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.
18 October 2024
Selfless volunteers and passionate charity supporters will take centre stage tonight at a joint awards event to honour their dedication and commitment to Walsall patients and healthcare services. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is holding its first joint Volunteers and Charity Awards event this evening to recognise the invaluable contribution made to Walsall Manor Hospital and […]
15 October 2024
Patients using the Emergency Departments (EDs) at two Black Country hospitals will be offered routine HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C blood tests. The offer will be made to anyone aged 18 and over who is already having bloods taken for another reason at Walsall Manor and Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospitals. This automatic testing is […]
14 October 2024
A couple whose baby boy was born sleeping have been fundraising in his memory to support other families who use the bereavement suite at Walsall Manor Hospital. Katie Perry and Liam Riley-Stewart lost their precious son Layton on 9 July this year but were able to spend time with him in the Snowdrop Room within […]
14 October 2024
An “exceptional leader” at two Black Country Trusts has won a prestigious national award celebrating innovation and quality improvement. Sebastian Smith-Cox, Group Head of Workforce Intelligence and Planning at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, has scooped the Healthcare People Management Association’s (HPMA) Excellence in People KPMG Star Award. The HPMA, […]
11 October 2024
Patients’ records – vital to the delivery of their care – have been relocated to a new building at Walsall Manor Hospital as the service works to transfer to an electronic system. The Health Records Team at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust retrieves and prepares records as required for both outpatient clinics and inpatient episodes of […]
10 October 2024
Better patient experience is being channelled across five wards at the Manor Hospital – thanks to a charity-funded project. Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity has bought 30 new televisions for Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 29. They have been installed in all the bays and the charity funded the full installation included new wiring, […]
10 October 2024
Reducing the length of stay for hospital patients and decreasing waiting times were some of the top initiatives rewarded at an innovative awards ceremony that celebrated improvements made across two Black Country NHS Trusts. Walsall Healthcare and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trusts held their second joint Quality Improvement (QI) Awards last week. One of the […]
10 October 2024
Patients, carers and visitors at Walsall Manor Hospital can now make use of new and improved free Wi-Fi to keep in touch and entertained. Digital Technology Services (DTS) at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust launched its new public Wi-Fi last month. The new service has been designed to improve patients and visitors’ experience – providing fast […]
9 October 2024
A memorial service for those who have experienced pregnancy and baby loss is being held this weekend as Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust plays its part in a national focus. Baby Loss Awareness Week runs from 9 to 15 October and gives anyone affected by such a loss an opportunity to reflect, remember and reach out. […]
9 October 2024
A web expert more used to uploading other people’s content has had his own novel published. Colin Cranfield, Web Content Officer at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (WHT) and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), has just produced his literary debut, titled ‘Julian, Superman’. Aimed at adults, the 281-page paperback is set in 1968 and centres […]
9 October 2024
A “hero” healthcare pioneer who set up a service to treat women with cancer has retired after more than two decades at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Carol Smith, 66, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in the Gynaecology Outpatients Department (GOPD) at Walsall Manor Hospital, is hanging up her uniform after 22 years at the Trust. A […]
9 October 2024
We are now offering routine HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C testing in our Emergency Department for all patients aged 18 years and over who are having bloods taken for another reason. This automatic testing is part of a national NHS initiative to carry out testing in local areas where prevalence of these infections is […]
