The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham

17/07/2025

🏆 The wait is over… Your Blue Heart Award 2025 winners are revealed! Congratulations to all our Winners and Finalists.

🔗View the full list: https://tinyurl.com/42awyajr

16/07/2025

We're thrilled to announce we have joined forces in a strategic alliance with The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to improve orthopaedic and musculoskeletal (MSK) services for patients across the UK.

By combining our strengths, we are not just improving services, we are setting a new standard for collaboration, innovation, and patient-centred excellence.

Read more 👉https://tinyurl.com/362kv4mm

11/07/2025

It's set to be another hot weekend. UK Health Security Agency West Midlands and the Met Office have issued an Amber Heat-health alert for the from 12 noon today, Fri 11 July to 9am on Mon 14 July ☀️

During
☀️drink lots of water to keep hydrated
☀️wear sun cream to protect skin from UV damage
☀️check on anyone who may be vulnerable

09/07/2025

01/07/2025

Are you an adult who has had an overnight stay in an NHS hospital in the last 6 months?

Take part in a 90 minute patient group discussion for the Adult Inpatient Survey and receive a £60 voucher.

To participate, email volunteer@surveycoordination.com, or call 01865 208127

27/06/2025

We've launched a new series with our Women's Network taking a deeper look at some of the roles you may not be familiar with across the Trust, and the women that lead. First up is digital with Karen McCarthy, Digital Programme Manager, and Vickie Pring, Senior Systems and Web Developer.

https://tinyurl.com/3xcfnyma

26/06/2025

We were thrilled to welcome research nursing colleagues from the UK Ministry of Defence to this year's Orthopaedic Nursing and AHP conference.

As continues, this was a great opportunity to share learnings between the NHS and the Armed Forces.

20/06/2025

Grace celebrates 10 years of life-changing scoliosis surgery with a half marathon and raises an incredible £7,500 for Orthopaedic Charity

June is Scoliosis Awareness Month and we interviewed Grace to learn more about her story, the challenges that come with a scoliosis diagnosis and just how strong you can be when you put your mind to it. Watch the full video over on our YT - search ROHBirmingham

20/06/2025

Do you see me? Our Learning Disability and Autism team is raising awareness of support available for patients & staff at the ROH for Learning Disability and Awareness Week.

“Do you see me” is a Mencap campaign about challenging the barriers people with a learning disability face in everyday life. Come say hello to find out more - the team will be outside Cafe Royale until 2pm.

19/06/2025

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a YELLOW Heat Health Alert until 6pm Sunday 22 June for the West Midlands.

During hot weather make sure to:
☀️drink lots of water to keep hydrated
☀️wear sun cream to protect skin from UV damage
☀️check on anyone who may be vulnerable

https://t.co/WkPCVpUPEZ

18/06/2025

Welcome to our new cohort of UoB Year 3 Selected Experience students! The students will be working alongside different departments to give them a valuable experience of working at a specialist orthopaedic hospital.

We would like to thank all of the staff involved and to those giving up their time to offer teaching sessions and learning opportunities to our bright and eager cohort of students 💙

17/06/2025

Could you be the next Governor at ROH?

Elections are being held for the following Governor vacancies at ROH:
Public: Birmingham and Solihull – 4 vacancies
Public: Rest of England and Wales – 3 vacancies
Staff: Clinical – 1 vacancy

“For me I feel I can represent Patients/Public who may not feel able to communicate their views to the Hospital Board.” – Linsey, ROH Governor

An NHS governor is a passionate, informed, and engaged individual who is dedicated to improving healthcare and ensuring the Trust is accountable to the people it serves.

Find out more and submit your nomination: https://tinyurl.com/48bfw5fz