Stories from 2020
Maternity programme awarded prestigious ‘Service Initiative of the Year’ healthcare award
BSOTS titled the 'Maternity and Midwifery Services Initiative of the Year' at HSJ Patient Safety Awards.
UHB produce effective patient engagement guide
UHB reasearch team publish paper presenting findings on how best to involve and engage hearing loss patients in research.
300th patient recruited to crucial COVID-19 trial
300th patient takes part in Recovery-RS trial comparing ventilation method effectiveness for hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
UHB recruits world's first patient to pioneering gene therapy trial
First participant of the industry-sponsored BMN 307 gene therapy study for phenylketonuria (PKU) recruited at UHB.
Birmingham researchers develop new device for head injury patients
Researchers develop device that could improve recovery and treatment of patients with a significant brain injury.
UHB surgeon recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Professor Dion Morton awarded OBE in Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours for services to innovation in the NHS.