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4 December 2019
Mums and families are being asked to note the following Christmas closures for our Infant Feeding Support Groups and Introduction to Solids workshops: Pinfold Health Centre – Tuesday 24 December 2019 Pelsall Village Centre – Monday 30 December 2019 Palfrey Surestart – Wednesday 1 January 2020 For breastfeeding support please call our Walsall Infant Feeding […]
1 December 2019
Walsall Manor Hospital’s state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has celebrated its first anniversary today (Sunday 1 December 2019). The ICU, constructed by Skanska, brought together Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) and the High Dependency Unit (HDU) creating an 18-bedded unit. This major development has allowed critical care teams to treat patients in […]
1 December 2019
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has been awarded a Certificate of Commitment in its first step towards gaining international recognition from the Unicef UK (United Nation’s Children’s Fund) Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI). The trust’s Health Visiting service was proud to achieve full Baby Friendly accreditation in 2017 and the organisation is working hard to maintain this […]
30 November 2019
We’ve made many Maternity Services improvements over the years and have recently been rated Good by the CQC so former midwife Vera Corbett was delighted to come and see these changes for herself at a recent event. Vera, aged 84, worked for what is now Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust back in 1980 and in true […]
29 November 2019
Staff at Walsall Manor Hospital and across its community services are launching a Christmas Food Drive next week – as a legacy to much-loved junior doctor Steph Clarke who died earlier this year. Collection points have been set up within the hospital and at various centres to gather food and other items to help needy […]
28 November 2019
Patients on Ward 9 at Walsall Manor Hospital will be receiving care from the best Clinical Support Worker in the country – and that’s official! Paul Foster has won the national accolade of Clinical Support Worker of the Year in the 2019 Our Health Heroes awards after being nominated for his exceptionally high standards of […]
26 November 2019
Members of Walsall Breast Cancer Support Group have bought 160 digital thermometers to be used by patients undergoing chemotherapy at the Manor Hospital. The group, which meets at Bloxwich Golf Club on the first Wednesday evening of every month, regularly raises funds to help and support local women who are coping with a diagnosis of […]
