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.
20 August 2024
An award for providing Armed Forces the best standards of care to the armed forces community has been given to the Trust. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has been awarded the first ever joint Veteran Aware accreditation, alongside The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. The Armed Forces community in the West Midlands makes up around seven per […]
16 August 2024
His family’s personal experience of the care shown to their seriously ill grandson has driven Walsall’s Mayor to make a popular donation to the Manor Hospital’s Children’s Ward. Councillor Anthony Harris has kindly donated two push along and two electric cars for young patients to use en route to surgery and treatment. He and Mayoress […]
14 August 2024
Today was 100 per cent a day to remember thanks to the birth of a special baby boy at Walsall’s Midwifery-Led Unit. Baby Oscar was born today (14 August 2024), at 7.29am, weighing 7lbs 7oz, and is the 100th baby born on the unit. Delighted staff held a mini celebration to mark this milestone. They presented […]
13 August 2024
Inspired by her own experiences as patient, relative and carer, Carrie Calvin has become Walsall’s first Digital Nurse after choosing healthcare as a career. Carrie, 30, supports clinicians in ensuring a smooth transition between existing systems and digital ones at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Based in the Business Change Team in Digital Services at the […]
12 August 2024
Specialist chairs designed to help make hospice patients feel comfortable during their stay have been donated by Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. Each of the 12 inpatients at Goscote Hospice will now be able to use one of the chairs after the charity funded their £23,400 cost. The chairs have replaced old furniture which needed […]
12 August 2024
Women are being invited to take part in a new Gynaecology study offered through Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, with researchers particularly keen to ensure patients from ethnic minorities add their voice to this important piece of work. A pelvic organ prolapse is when uterus, bladder or bowel bulge into the vagina, which can cause pain […]
9 August 2024
Patients suffering domestic violence will be offered support when they attend Walsall’s Emergency Department thanks to an Advocate based there. Raj Gill is an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) employed by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Black Country Women’s Aid. She has been at the Manor Hospital since February last year and her role also […]
9 August 2024
Businesses now have an opportunity to showcase their services while supporting Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity thanks to a new promotional partnership. Well Wishers has developed a new corporate support pack where businesses can sign up to one of three packages available. The money made from these will be used to improve the health and […]
8 August 2024
A sell-out boxing show packed a punch for poorly Walsall children by landing £3,230 worth of new toys and equipment. The generous donation through Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity Well Wishers enabled items to be bought for the ward and for children to play with in the outdoor area off Ward 21 at Walsall Manor […]
1 August 2024
It’s a Mayoral hat trick for Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers as the borough’s First Citizen has selected the charity to benefit from his fundraising year. Walsall Mayor Councillor Anthony Harris, and Mayoress Christina, are keen to support projects involving children and young people through the Manor Hospital and its community services and delighted patients and […]
31 July 2024
Young patients coming to Walsall Manor Hospital can now use a child-friendly app to help them feel prepared for their surgery and treatment. The Little Journey app has been funded through Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity, Well Wishers, and is being launched tomorrow (Thursday 1 August). It provides engaging, interactive and age-appropriate content to help […]
31 July 2024
Grateful staff enjoyed tasty treats as a generous mosque put on a thank-you spread at Walsall Palliative Care Centre. Around 20 staff tucked into free food and drink – freshly baked samosas and sweet treats – at the Goscote Lane facility to mark Eid al-Adha, a Muslim celebration of sacrifice, which took place on 16 […]
