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Alison Dayani

Alison Dayani

Paper cut injuries and false nails among list of Midland A&E timewasters costing NHS at least £7million.

TIMEWASTERS have been condemned for clogging up Midland A&E departments with ‘emergencies’ including paper cuts and false nails peeling off.Read

Birmingham child obesity could be cut if clocks don't go back an hour, researchers claim

THE number of fat children could be reduced if the clocks do not go back an hour at winter, according to new research.Read

Midland care home nurse accused of wiping elderly patient's bottom with a coat hanger

A MIDLAND care home nurse is facing a disciplinary hearing for allegedly wiping an elderly patient’s bottom with a broken coat hanger.Read

Review: Dave Gorman, at Symphony Hall, Birmingham

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Comedian Dave Gorman brings his Powerpoint Presentation to Birmingham.Read

Review: Tinie Tempah, at LG Arena, Birmingham

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SINCE the rapper was last in Birmingham at the humble O2 Academy, Tinie Tempah has won a few top music gongs.Read

Birmingham dentist jailed for conning patients and NHS could be struck off thiis week

A GREEDY Birmingham dentist jailed for defrauding patients and the NHS out of up to £25,000 with his business partner could be struck off this week.Read

African-born Handsworth nurse who conned NHS out of a £22k student grant is struck off

AN AFRICAN-born Birmingham nurse who used a fake birth certificate to con the NHS out of a £22,000 student grant has been struck off.Read

Zero tolerance warning to hospitals after series of surgical errors in West Midlands

HOSPITALS have been warned there will be zero tolerance of failings by new health bosses after a series of errors.Read

Busty nurses deposit into bra bank at Winson Green hospital

OOOH matron! Busty nurses have been throwing off their bras.Read

Only four hospitals in West Midlands to carry out all trauma treatment

ONLY four hospitals are to carry out all trauma treatment in the region as part of sweeping changes to the NHS.Read

Diabetes patients in West Midlands soar as obesity crisis deepens

NUMBERS of diabetes sufferers in the region have soared in the past year as the obesity crisis deepens.Read

Solihull health worker gets ban for dishonesty

A HEARING aid dispenser and company director has been struck off for overcharging elderly patients.Read

Birmingham Children's Hospital gets tough on smoking outside its main entrance

SICK children at a Birmingham hospital are making a plea to smokers to stop lighting up outside its main entrance.Read

Prince of Monaco paid opera star Andrea Bocelli £5million but a Midland woman gets a performance for free.

PRINCE Albert of Monaco may have paid opera singer Andrea Bocelli £5 million to sing at his wedding... but a Midland woman had a private performance for free.Read

Special Report: More than £600,000 being spent on five public directors to oversee Birmingham's health issues

MORE than £600,000 of taxpayer’s cash is paying for FIVE public health bosses for Birmingham a year despite the city being shamed for its obesity, infant death and TB record.Read

Comedy: Bill Bailey: "Comedy is in a great state of affairs"

UNLIKE many comedians, Bill Bailey doesn’t hide behind a comedy routine or put on another persona when I interview him. He’s far too high brow for that.Read

Cancer patients walk tall for fundraising catwalk show

DEFIANT breast cancer sufferers took to the catwalk to raise money for other victims of the disease.Read

Ambulance workers strike ballot threatens 999 services in West Midlands

AMBULANCE and health staff across the region being balloted over strike action.Read

Former Midland doctor accused of being involved in Saddam Hussein torture regime allowed to stay in Midlands

A DOCTOR allegedly involved in torture by Saddam Hussein’s savage regime has been allowed to continue living in the Midlands under human rights laws.Read

Emotional send-off for Britain's Kindest Kid Harry Moseley

AN UNSUNG hero, an inspiration, a boy with the biggest heart who put the ‘can’ in cancer.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.