zones, as well as training Army, Navy and Air Force medical staff. Notable patients Those reported to have been treated there include: Schoolgirl and education activist Malala Yousafzai was flown in from Pakistan to receive treatment at the hospital after being shot in the head by the Taliban in an incident which she earned plaudits across the world for her bravery and determination in recovery. Stephen Sutton, who raised millions of pounds for the Teenage Cancer Trust, died aged 19 from colon cancer at the hospital on 19 May 2014. Notable incidents A nurse at the hospital was suspended from the medical register in 2013 when a panel at the Nursing and Midwifery Council proved more than 70 charges of incompetency. A surgeon used an argon beam machine to write his initials on the organs of the anaesthetised patients in 2013. In 2016 the death rate among patients receiving cardiac surgery was found to be above average for the nation. Among other criticisms it was suggested a bullying culture has prevented staff voicing concerns. Performance As of October 2021 the Care Quality Commission rated the Queen Elizabeth Hospital overall as "requires improvement". See also Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh Healthcare in West Midlands Birmingham Women's Hospital - Located adjacent to the hospital List of hospitals in England References External links University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre Hospital buildings completed in 2010 Hospitals in Birmingham, West Midlands Military hospitals in the United Kingdom NHS hospitals in England Teaching hospitals in England