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11 December 2024
A hospital memorial garden is set for a transformation complete with a new wildflower meadow created thanks to a £10,000 grant. The funding from Natural England was secured by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity Well Wishers for Walsall Manor Hospital. Volunteers recruited from the staff and the volunteer team will work alongside Groundwork West Midlands […]
10 December 2024
An award-winning Black Country Urology Nurse has addressed a host of celebrities and MPs at Parliament in calling for the NHS to make prostate cancer screening available for all at-risk men. Kelly Kusinski, Urology Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, spoke with David Walliams, Gary Lineker, Frank […]
6 December 2024
Patients, visitors, volunteers and staff at Walsall Manor Hospital enjoyed a TREEmendous seasonal treat today when its Christmas lights were switched on as part of a packed Festive Friday of yuletide cheer. Inspirational amputee Tommy Brown, 13, did the honours, joined by the borough’s Mayor and Mayoress following an uplifting performance from Great Barr Brass […]
4 December 2024
This Friday promises to be merry and bright for visitors and staff at Walsall Manor Hospital as its Christmas tree lights are officially switched on. The annual event, organised by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity, will see inspirational amputee Tommy Brown, 13, do the honours, joined by the borough’s Mayor and Mayoress. Tommy, […]
3 December 2024
Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE will be continuing in his role as Chair of four Black Country NHS Trusts until 2027. The health chief, who has more than 40 years’ NHS leadership experience, will serve a further term as Chair of Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, while his terms of office as Chair of […]
28 November 2024
Santa and some of his reindeer took time out of their busy pre-Christmas schedule to bring a smile to patients at Walsall Manor Hospital. Patients, their relatives and staff on the Children’s Ward enjoyed a surprise visit from two reindeer and Santa as well as the chance to take part in arts and crafts, a […]
27 November 2024
Patients living with dementia who are being cared for at Walsall Manor Hospital will benefit from the proceeds of a recent charity boxing match. Funds were raised through the popular annual event, organised by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity in partnership with its patron Martin Gethin, former British lightweight boxing champion. The £2,500 […]
26 November 2024
A “superstar” has won a national award in recognition of her commitment to supporting healthcare colleagues across Wolverhampton and Walsall to develop and thrive. Claire Flatt, Matron for Post Registration Education at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), won a Cavell Star Award. The awards are run by Cavell, the charity that supports UK Nurses, […]
25 November 2024
Efforts made to improve patients’ experience at Walsall Manor Hospital’s Emergency Department – including speedier ambulance handover times – have earned its teams a national award. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust won the Performance Recovery Award category of the Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards at a ceremony attended by Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting. […]
25 November 2024
At 78, most people are taking life a bit easier, but two evergreen Walsall healthcare workers are still working, with no plans to retire. Friends Chris Webb (pictured left) and Maureen Brain have been Support Service Assistants at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust for 20 years after decades as spot welders. Known as ‘The Twinnies’, both […]
23 November 2024
Poorly children from Walsall and Wolverhampton enjoyed a magical trip on board the Santa Express thanks to the generosity of a volunteer-run railway. The trip, organised by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity, and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) Charity whisked youngsters on a festive train trip around Chasewater Country Park in Burntwood. […]
22 November 2024
Research was championed in many forms at a Black Country celebration event where Walsall and Wolverhampton’s NHS Trusts dominated the awards. Guest speaker – Team GB’s Paralympic gold medallist Aaron Phipps – told the Black Country Research Celebration audience he owed his life to research. The 41-year-old presented the awards with Sir David Nicholson, KCB, […]
