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.
1 August 2020
Walsall Infant feeding Service is proud to be celebrating World Breastfeeding Awareness Week. The theme for 2020 is: ‘Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet’ During this this celebratory week Walsall Healthcare will share information about the links between breastfeeding and the environment/climate change, with the aspiration to anchor breastfeeding as a climate-smart decision for us […]
29 July 2020
Blossom Boxes which aim to improve and standardise end of life and bereavement care for patients and strengthen support for their families and carers are now being made available across all wards at Walsall Manor Hospital. The boxes were initially trialled across three wards back in November 2018 and the ambition was to roll them […]
24 July 2020
“This virus is life-changing and people should know the damage it can do and make sure they protect themselves as much as possible.” Beechdale grandmother Kim Newton spent two months in intensive care after contracting Covid-19 – although she has absolutely no recollection of that period at all. She has spent the last couple of […]
24 July 2020
Residents of all ages are being assured it’s safe for them to visit Walsall Manor Hospital for appointments or treatment if necessary as clinics are back up and running following the Covid-19 pandemic. Clinicians say they know there are some patients who feel too anxious or concerned to attend, particularly if they are shielding, and […]
20 July 2020
Every little helps when patient Beverley Gulford got the chance to speak and see her Tesco colleagues. Leah Annis Taylor who works at Tesco in Walsall contacted our Fundraising Manager Georgie Westley to see how they could cheer up their good friend and colleague Beverley after she was admitted to Ward 15 at the Manor […]
17 July 2020
Young patients turned Picasso in Walsall Manor Hospital’s Paediatric Department after being asked to design a logo. The department needed a logo to represent “harm free care” as part of the Care Excellence Programme work that is being done across Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Paediatric staff asked the children on the ward to produce what […]
15 July 2020
Pregnant women who experience pain, bleeding or can’t feel their baby moving are being urged to make sure they seek help urgently and contact Maternity Services at Walsall Manor Hospital as soon as they start having concerns. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Maternity Inpatient Matron Carol Hollington said : “We know things are a bit different […]
13 July 2020
Maternity Services at Walsall Manor Hospital are embracing the opportunity to become involved in Covid-19 research to benefit mums-to-be and their babies in any future pandemic. Donna Perkins, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Antenatal Clinic Manager, has taken on the PanCOVID study this month and is the first midwife Principle Investigator that Walsall has ever had […]
