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2 September 2024
A week-long focus on preventing patient falls is being held across Walsall Manor Hospital’s elderly care wards with a host of activities and information to help families and staff prevent harm. Falls Awareness Week runs from Monday 16 to Friday 20 September and Nursing leaders have devised a five day programme to cover all aspects […]
30 August 2024
A vaccine to protect babies from a major respiratory virus that results in thousands of hospitalisations each year is being offered to Black Country mums-to-be. The Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BCLMNS) is highlighting the availability of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination which is given at 28 weeks of pregnancy. Walsall Healthcare […]
30 August 2024
A puppet company has pulled on the heart strings of young patients and staff and prompted thoughts and discussions around inclusivity at two Black Country NHS Trusts. Nikki Charlesworth Productions visited Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (WHT) and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) to perform its semi-autobiographical puppetry show called ‘What Happened to You?’ The […]
30 August 2024
Fundraisers who have supported a makeover for Walsall Manor Hospital’s Chemotherapy Unit will soon be able to see the results of the revamp as work is getting underway this weekend. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity Well Wishers has been able to donate almost £30,000 to the project thanks to efforts including a London to Paris […]
29 August 2024
Walsall students are on a high after completing an interactive medical simulation that saw them putting their skills to the test on an imaginary flight. Fifth year medical students on placement at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust were part of the “fun and memorable” training session at the Manor Hospital Learning and Conference Centre. The session […]
29 August 2024
Walsall schoolchildren have been given a glimpse of the working world of the NHS and shown a variety of potential careers. Eighteen Year 7 pupils from Blue Coat Academy, in conjunction with the Prince’s Trust, were invited to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s ‘World of Work’ event. Hosted by the Trust’s Placement Team, the aim of […]
29 August 2024
Young bookworms at Walsall Manor Hospital now have their own mini libraries and dedicated reading areas thanks to a local charity. The Black Country National Literacy Trust (NLT) recently came to the hospital in a visit organised via Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. The NLT is an independent charity that empowers children, young people, and […]
27 August 2024
A student with aspirations for a future career in Chaplaincy has been able to go on work experience at Walsall Manor Hospital. Hilman Islam completed a placement with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Chaplaincy Team and is the first person to do so. The Jospeh Leckie Academy student said: “I wanted to do work experience in […]
23 August 2024
Two Black Country NHS Trusts, working to improve patients’ experience across their hospital and community services, have been shortlisted for a total of seven national awards. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is up for three accolades in the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA) 2024, while The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) is in the running […]
23 August 2024
An “inspirational” Walsall Urology Nurse described as a “credit to the profession” has retired after more than a quarter of a century of service. Maureen Carr, Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist, aged 66, is hanging up her uniform after 28 years at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. The mum of three from Wednesbury is hugely popular with […]
23 August 2024
Friends and relatives of inpatients across two Black Country hospitals are being asked to take part in a survey which may lead to longer visiting slots being introduced. The Patient Experience Team which works across Walsall Healthcare and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trusts is carrying out a review across the Manor and New Cross Hospitals. […]
23 August 2024
Black Country mums-to-be are being asked to support a research project exploring why the uptake up for antenatal vaccinations – specifically pertussis (whooping cough), COVID-19, and seasonal flu – has been so low in the area. Ebony Owusu-Nepaul and Alice Miller, from Gateway Family Services, which facilitates Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships across the Black […]
