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24 August 2019
With Sugababes star Mutya Buena, acts from the X Factor and The Voice, plenty of music and laughter and sexual health staff on hand for a chat this year’s Walsall Pride is the place to be! Staff from Walsall Integrated Sexual Health (WiSH) will be at the free event in the town’s Gallery Square from […]
22 August 2019
Miss Birmingham, also known as Courtney Willey, has made a hamper donation to elderly patients on Ward 2 of Walsall Manor Hospital. The hamper included puzzle books, magazines, biscuits and chocolates. Courtney has suffered from anxiety since she was 16 and said donating to elderly patients had given her confidence and a chance to do […]
20 August 2019
Stories of people living with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) have inspired a September showcase event at Walsall Manor Hospital. Black Country Lungs is a unique collaboration between Multistory, Dutch photographer Corinne Noordenbos and patients which explores the collaborations between artists, researchers and scientists to understand the human condition. Walsall Healthcare Respiratory Consultant Dr Max Matonhodze has teamed up […]
16 August 2019
Nicola Wenlock’s days tend to be full of meetings and report writing but she swapped this for a chat over nappies, birth plans and breastfeeding with mums as she went back on to the maternity ward for the day. Nicola began her NHS career in 1989 as a student nurse and she is now Divisional […]
16 August 2019
Divisional director of midwifery goes back to work in maternity
16 August 2019
Patients in Walsall will be taking part in a clinical trial which may change the future of cancer care. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is one of 13 sites in the UK involved in the Keynote 811 cancer trial – a large international commercial trial sponsored by Merc. This study is trying to find out if […]
14 August 2019
Our young patients will be all smiles when they see this bumper haul of toys – kindly donated through Guys Gardens and Groundworks. Blakenall family Guy Tooth, Stephanie Javens and six-year-old Tyler James Tooth popped into Walsall Manor Hospital today to hand over the goodies. Stephanie said: “We just wanted to give something back because […]
1 August 2019
A team of midwives will be supporting low risk Walsall women and ensuring they see the same midwives throughout their pregnancy and birth. The Wyndlow team – named in honour of local nursing heroine Sister Dora Wyndlow Pattison – implements “continuity of carer” which was rolled out across the country as part of Better Births. […]
