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.
13 October 2020
If anyone knows how to have fun it’s Walsall Healthcare Play Specialists and assistants who pulled out all the stops last week to brighten the days of young patients for Play in Hospital Week. Play In Hospital Week aims to raise awareness of the benefits of play in the treatment of poorly children and is […]
5 October 2020
Walsall mums-to-be will be supported by a designated team of midwives, with a named midwife who they will see for the majority of their care, thanks to the launch of a new team. The Wyndlow team, named after nursing heroine Dorothy “Sister Dora” Pattison, will deliver Continuity of Carer for low risk women and has […]
2 October 2020
Patients who are due to come into Walsall Manor Hospital for a planned procedure will be asked to use a new drive through swabbing unit as part of their pre-assessment, from next week. The drive through swab test assessment unit will open on Monday 5 October and is being set up in Pleck Road, opposite […]
30 September 2020
Congratulations to everyone involved in today’s launch of Walsall Healthcare’s BAME (Black And Minority Ethnic) Shared Decision Making Council. The council was set up in June and its Chair is Matron Joan Dyer and Vice Chair is Senior Sister Angela Cope. Joan, who has been with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust for 17 years, said: “We’ve […]
30 September 2020
Walsall’s Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) will re-open for births next Monday 5 October 2020. The unit on Charles Street – which is the Black Country’s only freestanding MLU – had to suspend births during the Covid-19 pandemic. Carla Jones-Charles, interim Director of Midwifery, Gynaecology and Sexual Health at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, said: “We are so […]
30 September 2020
Self Care Management Programmes (SCMPs) are available for adults living with a long-term health condition. The programme aims to improve your quality of life by giving you confidence, skills and information to help manage your long-term condition or caring role better on a daily basis. How can it help you? By taking part you will: […]
28 September 2020
Car parking charges for visitors and patients will be re-introduced at Walsall Manor Hospital from Thursday 1 October 2020 now that Government financial support has ended. Charges were waived during the Covid-19 pandemic – shortly after the national lockdown back in March this year – with the Department of Health and Social Care providing funding […]
