:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/27/midland-universities-to-get-20m-for-medical-research-65233-21621289/ Two Midland universities are being awarded nearly £20 million to develop the world-class medical research at both institutions and improve patient care from bench to bedside. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/25/cancer-specialists-keeping-quiet-about-hard-to-get-treatments-65233-21601760/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:23:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/25/cancer-specialists-keeping-quiet-about-hard-to-get-treatments-65233-21601760/ Cancer patients in the Midlands are being kept in the dark about new treatments that could extend their lives, it has been claimed. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/23/sharon-walks-down-aisle-despite-doctors-doubts-65233-21590135/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/23/sharon-walks-down-aisle-despite-doctors-doubts-65233-21590135/ It was a wedding that very nearly did not happen, but bride-to-be Sharon Karia was determined to defy doctors who feared she may never walk again after a horrific accident last year. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/23/toxins-which-affect-immune-system-found-in-schools-65233-21590175/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/23/toxins-which-affect-immune-system-found-in-schools-65233-21590175/ Researchers at a Midland university have found that dust found in some of the region’s primary school classrooms is contaminated with high levels of pollutants and chemicals which could prove toxic. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/19/widower-criticises-west-midlands-ambulance-service-for-lack-of-apology-over-wife-s-death-65233-21565711/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/19/widower-criticises-west-midlands-ambulance-service-for-lack-of-apology-over-wife-s-death-65233-21565711/ A Midland widower whose wife died after alleged delays by paramedics in getting her to hospital has criticised the ambulance service for not apologising four years after her death. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/18/hospitals-fail-to-halve-mrsa-cases-65233-21556222/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:02:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/18/hospitals-fail-to-halve-mrsa-cases-65233-21556222/ Pledges to cut MRSA infections in half have been broken at six West Midlands hospital trusts, including those responsible for Heartlands, Good Hope and the Queen Elizabeth Hospitals in Birmingham. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/15/selly-oak-hospital-to-get-home-from-home-for-troops-families-65233-21543775/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/15/selly-oak-hospital-to-get-home-from-home-for-troops-families-65233-21543775/ Plans to convert a Birmingham property into a home-from-home for relatives of injured troops airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital have been approved by city councillors. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/15/consultant-saved-by-his-own-hospital-just-hours-into-his-holiday-65233-21543776/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/15/consultant-saved-by-his-own-hospital-just-hours-into-his-holiday-65233-21543776/ When a Midland A&E consultant arrived in Italy for a relaxing break to celebrate his wife’s birthday, he had no idea that just six hours later he would be fighting for his life at the hospital where he has worked for 20 years. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/14/drug-abuse-cases-soar-at-birmingham-hospitals-65233-21537347/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:58:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/14/drug-abuse-cases-soar-at-birmingham-hospitals-65233-21537347/ Hospitals in Birmingham have recorded a dramatic increase in the number of patients treated for drug abuse. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/13/birmingham-mum-wrongly-told-in-a-letter-that-she-had-cancer-65233-21528222/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:28:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/13/birmingham-mum-wrongly-told-in-a-letter-that-she-had-cancer-65233-21528222/ A Birmingham mother was told in a hospital letter she had cancer - only to find it was an administrative blunder. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/12/birmingham-midwife-pays-to-refurbish-maternity-unit-65233-21521593/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/12/birmingham-midwife-pays-to-refurbish-maternity-unit-65233-21521593/ A midwife has spent more than £1,000 of her own money to refurbish five birthing suites at a Birmingham hospital. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/12/hypnosis-could-be-the-answer-to-beating-pain-65233-21521737/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:12:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/12/hypnosis-could-be-the-answer-to-beating-pain-65233-21521737/ Patients suffering from a painful condition called fibromyalgia may be able to “turn down” their pain through hypnosis, according to researchers. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/12/birmingham-failing-to-meet-out-of-hours-gp-surgery-targets-65233-21520678/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/12/birmingham-failing-to-meet-out-of-hours-gp-surgery-targets-65233-21520678/ More Birmingham patients are able to see their GP in the evenings and at weekends, but the city is still failing to meet NHS targets for offering out-of-hours services. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/11/diabetes-linked-to-one-in-eight-west-midlands-deaths-65233-21509883/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:21:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/11/diabetes-linked-to-one-in-eight-west-midlands-deaths-65233-21509883/ Diabetes has been linked to almost one in eight adult deaths in the West Midlands, according to new research. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/11/new-black-country-health-centre-gets-green-light-65233-21510438/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:33:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-health-news/2008/08/11/new-black-country-health-centre-gets-green-light-65233-21510438/ Plans for a new £7 million health centre in the Black Country have been approved by Sandwell Borough Council.