On Tuesday 7th November, Mike Jameson, Chair of Birmingham IA, presented an oil painting of the late Mary Cotterill, a retired SCN who worked tirelessly in the interests of Birmingham IA members and stoma and Internal Pouch patients in general, to staff at the Ruth Astles Centre, Heartlands Hospital.
Mary’s vision led to the creation of the Ruth Astles Centre at Heartlands Hospital, a facility which is still valued today by patients and nursing staff. Ruth Astles was Mary’s patient and bequeathed the funding for the unit, and Mary managed the project of building the stoma unit from start to finish.
Mike presented the oil painting to Richie Asilo, Yetunde Fadipe, Karen Entwistle and Emma Astley-Hill. It will be hung alongside the existing oil painting of Ruth Astles. Birmingham IA are delighted that Mary will be honoured in this way at the stoma unit which she created.
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Birmingham IA 6 days ago |
Great time at IA - Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Association information day event 2025!
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Birmingham IA 12 days ago |
A great catch up in Sutton with lots of cake in aid of the Great IA Bake-Off! And a very informative Q&A with Di Davies, SCN for Coloplast \ud83d
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Birmingham IA 15 days ago |
Date for your diary: Birmingham IA support are pleased to announce information day event on 17 May 2025. If you're interested in attending please email maggie.butler\u0040iasupport.org. Our event is sponsored by Fittleworth Medical Raffle prizes from Moonpig
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Birmingham IA 47 days ago |
We've been busy with the visit to the Salts Healthcare factory in Birmingham and Solihull social \ud83d
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Birmingham IA 60 days ago |
City Centre Social!
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Birmingham IA 63 days ago |
Are you joining us for our City centre social tomorrow on Sat 22nd Feb?! We'll be at St Martin in the Bullring (Deritend Training Room), Edgbaston Street, Birmingham B5 5BB, at 10am until midday. Hope to see you there \ud83d
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Birmingham IA 68 days ago |
Keeping busy!!! Mike presenting the new plaques to SCN's at Heartlands to go with the portraits of Ruth Astles & Mary Cotterill, to nurses Yetunde Fadipe, Rebecca Billingsley and Emma Morris. Bogusha and Derek presenting and answering questions to student nurses in Solihull \ud83d
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Birmingham IA 74 days ago |
Well done TransPennine Express! Hopefully other will follow suit! Stoma-changing facilities added to railway toilets
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Birmingham IA 78 days ago |
Hope to see you there!
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Birmingham IA 87 days ago |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj48571qq7vo
