Recent news stories

Paediatric diabetes team come out top
The paediatric diabetes team at Good Hope Hospital has topped the table in a national audit which looks at children’s diabetes care.

UHB leadership rated ‘good’ by Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated leadership at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) as 'Good’ following its inspection of the Trust in April and May this year.

Services at Heartlands Hospital improve – CQC report published
Hospital services are improving at Heartlands Hospital, according to a CQC report that has been published today (Thursday 28 August 2025).

“Love is so very precious”: Patient publishes book of letters to late wife
A patient at Good Hope Hospital has turned grief into a tribute by publishing a book of letters written to his late wife.

Head and neck cancer patients in Birmingham to be given access to new cancer vaccine trial
Patients in Birmingham who have advanced head and neck cancers may be eligible to take part in a new clinical trial of a potential cancer vaccine.

Care Quality Commission (CQC) finds improvements at Good Hope Hospital
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found improvements in all four of the services it inspected at Good Hope Hospital.