News and events

Staff networks have become an important part of the inclusion journey at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH). The Equality & Diversity Network was the first of these groups to be formed in 2018…

Despite the many challenges that COVID-19 has presented, the Medical Education Team at ROH have had an exciting year. In October 2020, the team welcomed its first cohort of third-year students from…

As part of the JointCare hip and knee replacement programme, the Trust is currently working on an app to assist patients on the go. The app will provide patients with information about the JointCa…

The Trust has replaced all of its pathology vehicles with electric cars, as part of its ambition to help ‘make Birmingham a cleaner city’. The cars, which are part of the Trusts wider net carbon red…

NHS Blood and Transplant has launched its first national campaign for people to donate plasma for medicines. Plasma donation only restarted in April after a gap of more than 20 years and few peopl…

Eight members of staff have come together to take part in an exciting multimedia project, highlighting different disabilities, both visible and hidden. ‘Seeing beyond the stigma’ is a photography…

The UK’s leading salad brand, Florette has paid tribute to NHS frontline staff with a two metre-high colourful salad rainbow display. Hosted outside in the sunshine at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital…

A major national study will pitch human skill against machine precision as it compares the benefits of knee replacement surgery performed using a robot to a surgeon using traditional methods. Knee…