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Hospital rated as outstanding
Birmingham Children’s Hospital has become the first of its kind to be rated "outstanding" by healthcare inspectors in England. The hospital, now part of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, was praised by the Care Quality Commission for “working effectively to provide the best care”. The accolade comes just
eight years after the hospital was criticised for having insufficient numbers of beds and trained staff. The trust was rated as
‘Outstanding’ for whether its services were caring, effective and responsive, ‘good’ for whether its services were well- led and ‘requires improvement’ for whether its services were safe. Chief executive Sarah-Jane
Marsh said: “For the past five years we have been all about building and developing one giant healthcare team with 3,700 members - Team BCH - and it is wonderful to see this shining through in the report.”
Birmingham’s hotel sector enjoys boom in tourism
Birmingham’s hotel sector has experienced its most successful year with occupancy rates for 2016 peaking at 99 per cent capacity and averaging at 75 per cent – both, the highest on record. The figures, released by
Marketing Birmingham’s Regional Observatory, are backed by further evidence of unprecedented growth in the region’s visitor economy. The data reveals both the
proportion of international visitors and overnight visitors to the city have doubled in the last three years, bolstering Birmingham’s standing as a global tourist destination. Overnight guests now account
for 45 per cent of all visitors, compared to 21 per cent in 2013, while the proportion of international visitors has grown from six to 12 per cent respectively.. Additionally, the proportion of
leisure visitors to the city has also increased – from 45 per cent in 2013 to 76 per cent in 2016; demonstrating a significant shift in the type of visitors. The Birmingham Perception
Survey 2016 – a report that looks at
consumer perception trends over time – confirms a step change in the city’s reputation as a tourist destination. Birmingham has witnessed the greatest improvement in perceptions of all major UK cities, with a growth of 23 percentage points in the last 12 months. Chamber president Paul Kehoe,
who is also chief executive officer at Birmingham Airport and chairman of Marketing Birmingham, said: “Both Birmingham Airport and the
Paul Kehoe
city’s hotel sector are currently celebrating their most successful year in history. “This is the outcome of a flourishing leisure offer, a concerted effort to ensure Birmingham’s connectivity is world-class, and leveraging crucial public and private partnerships across the city. “Working with Marketing
Birmingham to cement our city on the global map, I’m confident Birmingham will continue to smash records.
22 CHAMBERLINK March 2017
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