NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham Bowel Cancer Screening Programme

01/09/2020

Sadly another life lost to bowel cancer.
Such sad news 💛

27/08/2020

Wishing Sarah Harding all the best in her treatment ❤️
Cancer is such a devastating disease- please do attend for all of your screening invites and reduce your risk of developing cancer
🌟

21/08/2020

Well Birmingham- keep on keeping safe. Let’s reduce the risk of a local lockdown ⚠️

: Birmingham City Council have issued this statement:

Cases of Covid-19 are rising significantly across and if the numbers continue, the Government could impose a local lockdown across the city. We must take immediate steps now and follow all Government advice to help contain the spread of this virus.

17/08/2020

We’re at the Queen Elizabeth tomorrow (in clinic though) so we’ll miss this- but if you’re in the area keep your 👀 peeled ✈️

A Spitfire plane with ‘Thank U NHS’ written on its wings is set to fly over New Cross Hospital tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10.45am.

Keep your eyes peeled and please remember to maintain social distancing at all times

Also please note this is weather dependent!

15/08/2020

Always helpful to know 💭 🤔 ⚠️

06/07/2020

Our Trust turning blue to say thanks and happy birthday to the NHS.... 72 years young 🎈🥳

04/07/2020

We will be celebrating a very happy 72nd birthday of the NHS tomorrow 🎂 🥳

⏰ 1700 - 5pm - clap for giving thanks to the NHS 👏🏼 🌈

24/06/2020

We’re back......
And we’re screening 😜🏨🩺🦠🥳🥳🥳

A big welcome back to all at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital

19/06/2020

May not be related to bowel cancer screening, but times are hard for anybody needing healthcare at the moment.

Let’s try and look out for all of our communities 🏨🩺🦠

03/06/2020

Welcoming our workforce back home to bowel cancer screening!

All of our redeployed staff due to COVID-19 health crisis 🚨 🦠 are back home where they belong! Very proud of all of our stars ⭐️ who moved work areas for the greater good- but we’re so pleased to have everyone back together.
SWBH Trust Bowel cancer screening will resume imminently-

02/05/2020

14/04/2020

If you're visiting our parks, you must observe social distancing rules.

🏋️‍♂️❌ Please do not use play equipment or outdoor gyms for your own safety

⚽️🏏❌ You must not play team sports or socialise with people from outside your household

🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️❌Please keep your distance if you’re running or on a bike, and let others pass

😷❌Please do not visit our parks if you are suffering with coronavirus symptoms

🎣❌ Fishing is not allowed at our parks and other green spaces under the government's rules.

Our parks are great places – please enjoy them and make sure you stay at least 2 metres away from other people.

When you have finished your exercise, please go straight home.

This will help to keep everyone safe. Thank you ❤️

01/04/2020

New advice. Let’s all ❤️

24/03/2020

Very important message 🚨

20/03/2020

Please be aware of the closures in the Sandwell area

Some Sandwell Council buildings will close from tomorrow (19 March) and events will be cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Council offices at Smethwick, Rowley, Wednesbury and Tipton will close and staff will be redeployed.

Smethwick Council House and Wednesbury Town Hall are also closed.

West Bromwich Local (based at Court House) and Oldbury Local (based at Sandwell Council House) will remain open.

Sandwell Park Farm and Forge Mill Farm, museums and some libraries, will also close.

Public spaces such as local parks and Sandwell Valley currently remain open to the public.

Please share!

18/03/2020

Quite helpful- a list of symptoms
- from the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Be careful with the sources that you read from- not everyone wants to share the facts 💓

14/03/2020

So we say good luck and a fond farewell to Caroline and wish her well continuing her bowel screening career closer to home 💖 🏥
Keep in touch Cat 📱 📞 😁

14/03/2020

If you’re flying out of Birmingham airport, make sure to check all flight and airline information 🚨 ✅

BREAKING: has released a statement saying it has cancelled all flights to mainland , the and the "with immediate effect" amid the outbreak.

09/03/2020

Hope everybody is taking these precautions
Simple hand washing and being aware of when you’re antibacterial hand gels :

07/03/2020

Everybody should look out for these signs and symptoms 🗣🗣🗣

Dame Julie Walters has revealed she was diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer

20/02/2020

What a shame to hear of Julie’s diagnosis- but very glad she’s made a good recovery and wishing her all the best in the future 💖

Hopefully she did her bowel screening home kit.

Dame Julie Walters has revealed she was diagnosed with bowel cancer 18 months ago.

08/02/2020

Anytime you are offered health screening, please take it up
🦾👌🏼👍🏽💙🧡

31/01/2020

Some advice from Public Health England

If you want further information or guidance about the Coronavirus, please visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public

25/01/2020

A very big Happy Burns Night and a Happy Chinese New Year to our Birmingham communities and beyond 💓🥳

Happy Chinese New Year!
🐀2020 is the year of the Rat 🐀

According to the Chinese tradition, the rat is an animal that symbolises wealth and the beginning of a new day.😊

Take a look at What's On at Viva in the year of the rat! https://bit.ly/2WgUJt4

20/01/2020

So this is what all the fuss has been about.
It’s got tongues wagging- a change in the bowel screening kit. The first change in the history of the service.
Big news 🚨 ⚠️

Our newly updated screening resources for England and Scotland are now ready to order and download from our website. screening saves lives - find out more about how it works and symptoms to look out for.

We have a new leaflet and poster on screening in England: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/our-publications/bowel-cancer-screening-england/

And a new poster for screening in Scotland: https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/our-publications/bowel-cancer-screening-scotland/

20/01/2020

We’re at City Hospital today listening to BBC Radio 2 - they’re talking about home health testing. Just been talking about the new bowel kit.
Did anyone else catch this ?? 😃 📻 👂✋🏾☝🏻🤚🏼

17/01/2020

Today we say goodbye to Owen and wish him fond farewell - as he makes his way over to the colorectal CNS team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Good luck Owen- don’t forget us 😁

13/01/2020

The screening centre is super pleased for Sister Rose having worked alongside her for many years. Such a credit to SWBH Sandwell West-Birmingham Nhs Trust 🥰⭐️🌟🎉🎖🏅🥇 😁

It's the Year of the Nurse and Midwife - and to celebrate we are shining the spotlight on one of our most well-known nurses Rose Butler. Read about her amazing career here: https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/media/55-years-and-counting-caring-rose-reminisces-over-career-as-year-of-the-nurse-and-midwife-is-launched/

24/12/2019

Happy Christmas Eve from all of us at bowel screening at QE Hospital today 🎄⛄️🎅🏻 🏥 💉

17/12/2019

It’s that time of the year some of the West Bromwich Albion crew come to visit the Trust. Lovely seeing them with patients- what big hearts ⚽️ 🥅 🎄 🎁 💖