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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Triple ward score for Doc Scrabble

BIRMINGHAM Children's Hospital doctor Harshan Lamabadusuriya is notching up triple scores for his bedside manner. Read

Sick urged: Stay away from A&E

HEALTH chiefs are warning people across the city not to panic if they get ill when surgeries are closed over the holidays. Read

Rocker Doherty's tribute to Hancock

TROUBLED rock singer Pete Doherty has written a track about his Birmingham comedy hero Tony Hancock. Read

Arrest after OAP chokes at care home

AN investigation has been launched at a Birmingham nursing home after an elderly patient suffocated to death in her room. Read

Mum will have twins on her mind - expert

THE mother who abandoned her newborn twins at a Birmingham hospital could reclaim them on Christmas Day. Read

'Lottery' on flu vaccine

PATIENTS are facing a postcode lottery over whether they are getting protection from the deadly flu virus in Birmingham, it emerged today. Read

Tribute to brave Sally

BRAVE nurse Sally Painting was a battler to her dying day, surviving hepatitis, liver disease and a transplant. Read

New ward rules in MRSA crackdown

FAMILIES and friends seeing patients at two Birmingham hospitals will be warned how to behave in a crackdown on superbug MRSA. Read

Superbug shocker

TROUBLED Good Hope Hospital has recorded its highest ever rates of MRSA, despite new schemes to wipe out the killer superbug. Read

Abandoned newborn twins doing well

DUMPED twins Holly and Joseph are still in incubators but were today reported to be doing well. Read

Baby twins found dumped at hospital

NEWBORN baby twins were today abandoned in a cardboard box in a Midland hospital car park. Read

Cancer survivor in fundraising bid

YOUNG and fun-loving Nicola Hession shrugged off suggestions by her GP to have a small innocent-looking mole on her shin removed. Read

Brave mum reveals HIV rape ordeal

A BRAVE Midland mum who was infected with HIV during a gang rape while pregnant today spoke for the first time about her ordeal. Read

Nursing staff are a cut above the rest

WATCHING her father go through his last gruelling weeks in hospital with lung cancer was heartbreaking for devoted daughter Sally Smith. Read

Bird flu fear for pilgrims

MUSLIMS heading to the hajj pilgrimage could bring the deadly Bird Flu virus back to the Midlands, health chiefs fear. Read

Hospital's leading way on cancer care

GOOD Hope Hospital has achieved some of the quickest cancer treatment in the country despite battling with £20 million debts. Read

Hospital debt burden reaches £20m

STRUGGLING Good Hope Hospital is battling to claw back £20 million in debts. Read

Airport's Monday strike is called off

BIRMINGHAM Airport workers have called off a proposed strike on Monday after head to head talks through the night. Read

Man charged over rail arson attacks

A FORMER railway worker was due in court today charged with a string of arson and vandal attacks that brought the Midlands train network to a standstill. Read

Stars shine for boy with a sun allergy

YOU would never guess that the enchanting smile of Jordan Dea masks a tormented life with an extremely rare painful disease. 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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