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25 April 2024
A Walsall service which helps patients with their wounds has been given a staff training boost. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Community Tissue Viability Service has bought three mannequins and a skin board to use during its training sessions and discussions after receiving funding to the value of £3240 from the Well Wishers charity. The service […]
23 April 2024
With cases of whooping cough increasing across the Black Country, pregnant women are being encouraged to come forward for a vaccination. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes. It spreads very easily and can sometimes cause serious problems, especially in babies and young children. Mums-to-be are […]
23 April 2024
Two senior healthcare professionals who rehabilitate heart patients have become the first in the Black Country to be accredited by a national organisation in their field. Paul Boden, from Walsall Heartcare, an independent charity commissioned by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, and Chris Scordis, Joint Lead for Cardiac Rehabilitation at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), […]
23 April 2024
A young bowel cancer patient is looking forward to starting a family next year after having her eggs frozen during treatment for the disease. Rebecca Rose Price, 27, is sharing her life-changing story to encourage younger people to be alert to potential symptoms and seek medical advice. The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities teacher has […]
19 April 2024
Staff and patients joined in colourful celebrations to mark Vaisakhi at Walsall Manor and New Cross Hospitals. The event, which celebrates the birth of Sikhism in 1699, was observed at both sites this week. Several businesses and faith groups joined in with the festivities – making the day special by serving tasty treats including samosas […]
18 April 2024
Walsall NHS colleagues have raised more than £1900 to improve patients’ experience after taking on a half marathon. Reshma Jayakumar, Manoj Lakha and Andy Tams took part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon (LLHM) after securing places via Well Wishers charity. Along with almost 19,000 other runners, they set off on the 13.1-mile (21km) course, […]
17 April 2024
Walsall mums-to-be and their families now have an additional way of communicating when using Maternity Services at the Manor Hospital. A total of 27 ‘What Matters To Me’ boards have been installed by each bed in Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Delivery Suite, Primrose Ward and the Midwifery-Led Unit. This project has been led by the […]
16 April 2024
Cancer Nurses in Walsall and Wolverhampton were praised for their outstanding care at a specialist day celebrating their roles. The first ever Black Country ICB Cancer Services Networking event was held last month and was attending by Cancer Nurse Specialists from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. The event was organised […]
12 April 2024
A retired children’s social care manager made sure she sought medical advice after having potential bowel cancer symptoms as her dad and aunt died from the disease. Wendy Ball, 64, was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year following a request for a colonoscopy (a test to check inside the bowels) due to her family history. […]
9 April 2024
A community stroke team from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has been commended for its work by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh on a recent visit to the region. Their Royal Highnesses met the Community Stroke Team during a visit to the Rising Brook Community Church in Stafford earlier this month. Jessica Jones, Stroke Liaison […]
8 April 2024
A Black Country grandmother credits a home bowel cancer test kit for saving her life. Catherine Wigley, 67, took a Faecal Immuochemical Test (FIT) after she experienced the need to go to the toilet more often and noticed a change in her bowel habits. The retired childminder from Bloxwich, now thinks it was a lucky […]
8 April 2024
A support group for bowel cancer patients has relaunched in Walsall following a 20-year run. Previously called B Friend, the cancer support sessions were stood down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the Walsall Bowel Cancer Support Group is back up and running for patients diagnosed with the condition. The Colorectal Team at Walsall Manor Hospital […]
