News stories from 2025

Shaping the future of research through collaboration
Teams at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) recently hosted the first-ever joint NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and UK Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Network conference.

New kit aims to improve liver care and cut waiting times
Patients at Good Hope Hospital can now receive faster and more efficient liver assessments, with the introduction of a new fibroscan machine.

Milestone for hospital team caring for patients after surgery
The Enhanced Peri-Operative Care Unit (EPOC) at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) has cared for its 5,000th patient.

Major honour for QEHB nursing team's screening service
The West Midlands Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Service Team, run by nurses at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, has been honoured with a national award.

Traffic alert for QEHB patients ahead of Ozzy Osbourne funeral
Patients travelling to QEHB are advised to expect travel disruption in and around Birmingham city centre on Wednesday 30 July.

Professor Fang Gao awarded OBE in King’s Birthday Honours
Congratulations to Professor Fang Gao, Honorary Consultant in Anaesthesia, Critical and Perioperative Care, who has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for Services to Anaesthesia.