Express & Star (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
A grandfather, aged 65, has lost his fight for life after a blaze engulfed his home in Halesowen as he cried for help from an upstairs window. Pensioner Barry Allen’s children were at his bedside when he died at Selly Oak Hospital. Neighbours had rushed to Mr Allen’s aid as flames … [visit site to read [...]
No fighting, no biting! (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Mrs. Ellen Westwood, 88, was in Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital for two months after she had been admitted into Birmingham's Royal Orthopaedic Hospital for routine shoulder surgery. The woman ended up being treated for dementia and C.difficile, which Westwood's daughter alleges she contracted at the Orthopaedic Hospital after the surgery. The bacterial infection soon spread to her cheeks, face and...
An Englishman's Castle (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Afghanistan hero criticises poor care for troops - Telegraph Despite assurances from ministers and hospital managers that the care for servicemen at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, was now excellent, Capt Martin Hewitt said the "truth" about the continued poor care...
Birmingham City News (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
MARTIN Taylor did apologise to Eduardo when he saw him, but the Arsenal striker has admitted that because of pain-killing drugs he can't really remember the Blues defender visiting him in Selly Oak hospital.
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Arsenal star Eduardo has said he doesn't remember receiving an apology from Birmingham defender Martin Taylor for the challenge that is set to sideline the forward for nine months that will include Croatia's Euro 2008 finals campaign. But Taylor insists he twice visited the Selly Oak Hospital where Eduardo was initially treated and would happily do so again
thisislondon (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Arsenal star Eduardo has said he doesn't remember receiving an apology from Birmingham defender Martin Taylor for the challenge that is set to sideline the forward for nine months that will include Croatia's Euro 2008 finals campaign. But Taylor insists he twice visited the Selly Oak Hospital where Eduardo was initially treated and would happily do so again
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
The Arsenal and Croatia forward can only recall a brief conversation with his wife before undergoing surgery at the Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
Eduardo, the Arsenal striker, will spend his 25th birthday in Selly Oak hospital, Birmingham, while the full extent of the damage to his left leg is assessed, writes Martin Smith.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/13/2008
Recovering in the S4 trauma and orthopaedic ward at Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital, Lance Sergeant Adam Ball of the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards is a focused and resilient man. Just eight weeks earlier, he had lost a leg in combat with the Taliban in Sangin, Afghanistan.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/16/2007
By Dale Williams A MAN has died from his injuries following a horror crash on a country lane near Walsall. The 46-year-old from Pelsall was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, in a critical condition following the smash yesterday.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/25/2007
By Shahid Naqvi A pledge by Gordon Brown's to "deep clean" hospitals was condemned as "too little too late" by a Birmingham politician following the death of a patient with MRSA at Selly Oak Hospital.
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 08/21/2007
Walsall youth team player Anton Reid, 16, died after collapsing on the club's training pitch on Monday. Reid was resuscitated by medical staff at Aston University playing fields and airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival
