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Trust first to offer dyslexia service Chinese officials’ landmark hospital visit Regional conference builds bridges in bereavement care A touch of glory for Hospital rugby winners
 
Trust first to offer dyslexia service

Trust first to offer dyslexia service

Heart of England Trust has set up a support service for staff who may be suffering from dyslexia. The service is the only one of its kind in the region launched in collaboration with the Dyslexia Association Birmingham (DAB) and comes in the form of a specially designed interactive website. The site, which is available to staff at Heartlands, Good [...]

Trust first to offer dyslexia service
Chinese officials’ landmark hospital visit

Chinese officials’ landmark hospital visit

Health ministers from China visited Heartlands Hospital last week in an internationally significant step in the battle against HIV and AIDS. In a major high-level engagement by Chinese health ministers and the NHS, the delegation, from Henan Province, met representatives from Heartlands Hospital and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) to sign a declaration of intent, signifying [...]

Chinese officials’ landmark hospital visit
Regional conference builds bridges in bereavement care

Regional conference builds bridges in bereavement care

Heartlands Hospital hosted a conference last week, to bring health professionals from the West Midlands together to discuss the best way to care for relatives who have lost loved ones. The conference marks the beginning of a new Birmingham Bereavement Partnership Project, which aims to find new ways of supporting bereaved relatives whilst in Hospital.  Dr Dawn Chaplin, [...]

Regional conference builds bridges in bereavement care
A touch of glory for Hospital rugby winners

A touch of glory for Hospital rugby winners

Members of a hospital touch rugby team claimed their own victory this year, as they were once again crowned winners of the Heart of England NHS Touch Rugby League this week. The winning team, the Hospreys, claimed victory with a two-nil defeat over junior doctors, the Heartlands Hurricanes.  Having been part of last years winning team, [...]

A touch of glory for Hospital rugby winners
Medics find fun way to help patients

Medics find fun way to help patients

24 August 2010

Solihull Hospital has become one of the first in the region to use computer games to help patients recover from serious illness. The Hospital stroke unit has installed a Nintendo Wii in its physiotherapy gym, revolutionising treatment for patients suffering from conditions such as strokes and Parkinson’s disease. Rachael Morris, ward manager, said: “Research has shown that [...]

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Crutch Amnesty at Good Hope

Crutch Amnesty at Good Hope

23 August 2010

Good Hope is helping locals with their bank holiday clear-outs by giving them a chance to return disused crutches they have lying around the house. The Hospital is holding a crutch amnesty this weekend and is encouraging all those who have borrowed crutches from A&E to return them so they can be used for other patients.  Alan [...]

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Artists wanted to design hospital trust logo

19 August 2010

Heart of England is offering talented local artists the chance to get their creative juices flowing and design a new logo for the official fundraising site. The logo will take pride of place on a dedicated fundraising website for Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Good Hope, Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals.   The website will [...]

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Hospital medics get on their running shoes for charity

Hospital medics get on their running shoes for charity

17 August 2010

Solihull Hospital radiographers swapped x-rays for running shoes this week to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The ladies, re-named the ‘X-Racers’, took part in the Race for Life event at Bruton Park, and raised an impressive £400 for the charity. Karen Sanford, lead mammographer at the Hospital, said: “It was pretty hard work to complete the [...]

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