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17 November 2021
Focus groups have been working with the teams involved in the construction of the new Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit at Walsall Manor Hospital to ensure the views of patients are taken on board. Healthwatch Walsall supported the sessions earlier this year to include engagement with groups of: Children and Young People Patients with […]
15 November 2021
Staff across Walsall Manor Hospital and its community services will be playing their part in this year’s Adult Safeguarding Week which takes the theme “Creating Safer Cultures.” This focus, which starts today and runs until Sunday 21 November, creates an opportunity for organisations to come together to raise awareness of adult safeguarding issues so that […]
10 November 2021
An opportunity for staff to develop their research skills – or support others to do so – is being offered to Walsall Healthcare colleagues. The Research for All study is now live and promotes the use of Hexitime. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust partnered with Hexitime in 2018 to deliver the first time bank in the […]
10 November 2021
A pop up clinic for Walsall Healthcare staff to receive their third COVID-19 dose or booster vaccination opened at the Manor Hospital today (Wednesday 10 November 2021). The staff only service will run from 8am until 6pm, seven days a week until the end of January 2022. It is being housed in the Outpatients corridor […]
5 November 2021
Nurses soon to be working in Walsall’s community are coming to the end of a special programme designed to equip them with the most up to date knowledge. Walsall Healthcare’s Community Professional Development team supports staff development across community settings. It provides resources, advice and support to develop staff in line with service needs and […]
4 November 2021
Biomedical scientist Hannah Cross says she loves her job in pathology because it takes her behind the scenes. Hannah, who started in the Black Country Pathology Services (BCPS) in 2018 as a trainee biomedical scientist, has been at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust for two months and relishes her role analysing samples. “My day to day […]
3 November 2021
A Walsall medic recognised for his inclusive efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic by winning a regional Black History Month award has been hailed as a ‘fantastic doctor’. Dr Oluwafemi Osunlusi, 29, known as Femi, won the Black African/Black Caribbean Frontline Hero (above and beyond during COVID-19) Award at Friday’s Black Country and West Birmingham celebration […]
