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NHS senior leaders visit a neighbourhood health hub transforming healthcare in the Midlands

NHS England’s Chair visited our East Birmingham Locality Hub to discover how it is transforming community care.
Read NHS senior leaders visit a neighbourhood health hub transforming healthcare in the Midlands…Norovirus cases are high

Symptoms of norovirus and advice on how to stay well if contracted.
Read Norovirus cases are high…NHS breast screening

Regular breast screening saves around 1,300 lives each year in the UK.
Read NHS breast screening…Double celebrations for Dianne

Dianne Court celebrates both five decades in the NHS and her 80th birthday this year.
Read Double celebrations for Dianne…Spotlight on a Business Administration Level 3 Apprentice

Continuing with our National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, we spoke with NDP Senior Booking Clerk and Business Administration Apprentice, Jenny Collins who was looking to upskill her career.
Read Spotlight on a Business Administration Level 3 Apprentice…Love your heart this Valentine’s Day

Our Cardiac Service share some top tips for how you can keep your heart healthy all year round.
Read Love your heart this Valentine’s Day…Anji features in new Invest in Physiotherapy Apprenticeships video

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) have launched a new video, showcasing the benefits of apprenticeships.
Read Anji features in new Invest in Physiotherapy Apprenticeships video…Spotlight on a Speech and Language Therapist Apprentice

As part of our National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, we spoke with Speech and Language Therapist apprentice, Simone Bettam, who has worked for the Trust since 2012 and began her apprenticeship journey following a conversation with her line manager.
Read Spotlight on a Speech and Language Therapist Apprentice…Register now for your free ticket to the RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair

BCHC will have a stand at the event, which takes place at the Eastside Rooms in Birmingham Monday 3 March.
Read Register now for your free ticket to the RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair…Spotlight on a Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice

To continue on with celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025, we spoke with BCHC Adult Nurse Apprentice, Aji Ndimbalan to capture her incredible apprenticeship journey and how she is achieving her dream of becoming a Registered Nurse.
Read Spotlight on a Registered Nurse Degree Apprentice…Customer service apprentices graduate

To kick start National Apprenticeship Week, BCHC hosted a graduation and celebration for apprentices across the Trust.
Read Customer service apprentices graduate…Richard Kirby appointed NHS England national advisor on neighbourhood health

NHS England has appointed Richard Kirby as national advisor for neighbourhood health.
Read Richard Kirby appointed NHS England national advisor on neighbourhood health…Brushing up on early years oral hygiene!

The oral health improvement team has launched a supervised toothbrushing programme in early years nurseries and primary schools.
Read Brushing up on early years oral hygiene!…Developing safeguarding confidence and competence

A wide range of information and support to help develop effectiveness, competence and confidence in safeguarding practice was presented to BCHC professionals and partners at our second annual safeguarding conference.
Read Developing safeguarding confidence and competence…Work starts to create older adult healthcare hub at historic Sutton Cottage

Work has started on an £8.5 million scheme to transform Sutton Cottage Hospital into an integrated hub for healthcare services for older people.
Read Work starts to create older adult healthcare hub at historic Sutton Cottage…New Year honour for BCHC board member

Jacynth Ivey, Non-Executive Director of Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust, has received an MBE in His Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List for services to nursing.
Read New Year honour for BCHC board member…Specialist wound care clinics launch in East and South Birmingham

Four new clinics to treat lower limb wounds have opened in Birmingham to provide patients with greater and more convenient access to any specialist wound care they may need.
Read Specialist wound care clinics launch in East and South Birmingham…The winners of our ViP Awards 2024 are….

The stars of Team BCHC have been recognised in a special evening of celebration.
Read The winners of our ViP Awards 2024 are….…Autism and ADHD assessment waiting times - a plan for action

BCHC is working with partners to address pressures facing our children’s neurodevelopmental services due to significant increases in referrals for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments.
Read Autism and ADHD assessment waiting times - a plan for action…Recognition as digital innovation delivers child immunisation service boost

A ground-breaking partnership between BCHC’s school-age immunisation nurses and business intelligence colleagues has been recognised with a prestigious national award for digital tech innovation.
Read Recognition as digital innovation delivers child immunisation service boost…