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  • 13 June 2019

    Dermatology trial leads to approval for new treatment

    An international trial, which University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) were the leading recruiters to, has led to the first new drug for skin lymphoma treatment being approved in 18 years. The Alcanza trial…

  • 04 June 2019

    Research Showcase 2019

    At the annual Birmingham Health Partners Research Showcase, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on May 17, hundreds of patients, staff and members of the public found out about the latest breakthroughs and cutting-edge…

  • Key link discovered between tissue cell type and different forms of arthritis

    30 May 2019

    Key link discovered between tissue cell type and different forms of arthritis

    Pioneering research, supported by organisations including University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), could lead to targeted therapies for types of arthritis. The research, published in Nature on May 29, shows for the first time…

  • 29 May 2019

    MD-TEC runners up at prestigious awards ceremony

    The ERDF-funded Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre, based on the third floor of the Heritage Building, were recently finalists at the Med-Tech Innovation Awards in the Design category. The awards were held on May…

  • 10 May 2019

    UHB first Trust in country to have all diagnostic services accredited

    Every diagnostic service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), following site visits throughout 2018. As…

  • 08 May 2019

    Heartlands Critical Care Consultant elected to prestigious Fellowship

    The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected 50 of the UK’s leading figures within biomedical and health sciences to their esteemed Fellowship, including two University of Warwick scientists, it has been announced today (Wednesday 8…

  • 29 April 2019

    Radiographer Hayley inspires the country

    UHB research radiographer Hayley Carruthers has made headlines across the world, thanks to her dramatic finish at the London Marathon. After running the 26.2 mile marathon, Hayley collapsed just before the finish line, and crossed…

  • 23 April 2019

    UHB Haematology Lecturer wins Researcher of the Year prize

    Pip Nicolson, a Clinical Lecturer in Haematology at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), recently won a prestigious national award for his research work. Pip was presented with the National Institute for Health Research…

  • UHB top recruiter to national trial

    18 April 2019

    UHB top recruiter to national trial

    The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) is one of the leading recruiters to a national trial that could improve mortality rates for people having emergency bowel surgery. The Fluid Optimisation in Emergency Laparotomy (FLO-ELA) trial,…

  • 17 April 2019

    Trial DIRECTing people to give best CPR possible

    A trial taking place at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) could lead to changes in how people are instructed to deliver CPR by ambulance telephone operators. The DIRECT study recruited 330 people, and…