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The Latest Breaking News from Birmingham Children Hospital

Four children in cardiac arrest after being pulled from lake

There has been no confirmation of the ages or genders of the children

Wales Online

Mother shares sign every parent should know after daughter, 5, loses her eye to cancer

Lisa Shaw first noticed a cloudy film covering her little girl’s eye on Boxing Day in December 2021

The Independent UK

Trainee nurse at English hospital learned Welsh phrases to comfort desperately ill child

The little boy's family only found out about the kind gesture a year later

Wales Online

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Pride of Britain winner Elizabeth meets F1 hero after being scarred for life as a baby

Brave Elizabeth Soffe, eight, has had 80 operations since suffering third-degree burns over 60% of her body in the blaze at just six months old

Daily Mirror

Ella Swann, 14, who died in pool tragedy was 'ray of sunshine who touched many'

Schoolgirl Ella Swann, 14, who died after having an "epileptic fit" at North Solihull Sports Centre was a "ray of sunshine who touched many lives" an inquest heard

Daily Mirror

Schoolgirl tragically drowned after 'suffering epileptic fit' in swimming pool

Ella Swann, 14, was part of Solihull Swimming Club in Birmingham and had completed part of the 90-minute session when she was discovered at the bottom of the deep end of the pool

Daily Mirror

'Hardworking and caring' children's cancer nurse who 'loved life' found dead at home

Stacey Fusco struggled with anxiety and depression after working on a particularly difficult case involving a child's cancer diagnosis as part of her job

Daily Mirror

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Boy, 11, impaled on bike nearly dies after being told to wait TWO HOURS for ambulance

Jayden’s frantic mum Daniele, and his dad Craig, dashed to the scene while a passerby dialled 999. However, Daniele was told by an operator that he was not a priority case

Daily Mirror

Toddler's rare skull condition will damage his brain without major surgery

Oscar Williams is set to undergo a vital operation in Birmingham on August 23, but his parents need help with the huge travel and accommodation costs

Wales Online

Family left heartbroken as toddler's mystery bruises turn out to be cancer

Mum Rhiannon Forster discovered the unusual marks all over two-year-old son Wyatt's neck arms and legs just days after his GP prescribed antibiotics for an ear infection.

Daily Record

Family's world crashes down as two-year-old boy's bruises diagnosed as cancer

Little Wyatt Forster faces a tough six months of chemo

Wales Online

Family of girl, 12, left devastated after her night sweats turn out to be cancer

Natalie Bloxham, 34, from Staffordshire, took her daughter on holiday to Greece after being told her symptoms were likely due to a viral infection before her diagnosis

Daily Mirror

Unfortunate Reveal: Nurse Who Thought She Had Prolonged COVID Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer

Victoria Puar, 46, says she caught the virus during a camping trip with her family in August 2021.

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Teen 'loved by everyone' died suddenly after playing football with friend

Kellum Thomas, 13, from Nottingham, previously suffered a cardiac arrest and doctors had doubled his medication, although the prescription did not arrive before his death

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Nottingham Post

Nottingham teen 'loved by everyone' died suddenly after playing football with friend

Doctors had decided to double his medication in March 2021, but the prescription did not arrive until after he had died

Liverpool Echo

Mum given terminal diagnosis after mistaking symptoms for long covid

The mum-of-two has urged anyone with a cough to get it checked out

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh child diagnosed with liver cancer after parents discovered lump in lockdown

Leo Barker was diagnosed with cancer in 2020. At just 11 years old he is now raising money for charity after a life saving kidney transplant in Birmingham Children's Hospital

Daily Mirror

Mum tells how baby daughter's 'runny nose' turned out to be rare blood cancer

Anjna Caulton, 44, from Perton, South Staffordshire, said her seven-month-old daughter Mia had cold-like symptoms before her health deteriorated and she was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer

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Toddler needed liver transplant after parents noticed she looked 'a bit yellow'

The shocked parents found out that despite being previously 'fit and healthy', their daughter's liver had failed. She was rushed to Birmingham Children's Hospital in an air ambuance

Belfast Live

Belfast parents' heartache after toddler contracts hepatitis

Little Fiadh needed a live transplant after she contracted the illness

Daily Record

Birmingham Children's Hospital nurse arrested after child was 'poisoned and died'

Police said the 27-year-old woman was arrested last Thursday, hours after the death, on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life.

Evening Standard

Nurse, 27, arrested after child dies of suspected poisoning at Birmingham hospital

West Midlands Police said the woman has been released while the investigation continues and the results of forensic tests are examined

The Independent UK

Health worker arrested on suspicion of poisoning infant who died in hospital

Staff member has been suspended by trust

The Independent UK

Hospital staff member arrested over alleged poisoning after death of infant

The trust which runs Birmingham Children’s Hospital said the death occurred on its paediatric intensive care unit.

Daily Record

Terminally ill girl, 5, makes dying wish to spend day with family at theme park

The parents of Bella-Rosa Taylor, who is blind and deaf, say she wants to 'feel the wind' on her face and spend what time she has left creating 'more precious moments'.

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