Updated 1:46am 26 May 2012

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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Parents of brain damaged Wednesfield boy win legal victory against NHS

PARENTS of a child left severely brain damaged after being starved of oxygen at birth were today set to win a legal battle against the NHS.Read

Heart-wrenching tributes to sixth form student killed in moped crash

HEARTBREAKING messages have been left in memory of a popular teenager killed on his moped in a Birmingham crash.Read

Boss of shamed Worcestershire hospital announces his retirement

THE BOSS of a hospital trust shamed for its care of the elderly has announced his retirement.Read

A third of under-fives in Birmingham already have rotting teeth, shock figures show

A THIRD of five-year-olds in Birmingham have rotting teeth, shock new dental figures show.Read

Stacey Solomon visits Midlands children at Cancer Research UK party

TWO battling boys enduring gruelling cancer treatment were honoured by top TV stars after winning Little Stars awards.Read

Battling Solihull brain tumour girl shows she is a cut above

A BRAVE young cancer sufferer proved a cut above as she snipped off her long blonde locks to help other children with the illness.Read

Birmingham nursery owner creates a bright idea to protect children from skin cancer

A NURSERY owner from Birmingham has invented a pioneering product to protect children from skin cancer.Read

Mum is the word for group of women in Starlight Stroll

MUM’S the word for a Birmingham woman rallying support for a Birmingham charity in memory of her dead mother.Read

Birmingham hospital at centre of care complaints makes wave of changes

A BIRMINGHAM hospital where care of the elderly has been called into question has introduced a wave of new initiatives.Read

Man in 100ft death plunge from Birmingham city centre car park

A MAN plunged to his death in a 100ft fall from the top of a city centre car park.Read

Prime Minister warned against cuts to nursing places in West Midlands

CONCERN over significant cuts to student nurse places in the West Midlands have been raised with Prime Minister David Cameron.Read

Birmingham Dental Hospital in line for move to Pebble Mill

PLANS have been unveiled to move Birmingham’s ageing dental hospital to the former Pebble Mill BBC studios site in a £31 million scheme.Read

Birmingham hospital boss warns NHS is in for "challenging time" as opens £23 million new ward block

THE BOSS of Birmingham’s largest hospital trust warned the NHS faced a “challenging” time as he opened a £23.5 million new ward block.Read

West Bromwich nurse convicted of £54k benefit fraud is struck off

A BIRMINGHAM mental health nurse has been struck off following her conviction for fiddling more than £54,000 in tax credits for six children who were not hers.Read

Cuts led to Solihull swine flu death

A PATIENT died from swine flu after being taken into a walk-in centre instead of A&E in a cost-cutting move by NHS chiefs, it emerged today.Read

Birmingham hospital shamed for being among worst for parking in country.

A BIRMINGHAM NHS trust has been shamed as one of the worst hospital car parks in the country.Read

Birmingham worker dies from one of rarest cancers

TRAGIC Martin Oakes was only 32 when he was diagnosed with one of the rarest cancers in the country.Read

Birmingham dentist struck off after giving children veneers for profit

AN UNSCRUPULOUS Birmingham NHS dentist has been banned for carrying out unnecessary dental veneers on children as young as seven for personal profit.Read

More than 700 hospital beds to be cut across Birmingham and Solihull under new cost-saving plans

MORE than 700 hospital beds are set to be slashed across Birmingham and Solihull in new cost-cutting plans to save millions by health bosses.Read

Apathy in public consultation on downgrade of Solihull maternity unit

THE DOWNGRADING of Solihull maternity wards are set to be officially approved next week after a public consultation revealed a majority of support for the move.Read

Author Profile

Alison Dayani is Health Correspondent on the Birmingham Mail but also covers general news, features, music and theatre. As a trained video journalist, she provides footage of events and health stories for the website too.