DW2019
11 June 2019
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.
Walsall MLU to re-open for births
7 June 2019
Walsall’s Midwifery Led-Unit (MLU) is set to re-open for births this autumn giving women greater birth choices as well as continuing to house a host of supportive antenatal, postnatal and perinatal mental health clinics. Births were suspended at the unit in Charles Street in 2017 last year due to midwifery staffing being utilised on the […]
Professional Midwifery Advocates: Supporting mums, babies and our staff
3 June 2019
Whether it’s talking through a mum’s experience of giving birth or working with midwives to cope in challenging situations, Walsall Healthcare’s Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMAs) are on hand to help. A new role, replacing the traditional ‘Midwifery Supervisors,’ a PMA will provide professional support for both staff and service users. For staff, PMAs will focus […]
ICU celebrates its first six months
1 June 2019
“It totally feels like home.” For staff working on Walsall Manor Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit it’s hard to believe that it was just six months ago that its first patients moved into the new, state-of-the-art environment. The multi-million pound unit, constructed by Skanska, has brought together Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) and […]
“Volunteering is like payback time to the NHS for me.”
1 June 2019
Ken Benton will have been a Walsall Healthcare volunteer for nine years this October and many visitors to the Intensive Care Unit at the Manor Hospital will have been met by this friendly helper. “I’m here to welcome relatives and direct them to their loved ones’ bedsides after confirming it’s OK to do so by […]
It’s a thank you from us!
31 May 2019
From mealtime companions to stroke buddies – hundreds of volunteers are working tirelessly to support patients and staff who use Walsall Healthcare’s hospital and community services. And this Volunteers Week, from 1-7 June, provides an opportunity to acknowledge their efforts and thank them for their invaluable contribution. Volunteers such as Roy Whittle, who has been […]
Bank Holiday Pharmacy opening
25 May 2019
The Pharmacy Department at Walsall Manor Hospital will be open at the following times over this Spring Bank Holiday period: Date Opening time Saturday 25 May 2019 10am to 3pm Sunday 26 May 2019 11am to 2pm Monday 27 May 2019 10am to 2pm Tuesday 28 May 2019 9am to 6pm