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12 April 2021
Testing Jelly drops on Ward 11
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Very special day for Covid survivor Ellie
9 April 2021
Her 21st birthday is just around the corner but Covid survivor and young mum Ellie Wright was given the best early present ever today – she was able to go home! Ellie left Walsall Manor Hospital last month to continue her recovery with the Walsall Community Stroke Service at Hollybank House in Willenhall. Here she […]
#CaptainTom100 Challenge launched
8 April 2021
Can we count on you to take part in the #CaptainTom100 challenge for our Well Wishers charity? London Marathon Events has launched the Captain Tom 100 which is challenge based around the number 100 to honour the late fundraiser’s milestone birthday that he celebrated last year. The challenge could be walking 100 steps, running 100 […]
Support for BAME colleagues
7 April 2021
A safe space for Walsall Healthcare’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues to share experiences and ideas and support each other has been created – with its first virtual meeting being held next week. The BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Staff Support Group has been set up under the umbrella of the BAME Shared […]
Mum’s praise for midwives who “listened” to her
6 April 2021
“It was as though Rachel had swallowed the “How to be a perfect Midwife” text book – she was fantastic.” Mother-of-three Channelle Nixon has praised the #RealMidwivesofWalsall who supported her induction of labour at the Manor Hospital after her home birth plans suddenly had to change following a reduction in her baby’s movements. Channelle had […]
“I’ll make Areema proud” vows Scholarship winner
3 April 2021
A mother-of-three and former colleague of much-loved Walsall Staff Nurse Areema Nasreen, who died a year ago today after contracting Covid-19, has vowed to “make her proud” after being awarded the first Scholarship in her memory. Sheila Kerai is over the moon at being chosen and says her colleagues are equally as excited about this […]
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3 April 2021
Sheila Kerai has gained the Scholarship set up in memory of Areema Nasreen
A fun road to recovery thanks to Well Wishers
2 April 2021
Fun and games will prove the best medicine for poorly patients on the children’s ward at Walsall Manor Hospital now a charity appeal has reached its target. In January 2020, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity launched a £2,000 appeal to buy a RockinR mobile gaming unit for Ward 21 and hoped to reach […]