nhs news and articles - Birmingham Mail

£70m cost of Midlands NHS hospital payouts Aug 12 2011

SEVENTY million pounds of NHS cash has been siphoned off to pay for negligence claims against Midland hospitals and health organisations in the past year.Read

Birmingham disturbances: Children's hospital hits out over social media rumours Aug 10 2011

BIRMINGHAM Children’s Hospital bosses have hit out at “nonsense” circulating on the internet over youths attacking the wards.Read

Measles cases double in West Midlands Aug 07 2011

MEASLES cases in the West Midlands have more than doubled in the past year.Read

The organ donation figures that shame Birmingham Aug 02 2011

BIRMINGHAM was shamed by new figures which showed fewer than one in five people were on the organ donor register.Read

Cash-strapped Birmingham and Solihull NHS bosses get £8million cash bailout as fall behind with savings Jul 28 2011

CASH-STRAPPED NHS bosses cutting back on operations to save £100 million will receive a bail-out from the region’s health authority.Read

Selly Oak hospital whistleblower wasn't told how to report problems, tribunal hears Jul 23 2011

A HOSPITAL human resources officer has admitted that she did not give a nurse advice about the health unit’s whistleblowing policies.Read

Edgbaston whistleblower not wanted back - claim Jul 21 2011

AN NHS whistleblower who claimed she was forced out of her hospital job told a tribunal she feared her bosses did not want her to return to work after she reported risks to patients.Read