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18 September 2024
A celebration of research undertaken across the Black Country is being held this autumn, with a Team GB Gold medal Paralympian ready to inspire and support further successes. The celebration event will bring together healthcare providers across the area which collectively recruited around 5,000 participants – across more than 200 studies – in 2023/24 who […]
17 September 2024
Walsall Manor Hospital patients and residents whose worn out slippers have seen better days will be able to exchange them for more fitting footwear – thanks to an initiative this Falls Awareness Week. Walsall Connected and Bloxwich Community Partnership have funded 240 pairs of new slippers for the Slipper Swap Scheme. A week-long focus on […]
13 September 2024
After receiving “exceptional” community care for seven months, a young schoolgirl and her family have thanked the Walsall team responsible through a charity donation. Harriet Wright and her family made a donation to Well Wishers and bought a charity mascot bear as a thank you for the care she received from the Community Children’s Nurse […]
13 September 2024
A new app has generated more than 40 ideas for improvement across Black Country Maternity Services, earning the initiative a nomination for a national award. The Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BCLMNS) partnered with HealthTech solution ImproveWell to trial the app across Dudley, Sandwell and West Birmingham, Walsall and Wolverhampton NHS Trusts. The […]
13 September 2024
This World Sepsis Day, patients, their families and staff at Walsall Manor Hospital will be able to find out more about the deadly condition and learn how to spot potential warning symptoms. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Sepsis and Outreach Response Team (SORT) works hard to raise awareness throughout the hospital and community highlighting the importance […]
12 September 2024
Staff who need some respite from their busy ward or department can now recharge in comfort after Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity bought new chairs and sofas for their “haven.” The new furniture has been installed in The Haven at Walsall Manor Hospital – a room which allows staff to spend some time in a […]
9 September 2024
A Walsall baby bank which was set up by a specialist team to support families in need is appealing for more donations. The Health in Pregnancy Team at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust set it up in October 2023 to help those experiencing with financial difficulties, particularly in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis. The team […]
9 September 2024
Women and families who want to use their experiences to help shape Maternity and Neonatal services throughout the Black Country, are being invited to share their views in a series of meetings running throughout September. Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnerships were set up to bring people together to provide feedback across the Black Country Local […]
8 September 2024
Urgent and Emergency Care Teams at Walsall Manor Hospital, who have worked to deliver some of the shortest ambulance handover times in the country, have seen their efforts shortlisted in a national award programme. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has been shortlisted in the Performance Recovery Award category of the Health Service Journal (HSJ) awards. This […]
6 September 2024
“I’d like to thank all the fundraisers who did this for us!” Chemotherapy patient Eileen Latthe had her treatment in a room that came complete with a beach scene – thanks to fundraisers whose efforts have paid for a marvellous makeover at Walsall Manor Hospital. Eileen, 70, who has liver and bowel cancer, added: “I […]
5 September 2024
After 47 years’ service as an “inspirational” Consultant Nurse, Elaine Swan is retiring from Walsall Healthcare today (5 September 2024) and looking forward to a well-deserved rest. Elaine started her career in the NHS as a Student Nurse at Good Hope General Hospital in 1977 and qualified in a variety of roles before joining Walsall […]
5 September 2024
More than 40 Midwives will be settling into new roles across Black Country hospitals over the next few weeks, following a successful recruitment drive. Organised by the Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BCLMNS), the event was held to show Band 5 Midwives the opportunities across Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley and Sandwell. Potential Black Country […]
