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20 August 2021
International Nurses welcome event
News and media
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.
Blog from our Interim Deputy Chief Executive
13 August 2021
Friendship and company can be important at any stage in life but when you’re in a new country, in a new job and in a different culture, it can be a lifeline. This is why we have started a ‘buddying’ scheme to help our international nurses settle in to their new lives here at Walsall […]
School nurses just as busy in the holidays
12 August 2021
“School’s Out for Summer,” sang American rocker Alice Cooper but for Walsall’s School Nursing Service its support is just as vital during the holidays. A total of 35 staff of nurses, child support workers and team leaders cover the Walsall borough. Over the school holidays the team runs a series of activities and classes for […]
Iris supported to pay her final respects – virtually
9 August 2021
A grieving sister who has been in hospital for almost a month was given the chance to pay her last respects at her sibling’s funeral by attending the ceremony virtually, thanks to support from Walsall Healthcare staff. Iris Gibbs, aged 90, has been recovering at Walsall Manor Hospital after suffering chest pains and pneumonia. But […]
Pregnant women to be offered COVID-19 vaccination
6 August 2021
From Monday 9 August, we are pleased to be able to offer pregnant women, postnatal women and their partners the COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccines will be available Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm and Saturday, 8am-4pm in the antenatal area of Walsall Manor Hospital. It is important to have both doses of your COVID-19 vaccine to […]
Accreditation gives Walsall patients quality assurance
6 August 2021
Walsall patients managing their long term conditions can feel reassured about the quality of self care services they are accessing – thanks to a recent accreditation. The Self Care Management Team at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has received the QISMET (Quality Institute for Self Management Education & Training) Accreditation of Self Management Education Interventions for […]
Temporary changes to MLU services
5 August 2021
Walsall Healthcare’s Midwifery Led-Unit (MLU) will be temporarily closed for births from 5pm on Friday (August 6th). All expectant mothers booked in at Walsall’s MLU are being contacted and offered alternative options. One of these options includes expectant mothers being offered the use of the MLU at the nearby New Cross Hospital if they choose. […]