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10 March 2021
A new large vaccination centre will open its doors on Monday 15 March in Walsall town centre providing immunisations to the people in the West Midlands as part of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. The centre will be run by the Walsall Together Partnership and is located in the former TJ Hughes shop in the Saddlers […]
8 March 2021
Staff from Walsall Healthcare’s community and hospital services were full of smiles after receiving another boost from Hampers for Heroes. Fundraising Manager Georgie Westley has been in regular contact with the not for profit, Community Interest Company’s founder Victoria Hanson who delivered a donation to Critical Care staff last month. This time round staff had […]
8 March 2021
Our heart-warming story of Covid survivor and young mum Ellie Wright who was able to touch her baby Leo for the first time when he was brought in his incubator up to our Critical Care Unit has been seen far and wide. Leo’s mum contracted Covid-19 when she was 30 weeks pregnant and couldn’t start […]
4 March 2021
Young patients at Walsall Manor Hospital have been getting their bookmarks at the ready for World Book Day today. The children, along with Assistant Play Specialist Jo Plank, have been reading “Alien in Underpants Save the World”. Below is a synopsis of what the children have been reading: Aliens love underpants, It’s lucky that they […]
3 March 2021
Community nursing teams from across the Walsall Together Partnership have been supporting the rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations to housebound residents in Walsall. More than 1,000 elderly and vulnerable housebound people across the borough have received their vaccinations since the middle of January and many are due to begin receiving their second doses in the next […]
3 March 2021
Have you had a baby in the last 12 months? Walsall’s Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) – a local group that supports mums and families to share their experiences of maternity care and help shape services – is running a short survey on Infant Feeding ahead of its March meeting which takes place virtually this Friday. […]
3 March 2021
Walsall’s Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) is restarting its hypnobirthing sessions for mums-to-be next week. This course teaches relaxation, visualisation and self-hypnosis skills that may help during labour as they are aimed at helping women to specifically focus on the birth and take less notice of anything else around them at that time. These virtual sessions will […]
