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Alison Dayani

Hospital warning on visiting the sick

PEOPLE visiting friends and relatives in Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital are being urged to stay away if they are feeling under the weather. Read

Obese patients now lifted by 'cranes'

HEAVYWEIGHT patients are being lifted by cranes at two Midland hospitals, it was revealed today. Read

Discredited doctor in the clear

CONTROVERSIAL paediatrician Prof Sir Roy Meadow has been cleared of serious professional misconduct by the Court of Appeal. Read

DJ lands mixing title

A MIDLAND DJ has beaten off talent from across the country to be crowned the best mixer in the UK. Read

Windfall for TB research project

RESEARCHERS at Birmingham University have been awarded a £200,000 boost to revolutionise drugs for a dangerous disease sweeping the city. Read

Joanne's grand trek

TV newsreader Joanne Malin has urged Black Country families to join her on an American adventure in aid of a children's charity. Read

Mum reveals incredible tale of survival

MIDLAND mum-of-two Angie Osborn appreciates every second that she can breathe, smile and kiss her young children. Read

Party as city pulls out all the stops

BIRMINGHAM'S prized Symphony Hall organ celebrates its fifth birthday in an anniversary concert today. Read

Regiment set for return to Iraq

SOLDIERS from across the West Midlands are preparing to fly out to start a six month tour in war-torn Iraq. Read

Blues fans call for Bruce to go

DEJECTED Blues fans called for manager Steve Bruce's head following their side's latest defeat. Read

Tom Jones @ NEC

THE joints may need some oiling, but the Welsh legend is still as hot as ever. Read

City skin unit set to be axed

THE ONLY dedicated skin unit in Birmingham is being shut down by debt-hit hospital bosses, it emerged today. Read

Addict nurse is struck off

A BIRMINGHAM nurse who claimed prescriptions for addictive pills under patients' names to fuel her drug habit has been struck off for life. Read

Ambulance crews rapped over performance

WEST Midlands Ambulance Service was today revealed as one of the worst performing in the country in latest national ratings. Read

Woman wins payout over botched operation

A WOMAN left with severe liver damage by a botched operation has been awarded a six-figure payout. Read

Row over A&E service cuts

HOSPITAL bosses planning to cut services at a Birmingham accident and emergency ward have been accused of breaking promises they made to the Government. Read

Here come the brides!

BRIDES-TO-BE will be offered something old, new, borrowed and blue as the latest Wedding Show heads to the city. Read

Hospital pledge over patient notes

THE boss of three Midland hospitals has pledged not to look to India and abroad for the typing up of patients' notes, by piloting a pioneering scheme closer to home. Read

Tummy op bill is bulging in Brum

SOUTH Birmingham health bosses have spent nearly £42,000 of NHS cash on stapling fat Brummies' stomachs in a year, it emerged today. Read

Soldiers may carry deadly superbug

WOUNDED soldiers from Iraq have brought back a deadly superbug, that may have contributed to the death of 35 NHS patients in Birmingham. 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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