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4 July 2022
Maternity Support Worker Kim Billingham
News and media
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Support for neonatal babies – and a plea for help
1 July 2022
A support group for parents of babies who have received care in Walsall Manor Hospital’s Neonatal Unit is being re-launched later this month. The group met regularly prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Neonatal Community Outreach Team is looking forward to starting it back up again. The first meeting is being […]
New chapter for the Black Country health and care system
1 July 2022
From today (Friday 1 July), health and care services are changing across the Black Country to meet local needs. Each part of the country now has what is known as an Integrated Care System (ICS) – partnerships of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the […]
Tree planted in staff remembrance garden
30 June 2022
A cherry blossom tree was planted today in the special garden for reflection and remembrance that has been created outside Walsall Manor Hospital. The garden, which was installed just over a year ago, is for staff who have lost colleagues and loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chair of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Professor Steve […]
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30 June 2022
Chair Steve Field and former Walsall Non-Executive Director John Dunn at the tree planting ceremony
Supporting bereaved parents – in Hudson’s memory
30 June 2022
“To be able to spend that precious time with Hudson meant so much to us both – the thought of not being able to do so would have been just too much to bear.” A couple whose beloved baby son was stillborn have been fundraising to support other bereaved parents who use maternity services at […]
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30 June 2022
Laura and Dan with the cuddle cot they raised money for
Morrisons donate goodies for nurses
29 June 2022
Community nurses from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are staying well nourished and hydrated this summer thanks to regular donations of goodies from Morrisons supermarket. The store’s Willenhall branch has been supplying up to 30 staff with healthy snacks and drinks each week for the last month to help keep busy nurses on the go. […]