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10 May 2024
People have three weeks to have their say on plans to standardise Urology cancer services across the Black Country and improve patients’ experience. Under proposals from the Black Country Provider Collaborative (BCPC) – made up of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and The Dudley Group […]
5 May 2024
Walsall Clinical Research Midwife Hannah Cook is keen to highlight the invaluable role Black Country women can play in studies and trials. Hannah, who has worked at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust for six years, is proud to share her involvement on International Day of the Midwife and hopes to encourage more colleagues to become research […]
3 May 2024
A research champion is working to maximise opportunities for staff and patients across the Black Country’s Maternity and Neonatal Services to be part of potentially life-changing trials and studies. Jo Wright, who is Director of Midwifery, Gynaecology and Sexual Health at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, has taken on the role of System Research Lead for […]
3 May 2024
People in the Black Country are being reminded how to access NHS services over the early May bank holiday weekend. Due to the bank holiday some services such as GP surgeries and pharmacies may be closed or working on a reduced service. Selected pharmacies will still be available for prescriptions, non-urgent medical advice, and treatment […]
2 May 2024
Oh baby! TV star Alison Hammond thrilled staff at Walsall Manor Hospital’s Midwifery-Led Unit when she popped in for a tour and met the first little girl born there. The TV presenter loved seeing the birthing rooms and chatting to new mum Juliana Uhuo and dad Ronny Chambers. They welcomed their daughter Xadia on 25 […]
1 May 2024
Two Walsall Midwives are taking on a half marathon to raise money to improve patients’ experience. Amy Doherty and Natalie Wilkes will be taking part in the AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run on Sunday 5 May which will also coincide with International Day of the Midwife. The run is the Midlands’ biggest running event. Thousands […]
30 April 2024
“Our home birth made my husband feel much more involved in this special experience.” Sharni Yates gave birth to her second daughter Aneira, named in honour of the founder of the NHS Aneurin “Nye” Bevan, earlier this month, supported at her Bloxwich home by “amazing” Midwives. Sharni’s eldest daughter Avery, now two, was born at […]
30 April 2024
Midwives who want to make a difference in the Black Country are being invited to a recruitment event next month. Organised by the Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BCLMNS), the event on 21 May, is being held to show Band 5 Midwives the opportunities across Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Sandwell. It is being […]
29 April 2024
Health and care staff from across the Black Country are raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart failure as part of this year’s Heart Failure Awareness (HFA) Week. Taking place from Monday 29 April to Sunday 5 May, HFA aims to raise awareness of heart failure to help people understand if they are […]
29 April 2024
Newly qualified Midwives working across the Black Country will now be given structured support for up to 18 months in their first role. The Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BCLMNS) has been working to standardise this support period – known as Preceptorship – across Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Dudley. Previously, the length of […]
26 April 2024
A service that has supported almost 7,000 children and young people in Walsall and beyond since opening has reached its milestone first year. Walsall Healthcare’s Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) relocated into the multi-million pound Urgent and Emergency Care Centre a year ago today. The move saw staff working much more closely with Emergency Department (ED) […]
26 April 2024
Pop-up clinics have been set up in the Black Country to encourage eligible people to come forward for a spring COVID-19 vaccine. Following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), this spring’s eligible groups include: adults aged 75 years and over by June 30 residents in care homes for older adults those […]
