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16 October 2018

New guidelines aim to improve diagnosis and treatment for condition that can leave young women blind

Clinicians from UHB have led in the production of the world’s first treatment guidelines for a rare condition that can leave young women blind and suffering daily painful headaches. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) mainly affects…
15 October 2018

Heartlands leading recruiters to research study

Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, is the leading recruiter to a national trial which is aiming to reduce the use of unnecessary antibiotics during labour. The GBS2 trial, taking place…
10 October 2018

UHB are double winners at CRN awards

Thomas Pinkney and Linda Webber, both based at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), were winners at the NIHR Clinical Research Network West Midlands (CRNWM) third annual awards. The other UHB nominations, which included…
04 October 2018

Study aims to investigate complications of obesity

A study taking place at the NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF), part of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) site, is aiming to increase understanding about health complications related to obesity. The AdipO2 study,…
03 October 2018

Microbiology research delivery team guarantee a first class service

The microbiology research delivery team are one of the many essential cogs in the well-oiled machine that keeps research flowing at UHB. Led by Dr Anna Casey, a Clinical Research Scientist, the team works with…
24 September 2018

Student nurses learn about genomics with 100k team

Two student nurses recently completed a nursing elective with the West Midlands Genomic Medicine Centre (WMGMC). Chloe Pamely and Naseem Hussain shadowed staff for two weeks across sites involved with the WMGMC, including the Queen…
17 September 2018

Clinical Scientist at UHB taking part in prestigious national programme

Dr Geoff Heyes, Lead Cyberknife Clinical Scientist at UHB, will take part in the prestigious Chief Scientific Officer’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership for Leaders in Healthcare Science programme. The 12 month development programme aims to improve…
16 August 2018

ICU Chat – first stage of trials now complete

The first stage of trials for a new communications system for people recovering and being treated in Critical Care Unit (CCU), has now come to an end. The system, called ICU Chat, was inspired and…
09 August 2018

Project launches to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in engineering and physical sciences

The University of Birmingham has been awarded a slice of £5.5 million funding for a project to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in engineering and physical sciences. Birmingham is one of 11 universities that have…
08 August 2018

QEHB’s Haematology Research team win national award for their work on clinical trials

The Haematology Research team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), were recently recognised for their work on commercial trials. Biruk Asfaw, Haematology Senior Research Nurse, and…