Birmingham Mail - Tag - health

Lottie's Lifeline: Teenager left battling for life with rare heart condition saved by eleventh hour transplant

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:30:00 GMT

A TEENAGER who escaped death thanks to an organ donor has paid tribute to her benefactor.

Birmingham licensing chiefs stop charity collecitons over small donations

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:57:00 GMT

CITY licensing chiefs have rejected a company’s bid to raise funds for two Birmingham hospitals from doorstep clothing collections – because only five per cent of their takings go to charity.

Patients in inner city Birmingham missing out on routine operations while rich patients have surgery they don't need, says a report

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:54:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S needy medical patients are being unfairly denied routine operations while those in well-to-do parts of the country are undergoing unnecessary surgery, a report suggested.

Unemployed drop in advice day to be held in Stechford,

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A DROP-IN advice day where unemployed people can get advice on their health and getting a job is taking place in Stechford on Monday.

Top Birmingham chippy The Great British Eatery hits back at health chief's claim

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT

AN AWARD-winning fish and chip shop has hit back at the comments made by health chiefs this week.

Swapathon will help families get healthy

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

FAMILIES in Birmingham can get money off food and fitness activities as part of a £250 million scheme.

Birmingham hospital to open up its doors to star in new TV documentary for Channel 4.

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:00:00 GMT

A BIRMINGHAM hospital whose mortuary was made famous by TV detectives Dalziel and Pascoe is now to see its wards star in a new documentary series.

More than 700 NHS jobs in Midlands under threat in latest cutbacks

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:00:00 GMT

MORE than 700 nursing and health jobs across the Midlands are at risk in the latest wave of cuts.

Plea by Birmingham A&E for patients to use local centres as emergency staff pushed to limit

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S busiest A&E is urging families to think twice before heading to casualty as winter conditions push emergency medics to the limit.

Halesowen family of pensioner who died after feeding tube wrongly inserted into his lung awarded 'substantial' payout.

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT

RELATIVES of a pensioner who died after a feeding tube was wrongly inserted into his lung by nurses have been awarded a “substantial” payout for the error.