Mike Jameson, Chair of Birmingham IA,, presented an Otto Ostomy model to Stoma Nurse Richie at Heartlands Hospital to help with staff and Patient training. The model has a host of stoma attachments to demonstrate ostomies of all types.
The funding for this model came as a donation from the estate of Mrs Mary Cotterill. Mary was the Stoma Care Nurse who was responsible for the founding of the Ruth Astles Centre, a dedicated centre for Birmingham ostomists and internal pouch patients.
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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 |
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