Recent news stories
Inside Matt’s life-saving surgery on Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death
Matt, a keen cyclist, shares his journey after a life-saving heart transplant featured on Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death.
Hospitals across Birmingham install knife amnesty bins to tackle knife crime
Tackling violence and abuse is a key priority for the hospitals: the amnesty bins mark the beginning of a wider campaign to raise awareness that abuse against NHS staff will not be tolerated.
Amber alert for heavy snow across West Midlands
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for heavy snow, associated with Storm Goretti. This is likely to lead to travel disruption on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 January 2026.
Life-saving surgery series returns to screens tonight
A ground-breaking television series filmed at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) returns to our screens on Channel 5 tonight, sharing the extraordinary stories behind life-saving surgery taking place in our city.
Altruistic kidney donors honoured at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham celebration
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham has paid tribute to some of the region’s most extraordinary individuals; altruistic kidney donors, who have given the gift of life to strangers in need of lifesaving kidney transplants.
Paula’s journey on the Generation Study
Paula Kaya, from Erdington, is one of over 1,500 mothers to have taken part in the Generation Study at University Hospitals Birmingham, which tests newborns for more than 200 rare genetic conditions.