Stories from 2021
Birmingham Health Partners plays key role in report calling for Government reform of regulation of medical devices
Experts within Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) have significantly contributed to a new independent report calling on the UK Government to reform the regulation of medical devices.
CogStack wins an Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award
Cogstack has been successful in the latest round of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award for innovative use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) to transform and improve research, planning and care.
Birmingham medical student receives Diana award for helping young people from low income backgrounds access medical school
Kirsty Morrison, aged 22, currently on placement as a medical student at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award
Kidney patients in Birmingham join clinical trial to see if drug can protect them from COVID-19
A trial to find out if kidney patients can benefit from additional protection from COVID-19, using a drug routinely used to treat tapeworm, is rolling out across the UK
UHB and Cambridge University Hospitals win government funding for ground-breaking AI in radiotherapy
A machine learning technology that helps cut the time patients wait for life-saving cancer treatment has been successful in the latest round of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award
UHB professor awarded MBE in 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours
Professor Tom Clutton-Brock, Director of the Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre and Associate Medical Director at UHB, has been awarded an MBE for services to the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic