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22 September 2022
News and media
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Nurses score £530 for stroke rehab garden
22 September 2022
Walsall Healthcare nurses netted more than double their target and raised £530 for a new community stroke rehabilitation garden from a charity football match. Staff from Hollybank House Stroke Rehabilitation Unit in Willenhall took on Walsall Lionesses under-13s at Burntwood Leisure Centre to raise money for the appeal, which has been organised and promoted […]
Trainee accountant ready to box clever
21 September 2022
A trainee accountant is embarking on a 174-mile round trip to swap his books for boxing gloves to support a charity fight night. Alex Newens, 28, is travelling from Preston, Lancashire to take part in the charity boxing show on Friday 14 October at Rushall Labour Club in aid of Well Wishers, the charity […]
“Queen made me feel like a VIP!”
20 September 2022
To receive his OBE from the Queen for the work he had done to halve the mortality of new-born babies in the borough and to develop the Paediatric Assessment Unit at the Manor Hospital was a truly special moment for Walsall Healthcare Consultant Paediatrician Professor Abdul Gatrad. Professor Gatrad, now 76, received his honour from […]
Garry’s memories of “outstanding” monarch
20 September 2022
“She had such presence – when we were standing next to her, singing the national anthem, we were completely overwhelmed, with tears running down our faces.” Garry Perry, Associate Director – Patient Relations & Experience for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, has met the Queen on three occasions, with his most memorable encounter happening when he […]