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Alison Dayani

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

Kids join in battle of the bulge

CHUBBY children across the city will this week start a breakthrough slimming programme in a bid to stop them dying before their parents. Read

City in £2m bid for cancer cure

A NEW experimental medicine centre is to be set up in Birmingham to drive forward a cure for cancer as part of a £35 million programme. Read

Miracle baby back home at last

BIRMINGHAM battling babe Neri Pearson couldn't have made a more dramatic entry into the world. Read

Brave Shona's genetic battle

SMILING little Shona O'Keefe is as energetic and happy as any other child as she skips around the playground. Read

Cancer victim in drug victory

A MIDLAND cancer victim has won a battle with health chiefs to get an expensive specialist drug that could add years to her life. Read

Pink @ Birmingham NIA

THERE was plenty of colour as Pink brought her I'm Not Dead tour to Brum. Read

Charles visits war wounded

MILITARY medics at a Birmingham hospital which came under fire for its treatment of soldiers answered their critics during a visit by Prince Charles. Read

Mikael chases away blues

SICK children at Heartlands Hospital were far from feeling blue when they were cheered up by one of their Birmingham City heroes. Read

Full of beans to raise funds!

THOUSANDS of Midlanders are hoping to brew up a very special treat for cancer sufferers through Macmillan's World's Biggest Coffee Morning. Read

Bull set to look cool in denim

BIRMINGHAM'S iconic Bull is undergoing a Trinny and Susannah-style makeover by appearing in trendy denim jeans. Read

Our little dancing queen...

ENERGETIC Alex Walton loves nothing more than to dance and run - and it is a sight her devoted parents thought they would never see. Read

Motorist suffers fit and crashes

A BIRMINGHAM driver careered into a central reservation and sent his car flying on to its roof after apparently suffering a fit at the wheel. Read

Stick-thin models banned in Brum

BOSSES of Birmingham's Clothes Show Live are banning super-thin models in support of Tessa Jowell's campaign to change the modelling industry. Read

Write stuff for festival

A HOST of literary, political and film stars are opening a new chapter in Birmingham's Book Festival. Read

Honour for caring jane

WHEN Jane Johns returned from years living abroad, she wanted to give something back to the community where she grew up. Read

Cricket man's fond farewell

FRIENDS and family of a tragic Birmingham amateur sportsman have been bowled over by the response to a memorial day. Read

Storm in a teacup

A WATER disaster turned out to be a storm in a teacup for coffee morning fundraiser Julie Inman. 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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