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Alison Dayani

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Hospital bug cases increase

A BIRMINGHAM hospital trust was today identified as having a rise in rates of Clostridium difficile infection as the the number of cases fell nationally. Read

The City Hospital.

We take your views to the health chiefs

THE Birmingham Mail has given evidence to an independent panel reviewing controversial changes to City A&E to tell them what readers really think. Read

Heartlands Hospital

Hospital boss' 'regret' over OAP tragedy

THE boss of a city hospital has expressed regret for the death of an elderly woman due to health and safety errors. Read

Birmingham coroner Aidan Cotter.

Coroner set to rule on inquest

BIRMINGHAM Coroner Aidan Cotter is to decide whether an inquest will take place into a teenage girl who died at Heartlands Hospital, it emerged today. Read

Heartlands Hospital

Hospital probe into teenager's death

A CHILDREN'S nurse has been suspended and five others are being investigated following the death of a teenager at a Birmingham hospital, it was claimed today. Read

Hepatitis a concern for minorities

HEALTH experts are spearheading plans on how to stop the spread of hepatitis B through Birmingham's ethnic communities. Read

Kimberley Southwick

Kimberley: I fell victim to X Factor 'curse'

X FACTOR loser Kimberley Southwick today opened her heart over her shock exit and claimed she struck by the show's "curse". Read

The NHS

Trusts ailing over finance

MIDLAND hospitals today received a poor bill of health over how they spend taxpayers money in a national finance audit. Read

Maypole Nursing Home.

Probe into controversial nursing home

A LANDMARK hearing was today taking place into the death of a war veteran at a controversial Birmingham nursing home. Read

Cerebral palsy victim Daniel Kay.

£5.5m payout after hospital blunders

A MIDLAND teenager was today awarded a £5.5 million payout after a series of "abysmal" blunders by hospital medics left him with severe brain damage. Read

Christmas lights in Birmingham.

Sugababes set to Push The Button

TOP girl band Sugababes are to switch on this year's Birmingham's Christmas lights, it was revealed today. Read

The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.

Mixed reviews for hospitals in latest ratings

A TROUBLED Midland hospital trust has been shamed as one of the worst 20 performing in the country in this year's annual Healthcare Commission ratings. Read

bily ocean

Billy turns back time

SOUL legend Billy Ocean returns to the Midlands tonight to lead an '80s revival. Read

Police

Search goes on for mum of abandoned tot

POLICE are today continuing to search for the mum of a tiny, newborn baby who was left abandoned on a cold Birmingham doorstep. Read

Maypole Nursing Home.

Probe into city nursing home deaths

THE former head nurse at a Birmingham nursing home where 28 patients died in one year is to face disciplinary charges over an alleged catalogue of failings. Read

Dexter Shears

Jog a lifeline for heart tot Dexter

LITTLE Dexter Shears received a special present from his secret Santas - the gift of life. Read

Kevin Sanders

Hospital worker's Everest challenge

A BIRMINGHAM hospital worker is setting his sights high as he battles to climb Everest to help sick children. Read

John Cullen

Brave John was a brother to be proud of

RELATIVES of a Solihull man who drowned in Thailand while saving his fiance's life today paid tribute to him, saying: "He died trying to do the right thing". Read

Ali Campbell of UB40.

Reggae stars set for music honour

w/pics of UB40 Read

A midwife and baby.

Midwife crisis gripping Brum

A MIDWIVES crisis is gripping the West Midlands, with shortages among the worst in the country. Read

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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.

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