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1 August 2019
The Wyndlow team of midwives
News and media
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.
Special visit from a four-legged friend
29 July 2019
A very special visitor came to see patient Geoff Turner in the Intensive Care Unit at Walsall Manor Hospital today – his beloved pet dog Karli. Geoff, aged 82, has suffered heart failure and is receiving palliative care. His family mentioned to nursing staff just how much he loved his four legged friend. “They asked […]
A £6,000 boost from Sister Dora’s Explorers
29 July 2019
A group of fundraisers calling themselves Sister Dora’s Explorers have saddled up, teed off and got the party started to raise £6,000 to buy a machine to help patients receiving chemotherapy at Walsall Manor Hospital. The group clocked up 200 miles in just one day cycling from Brighton Pier to the hospital and boosted their […]
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29 July 2019
Handing over the cheque to staff from the chemotherapy unit
Well Wishers provides the best medicine for young patients
23 July 2019
Young patients are finding music, dance and games are the best medicine thanks to fundraisers who have helped buy a new system to brighten up the waiting room on the Paediatric Assessment Unit at Walsall Manor Hospital. While they’re waiting young patients are having their minds taken off their illnesses via images projected on to […]
Do you want to make a difference?
23 July 2019
With more than 30 roles to choose from there are a host of volunteering opportunities being offered at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. These roles include ward visitors, meet and greet, stroke buddies, fundraisers, scooter drivers to help patients with mobility problems, peer support and chaplaincy to give just a few examples. Recruitment events will be held […]
Reducing stillbirths in Walsall – a team approach
19 July 2019
Midwives, antenatal staff and consultants at Walsall Healthcare have achieved third best in the UK for their efforts at detecting babies with restricted growth to help reduce stillbirths. The teams have been using the GAP (Growth Assessment Protocol) programme developed by the Perinatal Institute which uses personalised growth charts to better detect babies who are […]
Emergency Department redevelopment on track
10 July 2019
Five firms have expressed a keen interest in being awarded the construction contract for Walsall Manor Hospital’s new £36m Emergency Department. The investment is part of a £963 million package of improvements revealed by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock last December. It will see specialist areas created for resus, paediatrics and mental health […]