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22 July 2021
Visitors will no longer be allowed to see patients at Walsall Manor Hospital – unless in exceptional circumstances – as cases of COVID-19 have increased substantially in the community. The new arrangements will come into force from 8pm this evening (Thursday 22 July). People are being reassured that the new restrictions will not apply if: […]
21 July 2021
A week-long focus on all things Patient Experience has been organised for staff at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, highlighting the importance of using feedback to improve services and launching a search for champions across wards and departments. The Patient Relations and Experience Team at Walsall Manor Hospital will be leading next week’s sessions that will […]
20 July 2021
A “very humble” junior doctor who is credited with “always going the extra mile” for Walsall patients and colleagues alike has received a memorial award Dr Nimai Desai has been given the Dr Steph Clarke Award set up in memory of the much-loved Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust junior doctor who died from a rare form […]
16 July 2021
A recovering Walsall COVID-19 patient who kept putting off his vaccine has urged young people to get theirs sooner rather than later after he fell seriously ill. Scott McKenzie, from Cannock, is just 27 but contracted the virus and remains in Walsall Manor Hospital with COVID-19, pneumonia and a chest infection. Before being admitted the […]
16 July 2021
Organisations from across the Walsall Together Partnership are celebrating after being shortlisted in the Municipal Journal Awards. The shortlisting, in the Care and Health Integration category, was for the nationally recognised work the partnership did to support care homes who were struggling to cope during the covid-19 pandemic. Daren Fradgley, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for […]
14 July 2021
Bereaved parents staying overnight in Walsall Manor Hospital following the loss of their babies will be given comfort packs thanks to M6 toll operators who have funded the initiative. Operators Midland Expressway Ltd have supported Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Maternity Bereavement Service with a donation of £1,500. The service is used by parents who sadly […]
13 July 2021
From working with elderly patients to make hospital discharge information clearer, to finding better ways to support homeless people with TB in the community – staff at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust have been working hard on innovations and improvements over the last year. Their efforts will be showcased at the trust’s Quality Improvement Awards event […]
