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News archive from October 2018
![Image: pound coins](/Images/news-images/TalkMoneyThumb.jpg)
Talk Money – Financial Wellbeing
Free financial wellbeing sessions available for NHS staff in Birmingham and Solihull.
30 October 2018
![Image: Black History Month discussion panel](/Images/news-images/BlackHistoryThumb.jpg)
Black History Month discussion panel
More than 90 people attended the Black History Month discussion panel event at UHB.
25 October 2018
![Image: Headway plaque from Princess Anne visit](/Images/news-images/HeadwayPrincessAnneThumb.jpg)
SRMRC attend Headway Princess Anne visit
NIHR SRMRC staff member attends visit from Princess Royal celebrating work of local brain injury charity.
24 October 2018
![Image: Resuscitation staff during Restart a Heart Day 2018](/Images/news-images/RestartHeartDay2018Thumb.jpg)
Restart a Heart Day 2018
Restart a Heart Day was marked at UHB by staff teaching passers-by lifesaving skills.
23 October 2018
![Image: staff from the Glaxo Renal Unit at Heartlands Hospital](/Images/news-images/RenalRevampThumb.jpg)
Renal unit gets £550,000 revamp
Renal unit at Heartlands Hospital undergoes refurbishment to create an improved facility for patients and staff.
23 October 2018
![Image: Elizabeth Dwenger, Haemophilia Research Nurse](/Images/news-images/HaemophiliaPatientsResearchTrial.jpg)
Haemophilia patients keen to help researchers
Haemophilia Research Nurse Elizabeth has built up an impressive database of patients willing to participate in clinical trials.
22 October 2018
![Image: RePHILL (REsuscitation with Pre-HospItaL bLood products) trial staff](/Images/news-images/TeamTrialThumb.jpg)
Team effort keeps trial on track
Trial recruits over 100 patients to assess the effects of giving blood products after a major injury, but before reaching hospital.
18 October 2018
![Image: Dr Susan Mollan and Dr Alexandra Sinclair](/Images/news-images/AlexandraSinclairSusanMollanThumb.jpg)
UHB clinicians lead on new guidelines for rare condition
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) can leave young women blind and suffering daily painful headaches.
18 October 2018
![Heartlands Hospital](/Images/news-images/HeartlandsExteriorThumb.jpg)
Heartlands hospital leading recruiter to study
Heartlands Hospital is the top recruiter to the national GBS2 trial to see if expecting women need antibiotics prior to giving birth.
16 October 2018
![Image: Umbrella staff at an event](/Images/news-images/UmbrellaFreshersThumb.jpg)
250,000 condoms given out to students by Umbrella
Over 250,000 free condoms were handed out to new college and university students at Freshers’ events across the city by Umbrella.
16 October 2018
![Image: National Institute for Health Research logo](/Images/news-images/CrnAwardsThumb.png)
UHB are double winners at CRN awards
Thomas Pinkney and Linda Webber were winners at the NIHR CRN third annual awards.
15 October 2018
![An apple tree outside QEHB](/Images/news-images/AppleDayThumb.jpg)
Apple Day 2018
QEHB will be celebrating Apple Day 2018 with a tour of the orchard and woodland around the hospital.
11 October 2018
![Image: Flames](/Images/news-images/BurnsStoryThumb.jpg)
Regional burns unit reaching out to community
The QEHB burns unit will be reaching out to shoppers in Northfield to raise awareness of burn injury prevention and first aid.
11 October 2018
![Image: multidisciplinary team from the Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU)](/Images/news-images/CduIntConfThumb.jpg)
CDU staff present at international conference
Multidisciplinary staff from QEHB have made their presenting debut at the Society for Acute Medicine conference.
08 October 2018
![Image (L-R): Martin Joinson, Sophia Brown, Dr Miruna David, Alice Longe, Dr Fenella Halstead, Dr Anna Casey, Liz Ratcliffe and Daniella Lynch](/Images/news-images/FirstClassMicrobiologyThumb.jpg)
First class microbiology research service
The microbiology research delivery team are one of many essential services that keep medical research moving at UHB.
05 October 2018
![Image: NHS Organ Donation Card](/Images/OrganDonationThumb.jpg)
QEHB encourages organ donation sign up
Recent initiative launched at QEHB has helped increase the NHS Organ Donation Register by thousands.
03 October 2018
![Image: volunteers helping a stroke survivor with a garden makeover](/Images/news-images/VolunteersHelpThumb.jpg)
Volunteers give former patient a helping hand
A team of QEHB staff recently came together to volunteer their time in helping a stroke survivor with a garden makeover.
03 October 2018
![Image: Exterior of the Emergency Department with an ambulance parked outside](/Images/news-images/EmergencyDepartmentExteriorThumb.jpg)
Emergency Department building work to improve patient flow
The Emergency Department is to undergo some internal building works to improve the flow of patients.
02 October 2018
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