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Alison Dayani

Workman in scaffolding plunge horror

A WORKMAN plunged up to 50ft from the top of scaffolding in Birmingham city centre this afternoon. Read

Talks stop strike by hospital cleaners

A THREATENED strike by contract cleaners and porters which threatened to bring a Birmingham hospital to a virtual standstill has been averted. Read

Probe into death at scandal-hit OAP home

A LANDMARK hearing is to probe the death of a war veteran at a controversial Birmingham nursing home where 28 patients died in one year. Read

Hospital 'ran out of drugs'

A PATIENT with a septic wound was forced to go without antibiotics for 24 hours at a Birmingham hospital because they had run out. Read

Worldwide hunt for donors leads to transplant for battling Eva

BIRMINGHAM medics hope to have saved the life of a desperately ill toddler following a worldwide appeal for donors. Read

Art coup for Brum

ART-lovers are to be treated to a famed collection of works by some of Britain's most influential artists, including Damien Hirst and Lucian Freud. Read

Funds hope for Acorns hospice

A THREATENED Midland charity for terminally ill children believes an independent Government review may have secured its future. Read

£60,000 a year for NHS chief

A BIRMINGHAM NHS trust has become one of the first to spend at least £60,000 a year on a commercial director to market its hospitals. Read

Hospital bosses accused over ethnic minorities

PROTESTERS battling to stop a shake-up at a Birmingham A&E unit today accused hospital bosses of failing to live up to their promises to serve ethnic minorities. Read

Teams scrum down in memory of youngster

THE spirit of a sports-mad teenager whose life was cut short by a sudden brain haemorrhage lived on as friends scrummed down in his honour. Read

Smiles at tragic dad's memorial

LOVED ones of hit and run victim John Brady were brought together by tragedy, but there was no minute's silence at his memorial football match. Read

A&E shake-up may be halted

CONTROVERSIAL plans to shake-up a Birmingham Accident & Emergency department could be halted after Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt was drawn into the fray. Read

Inspiring Anne's lust for life

BIRMINGHAM legal eagle Anne Luttman-Johnson is a complete adrenaline junkie. Read

Crunch meeting over A&E services

BIRMINGHAM health officials were today holding top level talks to decide whether to refer controversial A&E changes for an independent review. Read

Let down by the NHS my husband loyally served

A RENOWNED Midland doctor and civic leader who dedicated his life to the NHS was let down by medics when he was in most need, his widow claimed today. Read

Hospital bosses hail modernisation plans

IT was built when MRSA was not heard of, penicillin hadn't even been invented, lobotomies were a regular treatment and Florence Nightingale was still a practising nurse. Read

Drive to finish £19m child burns centre

BADLY-scalded youngsters saved by Birmingham Children's Hospital were today making an impassioned plea to ensure a new £19 million burns centre opens its doors. Read

Fight to save Pete's sight begins

A BIRMINGHAM lorry driver refused treatment on the NHS has undergone the first stage of an operation which will save his sight, thanks to Birmingham Mail readers. Read

Man held over death of baby

A MURDER inquiry has been launched after a baby boy died in a Birmingham hospital having been admitted with 'severe abdominal injuries'. Read

Plea in battle over casualty

PROTESTERS are today hoping controversial plans to "downgrade" a Birmingham A&E would be referred to Whitehall for an independent review. 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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