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Meet the pharmacists behind Birmingham's hospitals

World Pharmacists Day puts the spotlight on the teams who keep patients' medicines safe.

28 September 2026 · Source: University Hospitals Birmingham

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Organ donation falls, with 1,621 people waiting in the Midlands

Family consent has dropped to 57 per cent, and nine people die each week waiting.

27 September 2026 · Source: University Hospitals Birmingham

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"I've been given a life": Amber's two liver transplants

Twenty years after her first transplant at the QE, Amber has had a second.

27 September 2026 · Source: University Hospitals Birmingham

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Transplant patient walks from Liverpool to thank the QE

Chris Howard set out on a 90-mile walk to the hospital where he had his liver transplant.

27 September 2026 · Source: University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham scientists in £50m hunt for cures to inflammatory diseases

A new Medical Research Council centre will spend 14 years looking for treatments that restore tissue in conditions like arthritis, rather than just controlling them.

23 September 2026 · Source: University of Birmingham

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'A simple conversation can save a life': Birmingham marks World Suicide Prevention Day

The council and its partners are urging people to talk openly about suicide and check in on each other, as the city prepares to welcome back the Baton of Hope in 2027.

8 September 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council

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Urine test picks up more than nine in ten bladder cancers, Birmingham study finds

A study of nearly 1,000 NHS patients found the test detected every muscle-invasive bladder cancer, and could help decide who needs an urgent camera examination.

2 September 2026 · Source: University of Birmingham

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Baton of Hope suicide prevention tour to return to Birmingham in 2027

A joint bid by the council, Samaritans, Cruse, James' Place and the city's mental health trust brings the baton back for a second time.

18 August 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council

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Birmingham teams up with Sir Michael Marmot to close ten-year life expectancy gap

A two-year partnership with the Institute of Health Equity will target the causes of poor health, from child poverty to unemployment.

3 July 2026 · Source: Birmingham City Council

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Birmingham to enter Tier 3 as lockdown ends

The council leader calls for a clear roadmap out and real help for hospitality.

27 November 2020 · Source: Birmingham City Council