News stories

Be prepared and choose well this Easter

With the long Easter weekend approaching, University Hospitals Birmingham is encouraging local people to be prepared, plan ahead, and use the most appropriate health services over the long bank holiday weekend.

New initiative allowing patients to recover well at home

An initiative at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has enabled a patient to celebrate his wife’s surprise 70th birthday at Lake Windermere instead of remaining in hospital for treatment.

Reopening of Bowel Cancer Screening at Heartlands Hospital

Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham reopens its Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) in a move which will mean patients can be tested closer to home.