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.
30 April 2021
After 37 and a half years’ service Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) Sister Karen Matthews is retiring today and looking forward to a well-deserved rest. Karen’s first Staff Nurse post was on Chester Ward which was the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) ward. Then, in 1995, when the first PAU opened in Walsall she was placed […]
25 April 2021
Mums-to-be are being reminded that “movements matter” as Walsall Healthcare urges women who are over 25 weeks pregnant and concerned that their baby is moving less or differently, to get in touch urgently. If you can’t feel your baby moving as often as usual this can be a sign that they are not well – […]
25 April 2021
A Carers’ Passport is being developed by the Patient Experience Team at Walsall Manor Hospital aimed at ensuring those who have caring responsibilities are recognised, supported and involved within healthcare services. The passport approach is being developed in response to feedback – nationally as well as locally – that carers find it difficult to find […]
23 April 2021
A huge round of applause and plenty of smiles filled Walsall Manor Hospital’s Critical Care Unit yesterday when its longest stay Covid patient was finally able to be moved on to a ward to continue his recovery. Father-of-three Muhammad Afsar had spent 90 days on the unit after being admitted back in January. He had […]
23 April 2021
Partners will be able to support mums-to-be at all of their antenatal appointments at Walsall Manor Hospital from Tuesday 4 May 2021. Restrictions were partially lifted earlier this month to allow partners to attend the 12 and 20 week maternity scans as long as they have taken a Lateral Flow Test before the appointment and […]
21 April 2021
Today is National ICU Rehabilitation Day and we’re #WalsallandProud to showcase the fantastic work that our Critical Care Rehabilitation Team has been doing with local patients and families. These patients include Ian Hawkins who was admitted to Walsall Manor Hospital on 29 March last year after developing Covid-19 symptoms and experiencing breathing difficulties. Within 24 […]
