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The account for Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Providing care at the Midland Met University Hospital, City & Sandwell Health Campuses & Rowley Regis Hospital: www.swbh.nhs.uk
The Trust's Frailty Intervention Team have been shortlisted for a national HSJ Award.
The team are shortlisted in the Transforming Care for Older People category, for developing services such as a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Unit.
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The team are shortlisted in the Transforming Care for Older People category, for developing services such as a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Unit.
Read more: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/innovat...
@events.hsj.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Trust's Frailty Intervention Team have been shortlisted for a national HSJ Award.
The team are shortlisted in the Transforming Care for Older People category, for developing services such as a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Unit.
Read more: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/innovat...
@events.hsj.co.uk
The team are shortlisted in the Transforming Care for Older People category, for developing services such as a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care Unit.
Read more: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/innovat...
@events.hsj.co.uk
We are pleased to announce that the Trust is shortlisted for NHS Communications Initiative of the Year at the HSJ Awards, after preparing 750,000 people in the local area for the opening of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We are pleased to announce that the Trust is shortlisted for NHS Communications Initiative of the Year at the HSJ Awards, after preparing 750,000 people in the local area for the opening of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.
Read more: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/new-hos...
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Congratulations to Sana Gul, registered nurse and student midwife, who has been nominated for the Ann Shuttleworth Rising Star Award at the 2025 Nursing Times Awards.
Sana qualified as a registered nurse in the UK in 2023 and is currently in her final year of her midwifery studies.
Sana qualified as a registered nurse in the UK in 2023 and is currently in her final year of her midwifery studies.
July 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Congratulations to Sana Gul, registered nurse and student midwife, who has been nominated for the Ann Shuttleworth Rising Star Award at the 2025 Nursing Times Awards.
Sana qualified as a registered nurse in the UK in 2023 and is currently in her final year of her midwifery studies.
Sana qualified as a registered nurse in the UK in 2023 and is currently in her final year of her midwifery studies.
Surgeons at the Trust have successfully performed a robotic-TAMIS surgery, the first robotic colorectal #surgery of its kind to be performed in Birmingham and the Black Country.
Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is a technique to remove polyps and early-stage #cancers from the rectum.
Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) is a technique to remove polyps and early-stage #cancers from the rectum.
June 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Thank you to our friends at ACT Solutions, who recently took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to raise a fantastic £510 for children in our care.
The team braved 24.8 miles, 61,000 steps, nearly 10 hours of wind and climbs to complete one of the UK’s toughest hikes.
Thank you ACT Solutions!
The team braved 24.8 miles, 61,000 steps, nearly 10 hours of wind and climbs to complete one of the UK’s toughest hikes.
Thank you ACT Solutions!
June 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thank you to our friends at ACT Solutions, who recently took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to raise a fantastic £510 for children in our care.
The team braved 24.8 miles, 61,000 steps, nearly 10 hours of wind and climbs to complete one of the UK’s toughest hikes.
Thank you ACT Solutions!
The team braved 24.8 miles, 61,000 steps, nearly 10 hours of wind and climbs to complete one of the UK’s toughest hikes.
Thank you ACT Solutions!
Former NHS staff have been sharing their memories of the historic City Hospital in Birmingham, at a special alumni event held to mark the closure of the building that had been at the heart of healthcare in the city for nearly 140 years.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/memorie...
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/memorie...
June 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Former NHS staff have been sharing their memories of the historic City Hospital in Birmingham, at a special alumni event held to mark the closure of the building that had been at the heart of healthcare in the city for nearly 140 years.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/memorie...
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/memorie...
Patients who are having a knee or hip replacement at the Trust will now be offered Mako robotic-arm assisted surgery, with benefits such as reduced pain, better mobility and faster recovery times.
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Atul Malik explains how the innovative treatment works.
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Atul Malik explains how the innovative treatment works.
June 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Patients who are having a knee or hip replacement at the Trust will now be offered Mako robotic-arm assisted surgery, with benefits such as reduced pain, better mobility and faster recovery times.
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Atul Malik explains how the innovative treatment works.
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Atul Malik explains how the innovative treatment works.
The High Sheriff of the West Midlands has officially opened what is thought to be one of the longest art galleries in a UK hospital.
On the same day The Commons Community Garden, was also opened.
Read more about the launch of both spaces here:
www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/communi...
On the same day The Commons Community Garden, was also opened.
Read more about the launch of both spaces here:
www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/communi...
April 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The High Sheriff of the West Midlands has officially opened what is thought to be one of the longest art galleries in a UK hospital.
On the same day The Commons Community Garden, was also opened.
Read more about the launch of both spaces here:
www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/communi...
On the same day The Commons Community Garden, was also opened.
Read more about the launch of both spaces here:
www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/communi...
Read the full story and list of winners at our 2025 Star Awards here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/dedication-of-healthcare-workers-celebrated-at-awards-ceremony/
Dedication of healthcare workers celebrated at awards ceremony | Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
The achievements of staff and volunteers at an NHS organisation have been celebrated at a glittering awards ceremony in Birmingham. Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust’s 2025 Star Awards took place...
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March 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Read the full story and list of winners at our 2025 Star Awards here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/dedication-of-healthcare-workers-celebrated-at-awards-ceremony/
Welcome to the Star Awards – our staff recognition event which honours many of our very own NHS heroes.
We’ll be bringing you news of all the winners later on this evening.
We’ll be bringing you news of all the winners later on this evening.
March 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Welcome to the Star Awards – our staff recognition event which honours many of our very own NHS heroes.
We’ll be bringing you news of all the winners later on this evening.
We’ll be bringing you news of all the winners later on this evening.
Therapists, entertainers, hairdressers and nail technicians are being urged to volunteer for a pamper day to spoil cancer patients at our annual Cancer and Wellbeing event.
Call Jenny Donovan on 0121 507 2776 or email jennifer.donovan@nhs.net to volunteer.
Call Jenny Donovan on 0121 507 2776 or email jennifer.donovan@nhs.net to volunteer.
March 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Therapists, entertainers, hairdressers and nail technicians are being urged to volunteer for a pamper day to spoil cancer patients at our annual Cancer and Wellbeing event.
Call Jenny Donovan on 0121 507 2776 or email jennifer.donovan@nhs.net to volunteer.
Call Jenny Donovan on 0121 507 2776 or email jennifer.donovan@nhs.net to volunteer.
Great grandmum Connie Titchen became the oldest patient to fight off COVID-19 at the age of 106 – and her granddaughter puts it down to her active lifestyle.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/family-...
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/family-...
Family reveal how 106-year-old Connie survived COVID | Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Great grandmum Connie Titchen became the oldest patient to fight off COVID-19 at the age of 106 – and her granddaughter puts it down to her active lifestyle. Speaking ahead of the fifth anniversary ma...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Great grandmum Connie Titchen became the oldest patient to fight off COVID-19 at the age of 106 – and her granddaughter puts it down to her active lifestyle.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/family-...
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/family-...
He’s the COVID survivor who spent 47 days in intensive care and was just hours away from death.
Dad-of-two Jonathan Yague has revealed the true extent of his suffering as the fifth anniversary of pandemic approaches later this month.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/covid-s...
Dad-of-two Jonathan Yague has revealed the true extent of his suffering as the fifth anniversary of pandemic approaches later this month.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/covid-s...
COVID survivor speaks of 47-day nightmare in intensive care | Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
He’s the COVID survivor who spent 47 days in intensive care and was just hours away from death. Dad-of-two Jonathan Yague has revealed the true extent of his suffering as the fifth anniversary of pand...
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March 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
He’s the COVID survivor who spent 47 days in intensive care and was just hours away from death.
Dad-of-two Jonathan Yague has revealed the true extent of his suffering as the fifth anniversary of pandemic approaches later this month.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/covid-s...
Dad-of-two Jonathan Yague has revealed the true extent of his suffering as the fifth anniversary of pandemic approaches later this month.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/covid-s...
Over 140 students were invited to learn about the range of jobs the NHS has to offer, at the first careers event held at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick.
Students were given the chance to speak to staff and find out more about the NHS role that interested them the most.
Students were given the chance to speak to staff and find out more about the NHS role that interested them the most.
February 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Over 140 students were invited to learn about the range of jobs the NHS has to offer, at the first careers event held at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick.
Students were given the chance to speak to staff and find out more about the NHS role that interested them the most.
Students were given the chance to speak to staff and find out more about the NHS role that interested them the most.
Take a look around the cardiac catheter laboratories at our Midland Met hospital.
Our cath labs are equipped with modern X-ray imaging equipment and state-of-the-art monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
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Our cath labs are equipped with modern X-ray imaging equipment and state-of-the-art monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
youtube.com/shorts/PrtNI...
Inside a cardiac catheter laboratory
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February 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Take a look around the cardiac catheter laboratories at our Midland Met hospital.
Our cath labs are equipped with modern X-ray imaging equipment and state-of-the-art monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
youtube.com/shorts/PrtNI...
Our cath labs are equipped with modern X-ray imaging equipment and state-of-the-art monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
youtube.com/shorts/PrtNI...
A huge well done to more than 40 apprentices - all recognised at a special ceremony held in their honour.
Each one of them has shown true commitment, hard work and dedication to their time as an apprentice.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/apprent...
Each one of them has shown true commitment, hard work and dedication to their time as an apprentice.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/apprent...
Apprentices celebrated at awards ceremony | Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
More than 40 apprentices were recognised at a celebration event held at a West Midlands NHS Trust to mark the end of National Apprenticeships Week. The ceremony, held by Sandwell and West Birmingham N...
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February 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A huge well done to more than 40 apprentices - all recognised at a special ceremony held in their honour.
Each one of them has shown true commitment, hard work and dedication to their time as an apprentice.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/apprent...
Each one of them has shown true commitment, hard work and dedication to their time as an apprentice.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/apprent...
Harvest View offers specialist support to patients from both social & health care staff under one roof.
Matron Lady Ann explains more about the facility, run jointly by the Trust & Sandwell Council.
Matron Lady Ann explains more about the facility, run jointly by the Trust & Sandwell Council.
Lady Ann Ordona introduces Harvest View a health and social care facility
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February 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Harvest View offers specialist support to patients from both social & health care staff under one roof.
Matron Lady Ann explains more about the facility, run jointly by the Trust & Sandwell Council.
Matron Lady Ann explains more about the facility, run jointly by the Trust & Sandwell Council.
Meet some of our cancer patients and find out how our patient advisory group has helped them.
These groups are a chance for patients and their family members who are living with cancer to meet others who are going through a similar experience.
#WorldCancerDay
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These groups are a chance for patients and their family members who are living with cancer to meet others who are going through a similar experience.
#WorldCancerDay
youtube.com/shorts/BsNXp...
World Cancer Day - Meet some of our cancer patients
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February 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Meet some of our cancer patients and find out how our patient advisory group has helped them.
These groups are a chance for patients and their family members who are living with cancer to meet others who are going through a similar experience.
#WorldCancerDay
youtube.com/shorts/BsNXp...
These groups are a chance for patients and their family members who are living with cancer to meet others who are going through a similar experience.
#WorldCancerDay
youtube.com/shorts/BsNXp...
Felicia Selvaraj, aged 63, has become the first patient to undergo “awake” breast surgery at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick.
The retired NHS nurse underwent a right total mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy under regional anaesthesia and conscious sedation.
The retired NHS nurse underwent a right total mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy under regional anaesthesia and conscious sedation.
First awake breast surgery performed at the Midland Met | Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
A retired NHS nurse has become the first patient to undergo “awake” breast surgery at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick. Felicia Selvaraj, aged 63, underwent a right total mast...
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January 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Felicia Selvaraj, aged 63, has become the first patient to undergo “awake” breast surgery at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick.
The retired NHS nurse underwent a right total mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy under regional anaesthesia and conscious sedation.
The retired NHS nurse underwent a right total mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy under regional anaesthesia and conscious sedation.
Meet Leo - he's a critical care outreach nurse, who's also part of the team heading up the #CallForConcern service.
This service is for inpatients and their families to ask for immediate help and advice if they feel concerned about their own or their loved one's condition.
bit.ly/CallforConcern
This service is for inpatients and their families to ask for immediate help and advice if they feel concerned about their own or their loved one's condition.
bit.ly/CallforConcern
January 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Meet Leo - he's a critical care outreach nurse, who's also part of the team heading up the #CallForConcern service.
This service is for inpatients and their families to ask for immediate help and advice if they feel concerned about their own or their loved one's condition.
bit.ly/CallforConcern
This service is for inpatients and their families to ask for immediate help and advice if they feel concerned about their own or their loved one's condition.
bit.ly/CallforConcern
Thank you to Holly and Lee Gisby who have gifted two Abi Cooling Cots to our maternity department, in memory of their son Albie, who they lost at 39 weeks in July 2023.
You can read more about how the cots support grieving families here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/family-...
You can read more about how the cots support grieving families here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/family-...
January 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thank you to Holly and Lee Gisby who have gifted two Abi Cooling Cots to our maternity department, in memory of their son Albie, who they lost at 39 weeks in July 2023.
You can read more about how the cots support grieving families here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/family-...
You can read more about how the cots support grieving families here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/family-...
This year we have returned to our traditional Christmas poem, written for the eve of the big day. Thank you to every staff member, partner and patient who voiced a line.
Whatever your plans we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Whatever your plans we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
SWBH Christmas Poem 2024
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December 24, 2024 at 5:19 PM
This year we have returned to our traditional Christmas poem, written for the eve of the big day. Thank you to every staff member, partner and patient who voiced a line.
Whatever your plans we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Whatever your plans we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We're honoured to have been awarded Freedom of the Borough by Sandwell Council which recognises the extraordinary commitment, dedication and resilience shown by all those who work within the NHS.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/freedom...
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/freedom...
Freedom of the Borough awarded to the Trust | Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Sandwell Council has awarded Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust the Freedom of the Borough. This prestigious honour is a recognition of the extraordinary commitment, dedication and resilience show...
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December 19, 2024 at 1:50 PM
We're honoured to have been awarded Freedom of the Borough by Sandwell Council which recognises the extraordinary commitment, dedication and resilience shown by all those who work within the NHS.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/freedom...
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/freedom...
Players from West Bromwich Albion F.C. have been spreading festive cheer at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, after visiting young patients on the Children’s Ward.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/top-baggies-players-bring-festive-surprise-to-the-midland-mets-young-patients/
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/top-baggies-players-bring-festive-surprise-to-the-midland-mets-young-patients/
Top Baggies players bring festive surprise to the Midland Met’s young patients | Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
West Bromwich Albion players have been spreading festive cheer at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, after visiting young patients on the Children’s Ward. Footballers Jed Wallace, Alex Palm...
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December 18, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Players from West Bromwich Albion F.C. have been spreading festive cheer at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, after visiting young patients on the Children’s Ward.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/top-baggies-players-bring-festive-surprise-to-the-midland-mets-young-patients/
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/top-baggies-players-bring-festive-surprise-to-the-midland-mets-young-patients/
The first baby born at the Midland Met was invited back with her parents to see the official Christmas lights switch on at the brand new healthcare facility.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/christm...
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/christm...
Christmas lights sparkle at new hospital | Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
The first baby born at the UK’s newest hospital was invited back with her parents to see the official Christmas lights switch on at the healthcare facility. Little Hernata, who was initially named Mon...
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December 10, 2024 at 4:06 PM
The first baby born at the Midland Met was invited back with her parents to see the official Christmas lights switch on at the brand new healthcare facility.
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/christm...
Read more here: www.swbh.nhs.uk/news/christm...