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21 September 2021
A kind-hearted mother has co-ordinated the donation of dozens of maternity items from all over the world for vulnerable Afghan women attending Walsall Manor Hospital. Mother-of-two Becky Watson posted an appeal on her Instagram and Facebook pages on August 28 to help vulnerable Afghan refugees coming to the UK. Since then the family have been […]
21 September 2021
Ward refurbishments are taking place at Walsall Manor Hospital to improve patient and staff experience. Wards 9, 10, 11 and 12 are all part of the programme with Wards 9 and 10 already being completed. These refurbishments are being carried out by the company Goughs under the direction of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and […]
20 September 2021
Two members of loyal staff were honoured by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust after clocking up a century of NHS service between them. Senior Sister in Gynaecology outpatients Margaret Unitt and Specialist Biomedical Scientist Graham Beards both celebrated half a century with the organisation. Graham recalled the horror of patients being rushed to hospital following the Birmingham […]
20 September 2021
Walsall and Wolverhampton families are being urged to have open and honest conversations with their friends and loved ones about organ donation – ensuring we “leave them certain” about the decision to be an Organ and Tissue donor, to help save and improve more lives. Organ Donation Week takes place from 20-26 September this year. The focus is “leave them certain” […]
19 September 2021
She stepped in to stop a premature baby being born on a holiday flight home and now Walsall midwife Angela Chamberlain has scooped one of the The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards, attending a star-studded ceremony with the likes of Prince William and David Beckham. Angela had been to Tenerife with husband Russ when the […]
17 September 2021
Today’s World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) is an occasion we mark and promote across both The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. The objectives of WPSD are to enhance global understanding of patient safety, increase public engagement in the safety of healthcare and promote global actions to enhance patient safety and reduce […]
17 September 2021
A new initiative, which aims to help expectant and new mothers give their baby the best start in life by improving their financial situation and in turn their health and wellbeing, is being piloted in Walsall. The project, which is being rolled out by Walsall Together in partnership with Hope 4U, is funded by Western […]
16 September 2021
They may be all about the numbers at work but Walsall Healthcare’s finance and performance teams are also all about the numbers when fundraising too! In June, 18 colleagues across the finance and performance directorate decided to get together as a team and challenge themselves to walk, run, swim or cycle 1000 miles and raise […]
