Solihull Hospital and Community Services NHS

24/07/2025

Thank you 🥰

Solihull Hospital and Community Services NHS

CONGRATULATIONS on being rated overall "OUTSTANDING" in our recent inspection.

Well done from all of us at CQC on all the hard work & dedication, to all the staff involved in obtaining such a great rating.

24/07/2025

Strike action by resident doctors will take place from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July.

If we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned.

During the strikes, all other NHS staff will still be working, ensuring as many services as possible continue to operate safely.

More information can be found via the link in the comments below.

17/07/2025

We are absolutely delighted to announce that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced their report into outpatient services at Solihull Hospital.

CQC rated the services as outstanding following an inspection in March 2025.

Inspectors found that leaders had structures and process in place to improve the performance of the service and ensure the delivery of safe care and treatment for patients, and that staff enjoyed working at Solihull Hospital - telling inspectors that their departments felt like a family while feeling part of the wider hospital team.

Fiona Wyton, Director of Nursing, Solihull Hospital and Community Services said:
“We are absolutely delighted that our dedicated, compassionate, and hardworking outpatient colleagues have been recognised with the ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating.

“Every day, colleagues from our nursing, medical, administration, facilities and volunteering teams in outpatient clinics do their absolute most to ensure patients have the best experience possible and I know they are thrilled to have this recognised by the commissioners.

“From me, and on behalf of the entire Solihull Senior Management team, a huge well done and thank you.”

Today, after clinics had finished for the day, the teams gathered for a small celebration of this fantastic news.

The report will be published in the coming days here: https://orlo.uk/N7pk7

17/07/2025

🏥 Solihull Hospital Charity has funded three new bladder scanners to support Community Nurses treating patients at home.

🩺 The new scanners are more lightweight and portable making a huge difference to staff who need to carry the equipment as they visit patients in the community. This enables nurses to carry out essential assessments in patients’ homes, supporting early diagnosis and reducing unnecessary hospital visits and admissions.

👩‍⚕️ Jessica Burton, Clinical Lead for Solihull Community Bladder and Bowel Services, Solihull Hospital and Community Services NHS said, “We are incredibly grateful to Solihull Hospital Charity for funding the new scanners. Bladder scanners make a real difference to the way we deliver care. They reduce the need for catheterisation, help us prevent infections and ultimately improve patients’ comfort and outcomes.”

If you would like to support your local hospital and raise money to help fund pioneering equipment to support patients and staff, visit ➡ hospitalcharity.org/fundraising

14/07/2025

🎉 The Enhanced Perioperative Care Unit (EPOC) has now cared for its 3,000th patient. This incredible team helps patients get surgical care faster while ensuring a safe recovery all thanks to their compassion, expertise and teamwork. 💙

Emma Fellows, EPOC Lead Practitioner at Solihull Hospital said: “Reaching this point is not just about numbers, it’s about the lives we’ve helped support, the recoveries we’ve made possible, and the teamwork that makes it all happen.” 🙌

11/07/2025

People from Black communities, with or without health conditions, are invited to take part in the Improving Black Health Outcomes (IBHO) BioResource.

This new research initiative aims to better understand health conditions and how they affect Black communities in the UK.

If you decide to join, you will be asked to donate a blood or saliva sample and complete a health and lifestyle questionnaire.

To register your interest, please email Humeira.hafsa@uhb.nhs.uk or Kimberley.benjamin@uhb.nhs.uk, or call 01213718534.

Find out more here: https://orlo.uk/14C2P

10/07/2025

Patients, visitors and staff have been treated to a special lunchtime performance from Sing Solihull The Core Theatre

The choral group brought warm and uplifting vibes on this lovely sunny day ☀️

Thanks for sharing your talent with us, we really appreciate it ♥️

08/07/2025

Volunteers wanted for Typhoid and Paratyphoid A Fever vaccine study.

For further information, please visit: https://orlo.uk/6XnaI

Or contact us:
✉️ Email: BiVISTA@uhb.nhs.uk
📞 Tel: 0121 371 1378

03/07/2025

Each month we share the latest news from across our hospital in our 𝘜𝘏𝘉 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 newspaper.📰

Pick up the latest issue to read all about colleagues from across UHB attending the annual service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale as well as other news from across the hospital and community services.

Pick up a copy during your next visit or read it online anytime via the link in the comments below. 👇

02/07/2025

🎉 Solihull Hospital Charity Solihull Hospital and Community Services NHS is hosting its NHS Big Tea celebrations today!

💙 Join us to celebrate our amazing NHS staff and thank them for the incredible work them do caring for patients at Solihull Hospital and within the Community Services.

🍰 There will be a stand in the main entrance and inside the North Entrance of the hospital from 10am. Pop by for some cake and say hello!

☕ You can support the NHS Big Tea by hosting your own cake sale or coffee morning at home, work, school or community group any time during the year. We can provide a Big Tea party pack with everything you need to host your event – you’ll just need some tea and cake! Email 📧 charities@uhb.nhs.uk for your party pack.

For more information about NHS Big Tea 2025, visit ➡ hospitalcharity.org/events/nhs-big-tea

28/06/2025

It's going to be 𝑯𝑶𝑻 over the next few days across Solihull and Birmingham. ☀️

Check out this video for some tips during the hot weather. 😎