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13 November 2020
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News and media
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They wear it well!
12 November 2020
Volunteers who are making an invaluable contribution to Walsall Healthcare are now instantly recognisable – in their golden shirts, tabards and fleeces complete with a brand new logo! Furloughed member of the public David Crittenden designed and created the logo for our Voluntary Service. And our volunteers certainly wear it well. Volunteers Carole Mellar and […]
Hearts of joy
5 November 2020
Female Walsall Healthcare staff had hearts full of joy after receiving their own knitted hearts from Sewa Day Charity as part of the festival of Raksha Bandhan. Raksha Bandan means ‘binding of blessings’ and is a day when sisters tie a bracelet called a rakhi around the wrist of their brothers, to symbolise their love and good […]
Walsall Healthcare’s new Pleural clinic
5 November 2020
A new weekly pleural clinic has been set up at Walsall Manor Hospital to offer a wide range of timely diagnostic tests and treatment for patients. The pleura is the covering of the lungs and chest wall and many different diseases can affect this part of the chest. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s new clinic will […]
Outpatient appointments
2 November 2020
As we work together to minimise the risk of Covid-19 we are reminding people attending Outpatient appointments at Walsall Manor Hospital that they please need to attend alone. It is really important that we limit the number of people we have in the hospital and avoid anyone coming in unnecessarily. While we appreciate this can […]
Making medicines safer for all in Walsall
2 November 2020
Pharmacists are encouraging Walsall patients as well as healthcare colleagues to support a week-long focus on making medicines safer for all. From November 2 to 6 they are celebrating Medicines Safety Week 2020 across Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust by raising awareness of Adverse Drug Reaction reporting. Liz Payne, Medication Safety Officer at the trust, explained […]
Walsall Womb To World
28 October 2020
A new arrival is set to help Walsall parents-to-be prepare for pregnancy, birth and beyond. Walsall Womb To World is a virtual antenatal education programme developed between Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s infant feeding team, midwifery staff, and Health in Pregnancy team. After a pilot programme ran last month it is set to get underway on […]
Comfort sponges for end of life patients
23 October 2020
Dying patients will now receive extra care and relief with comfort sponges being offered inside Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s blossom boxes. Blossom boxes were introduced to the trust in 2018. The boxes are initiated for patients identified as approaching the last hours or days of their life and will support all medical and nursing staff […]
Invaluable AHPs take centre stage
14 October 2020
They are involved in the head to toe care of patients of all ages across Walsall and the role of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) – and the invaluable contribution they have made during the Covid-19 pandemic –is taking centre stage today. National AHP Day falls on Wednesday 14 October and Walsall Healthcare is among those […]