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Joanne Writtle

West Midlands

Journalist at BBC

Health correspondent @bbcmtd

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Joanne Writtle |Charlotte Benton

    Image caption, Imran Vorajee, 44, from Nuneaton, received a life-saving heart transplant at the hospital in 2018Health correspondent, BBC MidlandsA new "one-stop shop" transplant centre has opened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The Edmonds Transplant Centre enables patients to receive all of their care, both prior to and after their operation, in one place, rather than attending appointments in multiple locations across the hospital.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Joanne Writtle

    Attacked paramedics hope for swifter court justiceJoanne WrittleHealth correspondent, BBC MidlandsBBCParamedic Jacob Hoy said he believed many attacks on ambulance workers went unreported Last summer, as people watched England in the Euro 2024 final, paramedic Jacob Hoy was on a night shift. He was called to a football fan in Birmingham, reportedly in cardiac arrest - but the patient was drunk and Mr Hoy said he was attacked.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Joanne Writtle

    Image caption, Charlotte Cheshire, a mother whose son was left severely disabled, has written to the health secretary over concerns about ringfencing money for maternity careHealth correspondent, BBC MidlandsThere are growing calls for millions of pounds of maternity care funding, announced after the Shropshire baby deaths scandal, to remain ringfenced.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Joanne Writtle

    Shopping centre NHS base bids to cut waiting listsJoanne WrittleHealth correspondent, BBC MidlandsCharlotte BentonBBCMargaret Storer underwent tests at the site on Tuesday and said it was very convenientNHS bosses in the West Midlands have said a new patient testing centre will help to bring down waiting lists, meaning illnesses can be identified and treated earlier.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Joanne Writtle

    Man hits out at mum's hospital care after strokeJoanne WrittleHealth correspondent, BBC MidlandsTony LesterVivien Lester did not get the support she needed to get "her dignity back", her son saidA man said a lack of care for his 96-year-old mother following a stroke after she left hospital, left her bedridden and without dignity in her final days.

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