Sad passing of Bernie Parish

July 27, 2021

On Saturday 3 July, a very dear colleague Bernie (Bernadette) Parish sadly passed away after a very short illness.

Bernie trained at what was then Dudley Road Hospital and spent over 40 years at the Trust.

She was the theatre manager and senior sister of theatres 6 and 7 and ENT theatres and then became the theatre manager of the Birmingham Treatment Centre when it opened, until her retirement in 2011. Bernie has been a mainstay in theatres since the 1970’s, passing on a wealth of invaluable knowledge and skills to students and theatre practitioners.

She was a well admired and much appreciated colleague and enjoyed her retirement travelling across the globe including Thailand, the Maldives, the south of France and Ireland.

Bernie’s funeral service is scheduled to take place today (Tuesday 27 July) at 2pm, at St Marys RC Church, Harvington, Kidderminster.