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A successful year
for cancer centre Cure Leukaemia has marked a year since the expansion of the Centre for Clinical Haematology (CCH) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The £3.4m expansion, which has doubled
the centre’s capacity, was funded by the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP), Cure Leukaemia and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). The expanded centre has had a dramatic
impact on the treatment of haematological malignancies. In the past 12 months, the new centre has led the development of four new clinical trials of drug and transplant therapies, attracted £6m investment from the global pharmaceutical sector created 25 new jobs in the life sciences sector, increased the hospital’s ability to deliver routine care for blood cancer patients and permitted stem cell transplants to be delivered as an outpatient.
‘The increased capacity will allow further innovation and improvement’
The centre has treated 9,612 patients,
opened 10 new clinical trials, increased patient treatments from 10,000 to 19,000 and reduced patient waiting times. Dr Fiona Clark, clinical service lead for
haematology at the CCH, said: “The expanded centre has been transformational already but we see this as just the start. “We have seen the benefits of having clinicians, research nurses, therapy nurses and research teams all under one roof and this has been the catalyst for a vastly improved patient pathway and experience. “The increased capacity will allow further
innovation and improvement in the care we can provide and we have recently been accredited to deliver ground breaking CAR T-Cell immunotherapy therapy to patients, in part because of the excellent facilities and apheresis department housed in the CCH. “All of this progress is possible thanks to
the expanded CCH thanks to funding from the GBSLEP and Cure Leukaemia and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who made this possible.” Cure Leukaemia’s chief executive James, McLaughlin, said: “It is fantastic to see the progress that has already been made since the CCH reopened. “It is vital that we continue to support the
clinical teams that operate within the CCH and we are constantly striving to find new ways to fund the growth and innovation that is possible as a result of the centre.”
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Recognition (from left): Muhammad Ali, chief executive of Islam Channel, who presented the award, with Mohammed Saeed and Jafar Mukiibi
Travel firm awarded best Mecca tour operator
Birmingham-based Al-Hidaayah Travel has been named ‘Best UK VIP & Luxury Hajj Tour Operator’ at the Hajj and Umrah Excellence Awards. The Small Heath travel firm picked up the
gong at the event at the Intercontinental Park Lane Hotel in London, attended by hundreds of travel experts and industry professionals. Al-Hidaayah Travel specialises in Hajj and
Umrah pilgrimage tours. Hajj is a mandatory Muslim pilgrimage, for
those who are physically and financially able, to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, during the last month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims must undertake the pilgrimage once in their lifetime. Umrah is a non-mandatory Muslim pilgrimage
to Mecca, and can be completed at any time of the year. The Hajj is the second largest gathering of
Muslims in the world, after the Arba’een Pilgrimage, which is held in Karbala, Iraq.
The award was collected by Al-Hidaayah
director Mohammed Saeed and sales manager Jafar Mukiibi. Mr Saeed said: “It was a great honour to be
recognised for the hard work that has gone in to organising Hajj and Umrah packages for thousands of pilgrims in the last two decades. It is something that the whole Al-Hidaayah Travel team can be proud of.” Rashid Mogradia, chief executive of award
organiser The Council of British Hajis (CBHUK), said: “The Hajj and Umrah Excellence Awards are a celebration of success and a recognition of the excellence of services delivered to British pilgrims embarking on Hajj and Umrah tours. “The event aims to bring a positive light to a
professional and growing market and showcases the very best in their categories. “To be voted by the British Muslim community and the trade is the highest form of recognition.”
Investment funds hits milestone
An investment fund set up to support smaller businesses in the West Midlands has hit its first million pound milestone. BCRS Business Loans has announced that
more than £1m in small business loans has been distributed to growing SMEs from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF). MEIF is in turn delivered by the British Business
Bank, a state-owned economic development bank established to boost the supply of credit to small and medium enterprises. BCRS Business Loans is the fund manager for
MEIF’s Small Business Loans fund. Paul Kalinauckas, chief executive of BCRS Business Loans, said: “We are delighted to share
the news of our million-pound MEIF milestone. We are proud to work with the British Business Bank, which has enabled us to extend our support for businesses that are struggling to access finance from traditional lenders.” Grant Peggie, director at British Business
Bank, said: “It’s great to see BCRS reach this milestone loan amount. There are some great examples here of smaller businesses accessing the finance they need to expand, supporting job creation and growth across the West Midlands. “We look forward to seeing more businesses
benefit from this fund and would encourage any Midlands SMEs looking to grow to explore the funding available from MEIF.”
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