Monthly Archives: August 2019
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30 August 2019
Birmingham Health Partners Professor appointed to prestigious national post
Professor Lorraine Harper, who works across Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) at both University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) and the University of Birmingham, has recently been appointed Associate Dean for the National Institute for…
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30 August 2019
Birmingham research could improve care of patients living with artificial heart pump
New research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) taking place across University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) and the University of Birmingham (UoB) aims to inform and improve clinical care for those living with an artificial heart pump. A…
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05 August 2019
Wireless micro-computer implanted in UHB patient in UK first
The world’s first wireless in-heart microcomputer was recently implanted into a patient at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) in a UK first. Margaret McDermott, who is 75 and lives in Moseley, had the operation…
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01 August 2019
UHB announced as new member of UK Health Data Research Alliance
Eight leading health organisations, research institutes and charities, including three of the UK’s largest NHS trusts – Barts Health, University Hospitals Birmingham and Nottingham University Hospitals – have announced today that they are joining the…