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News stories from 2022

Member of staff casting their vote in the UHB election

Election notice for the Council of Governors

Voting is now underway in the Trust’s elections to the Council of Governors.

The Student-Led Clinical Learning Environment staff and the Practice Placement Team at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2022

UHB recognised at nursing awards for authentic student-led learning

The Student-Led Clinical Learning Environment (SLCLE) based at Solihull Hospital has won an award at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2022

Krzysztof Wiszowaty, who spent three months recovering in hospital after being hit by a HGV

Man hit by HGV discharged after 3 months

A man who sustained life-threatening injuries after being hit by an articulated lorry in January was discharged from hospital in April after three months

An operating theatre lighting pendant at University Hospitals Birmingham

Sustainable surgery: the first "net zero" operation in the NHS

A surgical team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has completed the first documented "net zero" operation in the NHS

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham's 1,000th heart transplant patient Sarvan Kanagaratnan (right) with son Niro.

Birmingham man receives hospital’s 1,000th heart transplant

Sarvan Kanagaratnan undergoes landmark surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Tim Chambers, who is able to play bass guitar in band Skarlett Riot thanks to faecal microbiota transplantation treatment.

Donors needed for pioneering faecal microbiota transplantation service

Innovative treatment helps to improve quality of life