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Sparkling send-off for devoted housekeeper retiring at 81
Iris Lee, known as Flossie to her friends and colleagues, has retired from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham days before her 81st birthday
Good Hope nurse celebrates an incredible 50-year career
After an extraordinary half century of caring for patients, Claire Fletcher, a Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist, is retiring.
Groundbreaking cancer treatment trial begins at QEHB
A pioneering clinical trial offering new hope to melanoma patients has launched at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), with Kevin Hobbs, 34, from Telford becoming the first person in the West Midlands to receive the innovative treatment.
Pioneering trial to ensure arthritis treatment suitable for cancer immunotherapy patients
Cancer patients being treated with immunotherapy called checkpoint inhibitors often experience arthritis as a side effect. The first clinical trial of its kind in the UK is now open to test whether a powerful arthritis treatment is suitable for patients receiving ongoing cancer treatment.
Review led by researchers highlights potential treatment for alcohol use disorder
University Hospitals Birmingham colleagues are among the authors of an international research paper recently published in The Lancet. Led by Dr Pouya Ebrahimi, Specialty Registrar in Cardiology, and Dr Yash Kachela, Medical Student Undergraduate, the study examines how diabetes and weight management medicines may support people living with alcohol use disorder.
UHB leads initiative to improve understanding of treatment information needs
A new initiative aims to better understand the treatment information needs of people living with inherited bleeding disorders across the Midlands.
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Meeting of the Council of Governors
Meeting of the Trust's Council of Governors in public.13:15, 06/02/2026
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