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8 April 2024
Walsall’s School Nursing Team is keen to bust myths around the service it provides and highlight the range of support it offers to borough families. Many people believe School Nurses are there to put plasters on knees, check for head lice (nits), or look after poorly children. While they can help with these, their focus […]
2 April 2024
A long-serving healthcare “standard bearer” has been honoured with a rare award by a national organisation for his “outstanding contribution”. Professor David Loughton CBE, Group Chief Executive of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), has been made a companion of the Institute of the Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM). […]
30 March 2024
Thousands of pounds of wall art has helped to make Walsall’s Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) a welcoming haven for families as part of a package of charity-funded finishing touches. Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity has spent just under £7,000 on the colourful designs for the unit’s birthing rooms as well as kitting out the parents’ kitchen […]
29 March 2024
Care for Black Country mums with pelvic health issues that have developed during pregnancy or following the birth of their babies will be further boosted through a Specialist Midwife role that has been created. The post is within the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) and is being hosted by The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. The […]
28 March 2024
Patients with severe asthma are now undergoing “life-changing” biological injections at Walsall Manor Hospital for the first time to reduce their symptoms. NHS England has approved the Trust as a Tier 3 Severe Asthma Centre, working in a Shared Care Agreement arrangement with the Birmingham Regional Severe Asthma Centre. It means patients can now have […]
28 March 2024
Two bereaved parents, who attended a joint Walsall and Wolverhampton event, have vowed to help others by sharing their stories following the support they received after the loss of their babies. Azrah Moghal and Kiran Gill both shared their experiences at the second engagement session organised through Specialist Bereavement Midwives at Walsall Healthcare and The […]
28 March 2024
Paintings by a late patient who had his artwork exhibited are being put on sale to raise money for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity. Jacqui Buckler and Susan Whitehouse, the daughters of Roy Whitehouse, have agreed to sell 30 of their dad’s paintings, with the proceeds going to Well Wishers. Roy, from Great Wyrley, died […]
27 March 2024
An award-winning Walsall programme to help people into work has celebrated its 150th success story. Tunde Vajko, who moved to the town from Hungary, now works at a local stroke rehabilitation unit after completing a pre-employment programme at Walsall Manor Hospital. The three-week programme is called Work4Health, which was developed by housing association whg in […]
26 March 2024
A framework aimed at reducing health inequalities has been shortlisted for a national award. Walsall Together has been shortlisted for two awards at this year’s Health Service Journal Digital Awards. The annual event celebrates the power of digital products, projects and services to transform care delivery and enhance efficiency. Working closely with The Black Country […]
26 March 2024
A charity fund to upgrade the Chemotherapy Unit at Walsall Manor Hospital has received a huge boost thanks to Make a Will Fortnight. Solicitors Enoch Evans, based in Walsall, chose to support Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity again this year and raised £1,225 as part of the fundraising drive which ran from 6-17 November 2023. […]
22 March 2024
An interim Chief Executive with “a track record of improving patient care” has been appointed to take the reins at two Black Country NHS Trusts for the next six months. Caroline Walker will take over at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton Trusts on 1 May, replacing Professor David Loughton CBE, who is […]
21 March 2024
A Walsall ovarian cancer patient, diagnosed at the age of 70, wants to raise awareness of potential signs of the disease that is often dubbed a “silent” condition. Christina Wilson was fit and healthy but started having small bladder leaks in 2022 which she initially put down to age. The mother of two’s symptoms became […]
