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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.

Take this short smoking survey

27 December 2019

Are you pregnant? Perhaps your partner is expecting? If so, do you, or does your partner, or anyone in your household smoke? Please help us by completing this short survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/localmaternitysystem about smoking in pregnancy. It’s anonymous but your views will be a massive help to the Black Country and West Birmingham Local Maternity System […]

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Meet our first Christmas Day baby!

25 December 2019

Congratulations to Zaneta Kovacova and Jaroslav Cina who are the proud parents of Walsall Manor Hospital’s first Christmas Day 2019 baby. Little Santiago came into the world at 8.09am this morning weighing 5 pounds and 14 ounces. “He wasn’t due until 14 January but I had a feeling he’d come on Christmas Day,” said his […]

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Volunteers making Christmas special for patients

25 December 2019

Thank you to all our staff who are working across our hospital and community services this Christmas Day and evening to care for patients and support their families. And thank you to volunteers Dave Evans and Sue Oates who gave up their time to come into the hospital today. Dave, aged 73, is a stroke […]

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Early Christmas for young patients

23 December 2019

Christmas came early for young patients at Walsall Manor Hospital thanks to property developer Tameway (Midlands) The company, which has been transforming the 14-storey Tameway Tower, in Bridge Street, Walsall, turning the former office block into apartments, asked Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust to provide a “wish list” of toys and games for Ward 21 Paediatric […]

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A big thank you from Reggie-Ray

20 December 2019

A grateful Bloxwich mum whose son has been “in and out of Walsall Manor Hospital” has donated bagfuls of toys to the Children’s Ward. Leia Rowbotham’s four-year-old son Reggie-Ray Greenfield has recently been diagnosed with epilepsy but prior to this had meningitis. “I’ve been in and out of the hospital with him that many times […]

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Trust prepares to go smoke free in 2020

20 December 2019

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has announced it will be a completely smoke free organisation by 31st March 2020 as part of its commitment to improving the Health and Wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors. This means that no-one will be not be allowed to smoke or vape anywhere on the Manor Hospital site or Trust […]

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A great result for Walsall patients of all ages

18 December 2019

Patients, staff and visitors all had a ball with Saddlers’ first team squad when the players visited Walsall Manor Hospital to spread some Christmas cheer. Accompanied by mascot Swifty the Walsall Football Club stars went on to Ward 21 Paediatric Assessment Unit yesterday and gave young patients an early festive treat by handing over presents […]

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