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.
25 September 2020
Walsall Healthcare’s Pharmacy Department plays an integral part in the trust providing safe, effective, evidence based care to patients. And we’re celebrating their contribution today on World Pharmacist Day. Pharmacists have long performed the vital and traditional role of dispensing and supplying medicines to wards and clinical areas and adapted to implement remote dispensing of […]
25 September 2020
Danielle Oum is standing down from her post as Chair of Walsall Healthcare Trust from the end of February 2021. Richard Beeken Chief Executive said “ We are understandably saddened to lose Danielle but delighted that she has secured the role of Chair of Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Since becoming Chair in […]
25 September 2020
“Poise, grace and professionalism” shown by Ward 29 staff during the Covid-19 pandemic has been recognised and celebrated. A special appreciation presentation organised by Senior Sister Angela Cope and attended by Director of Nursing Ann-Marie Riley took place earlier this month. In response to Covid-19, Ward 29 became the Acute Admission ward from March 2020. […]
24 September 2020
Visitors to Walsall Healthcare’s hospital and community sites will be urged to register their attendance using a QR code from today, Thursday 24 September, as part of the national NHS Test, Trace, Protect system. The NHS COVID-19 app is being launched across England and Wales with the public being encouraged to download it and keep […]
22 September 2020
Maternity and Neonatal services at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust have been successful in the first stage of their ambition to achieve full Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation. The Unicef UK (United Nations Children’s Fund) Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) is a global programme which provides a practical and effective way for health services to improve the care […]
18 September 2020
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will be implementing a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system this weekend as part of its exciting digital transformation journey. EPR is the collection of patient medical information containing both clinical and administrative data, which is accurately, electronically stored. It is one of the trust’s key priorities as it works towards […]
15 September 2020
The Patient Experience Network National Awards celebrations have gone online. This Pandemic delayed celebration has a virtual format now which will run over a week starting on Monday 14 September. Each shortlisted entry will be given time to present their project and every attendee a greater opportunity to network and dig deeper into patient and […]
