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17 February 2020
From taking patients to imaging one minute, to undertaking transfers between wards the next, hospital porters are vital NHS colleagues as Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Chief Operating Officer found out today. Ned Hobbs asked if he could shadow the portering team at Walsall Manor Hospital in an effort to find out more about their important […]
17 February 2020
From being a new mum herself in need of breastfeeding support to helping many other mums over the last 4 years – Samantha Thompson has been a fantastic asset to Walsall Healthcare. And now she’s moving on to start her Nursing Associate training with the trust. Lindsey Perry, Infant Feeding Clinical Lead/Lactation Consultant (Health […]
14 February 2020
Talented young patients at Walsall Manor Hospital are doing their bit to celebrate International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The Children’s Ward at Walsall Manor Hospital is a sea of colour with lots of pieces of art on display. Many young patients have been creating pictures to decorate the ward as well as chatting […]
10 February 2020
The NHS and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal. The risk to the general public is moderate. If you […]
7 February 2020
“It was great to work alongside educational psychologists, psychiatrists, teachers and Public Health consultants who all shared a passion for improving services for children and young people’s mental health.” Walsall Healthcare’s professional lead for School Nursing Sallyann Sutton has been playing a key role in shaping mental health support for young people nationally as a […]
7 February 2020
Young patients at Walsall Manor Hospital should be able to drift off to the land of nod much easier thanks to a Quiet Protocol that was introduced this week. Patient Experience Surveys have shown that patients often have trouble falling and staying asleep due to noisy and often too bright environments and this impacts on […]
24 January 2020
Walsall mums are being invited to share their experiences of maternity care and help shape services for expectant women, new parents and families by joining a local group. Walsall’s Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) meets every two months at the Midwifery-Led Unit in Charles Street and its current Chair is mum-of-one Samantha Thompson. She explained: “I […]
