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22 December 2020
Extra emergency care capacity to manage winter pressures at Walsall Manor Hospital will be ready for patients from tomorrow (Wednesday 23 December). The £4.1m of additional space has been created as part of a £300m Government funding boost to upgrade Accident and Emergency and associated emergency care facilities to help the NHS prepare for winter […]
22 December 2020
Community spirit is definitely alive and well in Aldridge where people have gone above and beyond to support a local estate agents’ Christmas toy appeal for Walsall Manor Hospital’s young patients and young carers. The appeal was set up by Anchor Estates director Debbie Dyer and she initially thought she might be able to donate […]
22 December 2020
A new Integrated Assessment Hub, one of the first of its kind in the country, has opened its doors today at Walsall Manor Hospital. The hub will act as a ‘front door’ providing an alternative to A&E for patients who arrive but can be cared for within the community. It will be staffed by a […]
18 December 2020
Patients across Walsall who are suffering with the long term effects of coronavirus will be offered specialist follow up advice and support as part of a new service being rolled out by the Walsall Together Partnership. As part of the service anyone aged 18 or over, who has been discharged from Walsall Manor Hospital with […]
17 December 2020
Walsall Together Partnership is celebrating this week after successfully bidding with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trusts Well Wishers Charity for a £96,000 share of a NHS Charities Together grant. The grant was part of a Black Country and Birmingham wide bid totalling £646,725. With some of the top 10% most financially deprived communities in the country […]
16 December 2020
Charities representing NHS trusts across the Black Country and Birmingham have been given a cash boost of more than £600,000 which will help to improve end of life care, education for children and reduce loneliness across the area. The grant, totalling £646,725, has been awarded from NHS Charities Together and will be used to deliver a […]
8 December 2020
ICU Senior Sister Ly Fletcher was accompanied by a round of applause, smiles and the odd tear today when she became the first member of staff to have her Covid-19 vaccination at Walsall Manor Hospital. Covid-19 vaccines arrived at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust yesterday morning as it geared up to be the first site in […]
7 December 2020
A new ‘Parcels to Patients’ service has been set up to help patients receive personal belongings while visiting is restricted because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The service – which has been set up by the trust’s Patient Experience Team – will allow relatives of patients to book a slot to deliver a parcel of personal […]
