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.
27 March 2019
“You don’t know what you’re capable of until you try.” Mother-of-one Danielle Pyatt had been a Clinical Support Worker with Walsall Healthcare for 18 months when the opportunity to apply to become a Trainee Nursing Associate came up. Prior to that she’d worked in a nursing home. “I knew that I wanted to work in […]
27 March 2019
“I’ve had mum guilt but getting positive feedback from staff and patients has been a real boost.” Kelly Rutter has worked for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust for 16 years and was initially employed as a healthcare assistant in paediatrics where she also did some play specialist work before having children and moving into the breastfeeding […]
27 March 2019
We’re sharing stories from some of our successful Trainee Nursing Associates who have now graduated. “My colleagues have been really supportive and that means a lot.” When she heard about the Trainee Nursing Associate (TNA) pilot Healthcare Assistant Emma Whitehouse did wonder if she could “get my head round all the academic stuff.” “It […]
27 March 2019
Nursing Associates who joined a national pilot programme pioneered through Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will graduate this week after two years of training. Sixteen trainees have come through the Trainee Nursing Associates (TNA) programme to take on the support role that bridges the gap between care assistants and registered nurses. They range in age from […]
26 March 2019
Little Ezra Charalambous is full of energy and really keeps her parents George and Sanita on their toes. It’s hard to believe she was born prematurely at 24 weeks weighing just one pound and seven ounces and needed to be cared for in Walsall Manor Hospital’s Neonatal Unit. Her grateful parents came back to the […]
25 March 2019
Do you enjoy meeting people, and making a difference in your community? Have you got a few hours to spare? If so, our Well Wishers charity wants to hear from you! The Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust charity raises money for items above and beyond what the NHS can provide, and this includes enhancing services so that […]
23 March 2019
Green-fingered Walsall Healthcare volunteers today joined MP Valerie Vaz to plant trees at the Manor Hospital as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC), a forest conservation initiative involving all 53 countries of the Commonwealth. The Walsall South MP, who is Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, brought two rowan trees, two silver birches […]
