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.
15 September 2020
Well Wishers has started a new chapter in its fundraising story by now offering a book service to trust colleagues and patients. Due to social distancing and visiting restrictions, patients, visitors and staff are currently unable to pop into the Purple Hub to buy books that help raise money for the charity. The fundraising team […]
9 September 2020
Feedback from patients who use Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s hospital and community services and the staff who work there has been grouped into themes as plans progress towards developing the organisation’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy. More than 400 responses were received during a period of engagement in the summer. Comments made by patients […]
8 September 2020
For patients missing the comfort of their living room while in Walsall Manor Hospital Ward 1 has come up with a homely solution. Ward Manager Julie Woods approached Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity Well Wishers to see if it would fund an idea staff had put forward. They wanted to create a family/relative/patient room with […]
7 September 2020
He’s just as likely to engage you in a story about the time his band supported Chumbawumba as he is to enjoy a theological discussion – either way Walsall Healthcare’s new Chaplaincy Team Leader Joe Fielder will always make time for a chat with staff. Joe joined the trust at the beginning of August, coming […]
6 September 2020
Children, young people, parents and carers have been supported throughout the Covid-19 pandemic by Walsall School Nursing Service – and that invaluable help will continue now that schools are re-opening. School nurses have been holding regular telephone and video consultations, as well as virtual workshops, which parents in particular have been accessing over the last […]
6 September 2020
Funding from NHS Charities will be used to give a £50,000 makeover to the Chapel/Multi-faith room at Walsall Manor Hospital. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Charitable Funds Committee agreed that a bid could be put together by Fundraising Manager Georgie Westley and Matron Lead for Quality David Powell to give the neglected space some much-needed TLC. […]
6 September 2020
NHS Charities will fund the refurbishment of the Chapel/Multifaith areas
5 September 2020
Congratulations to staff who are part of Walsall Healthcare’s Diabetes Transformation Projects for being finalists in the HSJ Value Awards Diabetes Care Initiative of the Year – recognising outstanding dedication to making things better in the NHS. The judging panel comprised a diverse range of highly regarded figures across the NHS and wider healthcare sector. […]
5 September 2020
A staff wellbeing lounge set up as part of the Project Wingman charity at Walsall Manor Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic became a permanent “Legacy Lounge” this week. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is one of 13 trusts across the country to establish this long term feature for its staff. Project Wingman was set up earlier […]
