It is with great sadness we share the news that Safaa Alam, an inspirational and much-loved Midwife at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s, has sadly passed away following treatment for COVID-19.
With deepest sorrow we announce that Lillian Mudzivare, a Senior Mental Health Nurse and an important part of Forward Thinking Birmingham, passed away this week following a long battle with Covid-19.
It is with great sadness we share the news that we have lost a colleague and a friend. Dr Vishna Rasiah was a well-respected and much-loved Consultant Neonatologist at our Women’s Hospital.
BREAKING NEWS: We’re amazingly proud and delighted to let you know that our Deputy Chief Nurse, Yvonne Millard, has been awarded an MBE in the
#NewYearsHonours
in recognition of the care she’s offered to patients for more than three decades. Congratulations Yvonne.
We are delighted to announce that, following an international search, our board has appointed our new Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Daljit Athwal, who will join us this summer.
Read more about the appointment on our website here:
We’re beyond thrilled, excited and proud to be able to share the news that our Chief Executive, Sarah-Jane Marsh
@BWCHBoss
, has been awarded a CBE by Her Majesty the Queen in the
#JubileeHonours
🥳
🖥️ Read more on our website:
BREAKING: We’re thrilled, delighted and ever so proud to let you know our amazing Chief Nurse, Michelle McLoughlin, has been honoured with a CBE in the
#NewYearsHonours
for her tireless work helping children, women and families. Huge congratulations from all of us.
We’re proud to have become the first NHS Trust to offer paid leave to our staff who experience pregnancy loss, including partners. We want to lead from the front on this important issue and break the taboo in our society.
Learn more in this video:
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It is with great sadness we announce that Mark Piggott, Head of Capital Projects and Programmes at our Trust, has passed away. Mark was a talented and highly-regarded colleague who will be deeply missed.
On the final day of this challenging year we’re taking a moment to pause and remember all those who have lost their lives to COVID-19. This includes our much-loved colleagues and friends Safaa Alam, Dr Vishna Rasiah, Mark Piggott and Lillian Mudzivare.
#NeverForgotten
A picture that certainly brightens up our day. We’re thrilled to share the news that our fantastic Chief Nursing Officer, Michelle McLoughlin CBE, has been to Buckingham Palace today and was awarded her deserved honour from HRH The Duke of Cambridge. We couldn't be more proud!
1/2 Delighted to wake up to news that, following our first
@CareQualityComm
inspection, our united Trust has been rated 'Good' overall. The report also rated our services 'Outstanding' when it came to caring and showed widespread improvement across our organisation.
#cqc
We're delighted to announce that Matthew Boazman, our Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, will become the Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Read more on our website
We're delighted to announce Matt Boazman has been appointed Chief Executive of
@BWC_NHS
following an extensive recruitment process.
Read the full story on our website:
Wishing our colleague and friend, Prof. Andy Ewer, a happy retirement on his final day at
@BWH_NHS
. As a mentor to a generation of neonatologists and the driving force behind the pioneering Pulse OX testing, he leaves a lasting legacy. Thankyou Prof.Ewer
Congratulations to our CEO Sarah-Jane Marsh (
@BWCHBoss
) who has been named in the top three NHS Chief Executives for 2018 by the
@HSJNews
. Well done Sarah-Jane!
Experts from our Children’s Hospital played a vital role in bringing 21 Ukrainian children to England for cancer treatment. Dr Martin English flew from Poland with the children on Sunday. He'll be sharing his story on BBC Breakfast tomorrow from 8am. See:
We are pleased to announce that Raffaela Goodby will be joining us
@BWC_NHS
as our new Chief People Officer. A ‘proud Brummie’, Raffaela has worked in the public sector in our city for most of her career and will be a great addition to our team.
One year ago we lost our much-loved friend Dr Vishna Rasiah. He touched so many lives with his positivity; colleagues, patients and families alike. Our sadness remains palpable but his tremendous legacy lives on.
Vish
#NeverForgotten
🕯️
Our fabulous Chief Nurse Michelle McLoughlin
@BCHMatron
has been named as one of 70 influential nurses and midwives by
@NurseStandard
and
@NHSEngland
as part of their
#NHS70
celebrations this week. Congratulations Michelle!
Our Chairman, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, has announced that our CEO
@BWCHboss
will be leaving BWC to take up a new role as National Director of Urgent and Emergency Care and Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the NHS.
Read more on our website:
Great news this evening. Our fab Chief Nurse, Michelle McLoughlin, has been awarded a CBE in the
#NewYearsHonours
thanks to her tireless work helping children, young people and families over the last 30 years. We're bursting with pride. Well done Michelle.
Our Lifetime Achievement award winner is the outstanding and incredible Yvonne Heward
@yvonneheward
, Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery ⭐⭐⭐.
Well Done Yvonne, we're all really proud of you.
#BWCSpiritAwards22
Happy Birthday to the NHS!Watch some of our 6,000 staff from right across our wonderful organisation speak the words of the NHS constitution and share our commitment to providing world-leading health care for women, children and families.
#NHS70
It's been 10 years since our
@bwchboss
became our Chief Executive and to mark this milestone over the coming weeks we’re going to share some of our transformation stories from across our many services and teams that are by the side our women, children and families 1/3
We'd like to wish Professor Arri Coomarasamy, a much-loved member of Team BWC, a huge 'congratulations' after being awarded an OBE by His Majesty the King in recognition of his work in improving maternal health for families across the world.
Read more:
Thanks to all of our staff who are caring for our patients and families today. It's not been an easy journey to
@Bham_Childrens
&
@BWH_NHS
for many of them due to weather conditions. Take care out there everyone.
Thank-you to NCP for offering free parking to NHS staff during this busy time. We really appreciate it. There's more information for members of our
@BWC_NHS
team, including how you can pre-book spaces, here:
1/3 We’re celebrating our
#ABCAwards2020
virtually this week and we’re honoured to share that our ‘Most Inspiring Colleague Award’ has been given posthumously to our much-loved Dr Vishna Rasiah, Consultant Neonatologist, who sadly died following treatment for COVID-19.
This evening we’ll be joining others to remember everyone who has lost their lives to COVID-19 (coronavirus). This includes our much loved colleagues and friends, Dr Vishna Rasiah, Safaa Alam, Mark Piggott and Lillian Mudzivare.
#NeverForgotten
Today we're saying a final farewell to Senior Sister Steele after more than 30 years
@Bham_Childrens
(and 42 years in the NHS). Thank-you just doesn't seem enough somehow. Everyone here wishes you all the very best for the future Heather.
⭐ 🏆
And the winner of our Lifetime Achievement Award is Jim Gray, who has made an outstanding contribution to the Trust throughout his career.
When someone says "we better ask Jim" everyone knows who we are talking about!
Watch his winners video:
On the 13 May 2020 we lost our colleague Safaa Alam after treatment for COVID-19. Today our staff are paying tribute to an inspirational midwife who was a leader for patient safety in her specialist role of Risk Management Midwife.
#NeverForgotten
Today is a very special one for us as we celebrate our first birthday as Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - the first of its type in the UK
#HappyBirthdayBWC
We have enjoyed another special afternoon celebrating the contributions of some of our longest serving staff. Our fantastic
@BWC_NHS
colleagues in this picture alone have worked in our
#NHS
for more than 1,000 years combined. Thank you guys 🌟
This evening (Sat 4 July) we’ll be joining other landmarks across the country to light our hospitals blue as a collective memorial to remember everyone who has lost their lives to COVID-19. This includes our much-loved colleagues and friends, Lillian, Safaa, Mark and Vish. (1/2)
We'd like to say a huge thank-you once again to all of our
@Bham_Childrens
and
@BWH_NHS
teams that have cared for our patients and families over the last two days and the volunteers who have kindly helped them on their travels with their 4x4 vehicles. We really appreciate it.
Janette Vyse, has been awarded a special Lifetime Achievement award for her service and commitment to our Trust. Janette, who’ll be retiring later this month, was delighted and honoured to receive the trophy.
#BWCStarAwards18
⭐ 🏆
On Day 2 of our
#BWCSpiritAwards21
we celebrated the work of our Best Boss finalists and announced our winner... The fantastic Ricki Gill,
@Bham_Childrens
Ward 1 Manager.
📹 Follow the thread to watch her winner's video.
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We'll be joining others across the country at 11am today (Tues 28 April) to fall silent to remember
#OurNHSPeople
who have lost their lives to COVID-19 (coronavirus), including our much-loved colleague and friend, Dr Vishna 'Vish' Rasiah.
#NeverForgotten
Wishing our amazing Chief Nurse, Michelle McLoughlin CBE, all the very best for her retirement. We'll miss you. Thank you so much for being passionately by the sides of our children, women and families. 💗
A huge thanks to all of our staff who are caring for our patients and families today. It's not been an easy journey to
@Bham_Childrens
&
@BWH_NHS
for many of them due to weather conditions. Please do take extra care while travelling everyone.
We’re feeling a mixture of emotions today as we wish the amazing Janette all the best in her retirement. After contributing more than 30 incredible years to our Trust family, we want to say a huge thank you to this truly wonderful member of our team. We’ll miss you Janette!
Who's excited for
#BCUGraduation
next week? Sarah-Jane Marsh, Chief Executive of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust,
@BWC_NHS
will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate to celebrate her impact on health services across the UK.
We're delighted to have now welcomed our new Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Daljit Athwal, to
@BWC_NHS
.
@daljitathwal
talks about about her career to date and aspirations in her "dream job" in our latest talk BWC. Get your free e-edition here:
So many people have stories of how
@Bham_Childrens
and
@BWH_NHS
have touched their lives. We’ve reached the point where our buildings are not suitable for the future. Our Big Build project will change that. Watch our video and find out more:
#BigBuildBWC
It’s become a tradition for us to see in the New Year with a countdown to midnight and this time we’ve enlisted our Therapies teams to help. 2020 was a challenging year but a huge 'thank-you' to our team for all of your hard work and dedication. Here’s to 2021!
#HappyNewYear
Our worlds changed a few months ago as we faced up to the challenge of COVID-19 (coronavirus). We’re now working hard to safely restore some of our services that were paused. Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Fiona Reynolds, explains more in this video.
Hundreds of boxes of vital PPE from research labs and departments across the University have been generously donated by the teams to support NHS workers at
@qehbham
and
@bwc_nhs
. Thank you to all - you're helping protect our NHS heroes and to save lives!
We are proud to have adopted the
#SeeMeFirst
Campaign across our Trust as part of
#RaceEqualityWeek
. Over 100 staff have already pledged to wear a badge to show our patients, families and staff they can offer anti-discrimination support. Read full story:
Yesterday, we said a fond farewell to our Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Marion Harris. After more than 40 years in our NHS, including 32 at our Trust, everyone
@BWC_NHS
wishes Marion all the very best in her retirement.
Fair to say that the free ice creams for staff have gone down quite well
@bham_childrens
. The chimes will be playing across our Trust, including
@BWH_NHS
and mental health sites throughout today. A huge thank-you to all of our colleagues caring for our women, children & families.
We're proud our work in supporting our colleagues who experience the heartbreak of pregnancy loss has been recognised by being shortlisted in tonight's
#HSJAwards
. Let's break the taboo. Find out more about the difference it makes by watching this video:
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And the winner of our Outstanding Clinical Team Award is... our Pharmacy team for their outstanding work across the last 18 months and beyond.
🎥 Watch their winner's video 👇
#BWCSpiritAwards21
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Thanks to Ash who paid a visit to our sites today to help some of our staff cool down with treats from his van. Here he is serving Jeff from our Pharmacy team who also grabbed a couple of free ice creams for his colleagues.
Today is
#WorldCancerDay
and we want to thank our incredible Cancer Teams for caring for our children and families all year round ❤️
Our Children's Cancer Centre is one of the largest in the UK and sees over 260 new patients every year.
I'm Professor Andrew Ewer. I'm a Neonatologist and Director of Research and Development
@BWH_NHS
. I'm supporting
#CTD2021
because research and clinical trials are vital; enabling us to answer important questions, which improve care and save lives.
#BePartOfResearch
CPR is a life-saving skill we can all learn. You never know when you may need it but it can make such a difference.
@NHSuk
has guidance on CPR for adults, children and infants.
It also has information on the recovery position:
⭐ 850 nominations (a record-breaking year)
⭐ 34 Finalists
🌠 12 Winners
#OneTeamBWC
#BWCSpiritAwards23
What an evening. See you again next year. That's a wrap. 🎆🎆
We were excited to welcome
@Vicky_McClure
and
@WMPolice
to our Children's Hospital this morning!
Vicky led a book reading from her debut novel, “Castle Rock Mystery Crew", and met with our staff, patients and families ❤️
On International Day of Radiology we wanted to say thank-you to our 90-strong team who are by the side of thousands of our women, children and families. Do you know they carry out over 130,000 examinations including x-rays, MRI/CT scans, ultrasound and more each year?
#IDOR2018
Lillian Mudzivare passed away after being treated for COVID-19 on 13 May 2020. One year on, colleagues have paid tribute to her commitment and willingness to ‘go the extra mile’ for patients and those she worked with.
#NeverForgotten
Our High Risk Maternity Outreach Team took the prize for our Outstanding Clinical Team. Watch our video that shows how this highly skilled and experienced team worked selflessly during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
#ABCawards2020
Dr Jim Gray, a Consultant Microbiologist, received the Lifetime Achievement prize at our annual award ceremony, the
#BWCSpiritAwards
.
Dr Gray has dedicated more than 25 years to the care and treatment of patients in Birmingham.
Read Dr Gray's story here:
On 1 May 2020 after being treated for COVID-19 we lost a very loved colleague, Mark Piggott. One year on, staff are still paying tribute for all his commitment he made to making things better for all our staff and patients.
#NeverForgotten
We were delighted to welcome members of the NHS England Board to our Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital this morning.
Our visitors took a tour of our hospitals to find out more about the services we provide to our women, children and their families.
@NHSMidlands
@NHSBSol
It's time for another of our videos celebrating
@BWCHBoss
's 10th year as Chief Executive. Thanks to the work of our Children with Medical Complexities team and the relationships we have with our partners, children with very complex needs are now able to go home sooner.
⭐ 🏆
And the winner of our Most Inspirational Colleague Award is... Helen Watson for the support and guidance she has given colleagues across the organisation throughout her years at BWC.
🎥 Watch her winner's video 👇
#BWCSpiritAwards21
We are proud to announce that the Birmingham Symptom specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) has been shortlisted for both the Maternity and Midwifery Services Initiative of the Year and Patient Safety Initiative of the Year at this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards.
This
#yearofthenurseandmidwife
our Chief Nurse Marion Harris kicks off the celebrations ahead of Valentine’s Day when our nurses and midwives will be sharing what they love about their jobs. Tomorrow share what makes you passionate about your profession or why you
#lovemynhs
Please read this special Christmas message that our Chief Executive
@bwchboss
has put together to show her appreciation for the incredible work carried out by our staff throughout the year. Merry Christmas to all of our staff, patients and families!
“In a world of inequities, education opens doors and opportunities"
In recognition of her significant contributions to the enhancement of End-of-Life care for
@NHSuk
patients at a national level,
@daljitathwal
was awarded with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science.
⭐ 🏆
And our first
#BWCSpiritAwards21
winner is... the fantastic Waheeda Rahman who has taken our 'Commitment to Diversity' prize. We proudly launched this special week with the announcement earlier today.
📹 Do follow the thread to watch Waheeda's winner's video.
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Our Chief Executive,
@BWCHBoss
would like to say a heartfelt 'thank you' for the support you’ve given us in recent weeks. We've truly been bowled over by your goodwill. Watch her video to find out how you’ve helped us and how we’re here for you.
#COVID19
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And the winner of our Moment of Magic Award is... Danielle Dillion from our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit for the outstanding and compassionate care she gave a family.
🎥 Watch her winner's video 👇
#BWCSpiritAwards21
We want to say a huge thank you to the hundreds of staff who’ve given up spending time with their own families today, to ensure that our women, children and families are cared for - we really appreciate your commitment and dedication.
RIP Captain Sir Tom Moore who did so much for everyone who works in the NHS and for morale around the country when he raised almost £33 million for NHS charities last year. Thank you for everything that you did Captain Sir Tom. You will forever be in our hearts. 🎖️💙
We want to send out a big ‘Thank-you’ to our Cardiac Services teams. Our cardiology unit is one of the largest and busiest in the country and our teams cared for over 11,000 children and young people during the last year.
#HeartAwarenessMonth
What a setting. We're at the historic Council House in the heart of our city for our Long Service Awards. Our Interim Chief Executive, Matt Boazman, welcomes colleagues to our first event. In this room these fantastic people have given a total of 1,555 years service to our NHS.