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Back on road after life-changing treatment

Back on road after life-changing treatment

When Gareth Jones looks back on five years of treatment, he describes it as 'a pretty torrid time'. However, today, the 57-year-old is doing something he once wasn’t sure would ever be possible again - running marathons and enjoying life with his family.

Results of the election to the Council of Governors

Results of the election to the Council of Governors

Results of the recent elections to the Trust's Council of Governors.

UHB Toxicology Team honoured at national Advancing Healthcare Awards 

UHB Toxicology Team honoured at national Advancing Healthcare Awards 

UHB’s Toxicology Team received the NHS England Chief Scientific Officer’s Award for Outstanding Healthcare Science Service of the Year, a category that recognises services delivering exceptional impact for patients and the wider health system.  

Drug to delay Type 1 Diabetes approved for UK use

Drug to delay Type 1 Diabetes approved for UK use

Diabetes experts in Birmingham have welcomed news that a drug that can delay the progression to insulin requiring type 1 diabetes in individuals with early-stage disease has been approved for use on the NHS, following an announcement by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Maggie’s to boost available support for cancer patients in West Midlands

Maggie’s to boost available support for cancer patients in West Midlands

The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable Trust is to help bring the support of national cancer charity Maggie's to the West Midlands with a centre planned for Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB).

Professor awarded OBE in King's Birthday Honours

Professor awarded OBE in King's Birthday Honours

Prof. Wasim Hanif, Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), was honoured for ‘services to diabetes and health inequalities’

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Events, June 2026

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  1. Health and wellbeing event for people with a cancer diagnosis

    13:30, 24/06/2026 - 16:00, 24/06/2026

  2. Meeting of the Board of Directors

    Meeting of the Trust's Board of Directors in public.

    10:00, 04/06/2026 - 13:00, 04/06/2026

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