Lorna-Kelly
12 October 2022
News and media
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. Click on the link to any story to read the full details. If you are a member of the media and wish to contact our press office, please visit our News and Media page.
Charities score as £700 raised from football match
11 October 2022
Charity was the big winner as staff from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust tackled each other on the football pitch for the first time, with nearly £700 raised. Spectators paid £5 to watch, while every player, including substitutes, paid £10 each to play and there was a raffle, which all […]
End-of-life care for all
10 October 2022
You would expect that Walsall’s Goscote Hospice staff support patients with a life limiting illness but they also support patients’ families and loved ones when they are feeling equally vulnerable. Did you know that patients’ pets have been welcomed into the hospice? If pets are important to you, they are important to us too. And […]
Dale hopes to prove a cut above Adam
10 October 2022
Boxing barber Dale Follows is a shadow of his former self but memories of his late mum loom large as he prepares to step into the ring at Well Wishers’ charity show on Friday night. Dale, from Shelfield, a self-employed barber with his own shop, Peaky Barbers in Wednesbury, has shed 10 stone in the […]
National shortlisting for Walsall NHS recruitment drive
9 October 2022
A Walsall recruitment scheme that has helped more than 100 people secure jobs in the NHS has been shortlisted for a national award. Work4Health, which was created by Midlands’ landlord whg in partnership with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Walsall College has made it through to the finals of the UK Housing Awards. The winners […]
Volunteers recognised as “truly inspirational”
8 October 2022
More than 100 volunteers who work alongside Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust staff were recognised for their fantastic contribution at an awards ceremony held in their honour. Over the last year, volunteers have helped out in all manner of ways, working with staff and patients across the hospital and community services – and despite the challenges […]