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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Kings Heath school's healthy eating project

PUPILS from a Birmingham school have been feeding their imagination through a new healthy eating campaign to cut obesity.Read

Blood donor sessions across Birmingham

VOLUNTEERS are being urged to give blood at various donor sessions.Read

Birmingham and Solihull massive £539 million savings plan for NHS revealed

NHS savings of £539 million are to be made across Birmingham and Solihull over five years, health bosses have revealed.Read

Pictures: Fans over-awed as non-league Stourbridge defeat giants Plymouth in FA Cup first round.

THE magic of the FA Cup sparkled in the Midlands as non-league Stourbridge achieved one of the biggest upsets of the first round.Read

Hearing aid drop-in sessions across Birmingham

NEW drop-in sessions are being launched to help patients with hearing aids.Read

Birmingham Women's Hospital closed doors to pregnant women due to staff shortages

BIRMINGHAM’S main maternity hospital was forced to close its doors to pregnant women after short-staffing pushed it to crisis point.Read

'Reckless' Moseley doctor has conditions lifted on his medical licence

A DOCTOR placed under strict conditions due to his “unorthodox” methods has been allowed back to work in Birmingham.Read

Care homes in Birmingham warned to take action over winter sickness bug

CARE homes across the region are being warned to take action against the spread of winter bug norovirus by the Health Protection Agency.Read

Harry Potter star in search for courageous cancer children in Birmingham

A STAR of Harry Potter is making a plea to find courageous children struggling with cancer in the region to be recognised with a Little Star award.Read

Staffordshire locum doctor is erased from medical register for 11k con over timesheets

A MIDLAND doctor has been banned from working after conning more than £11,000 out of an agency for hours he never clocked up.Read

Nearly 250 NHS beds to be cut across hospitals in Birmingham, Solihull and Sutton Coldfield

NEARLY 250 NHS beds are to be cut at three hospitals in Birmingham and Solihull.Read

Family of young amateur footballer who suddenly collapsed on pitch speak out ahead of a heart screening day in Solihull.

MUSCULAR, sporty and smiling. This is Stuart Hudson in a lifetime of photos, always brimming with vitality, enjoying sports.Read

Alvin and the Chipmunks pay special visit to Birmingham Children's Hospital

POORLY children were left feeling chipper after a special hospital visit by colourful cartoon characters Alvin and the Chipmunks.Read

City Hospital boss leaves to take on new mental health role

THE boss of a Birmingham hospital is leaving the role for another city health job.Read

Health secretary forced Birmingham and Solihull health chiefs to make u-turn on restricting NHS operations

MIDLAND health bosses have been forced into a U-turn on restricting NHS operations to save cash.Read

Corrupt Birmingham dentist freed from jail but is banned from working

A CORRUPT city dentist who conned patients out of £25,000 has been banned from working despite loyal patients trying to save his career.Read

Ten Midland NHS workers attacked a day, damning new violence figures reveal

AROUND ten Midland health workers a day are being subjected to attacks by patients or their loved ones as violence in the NHS soars.Read

Once in a lifetime baby born at 11am on 11/11/11

BABY Poppy Wickson is a once in a lifetime baby because she was born at 11am on 11/11/2011Read

Newborn baby dies after Birmingham hospital medics fail to act on series of warning signs

A NEWBORN baby died after medics at a Birmingham maternity hospital failed to act on a series of antenatal warning signs.Read

Shamed Staffordshire hospital to shut its A&E during the night

A MIDLAND hospital shamed over appalling care, which caused up to 1,200 needless deaths, is to shut its A&E department at night due to staff shortages.Read

Author Profile

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.