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14 December 2018
A big thank you and goodbye to Lynda Wagstaff, Senior Research Sister, who left the Trust yesterday after 15 years with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Cancer Research Team. Lynda, who joined the Trust in 2003, was one of the first dedicated cancer research nurses, and over her career has played an integral part in recruiting […]
12 December 2018
Young patients on Ward 21 at Walsall Manor Hospital will enjoy some festive surprises thanks to a generous donation from construction companies. Arran Bailey from ALB Group, and Harry Whyte from HBW are working on Walsall’s Tameway Tower currently and always make donations to worthy causes in whichever area they’re working in. They came to […]
7 December 2018
“It’s like winning the lottery!” Staff in Walsall Manor Hospital’s Emergency Department were delighted to learn today that £36m of funding for a new department has been announced by the Government. The investment is part of a £963 million package of improvements revealed by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock that also includes a […]
7 December 2018
The Government today announced that Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will receive £36million to build a new Emergency Department. The current Emergency department has had considerable pressure on it services over the past few years with increased footfall from surrounding areas and an environment not fit for purpose. The new Emergency Department will help meet future […]
4 December 2018
Walsall Healthcare’s Podiatry team are hoping to get off on the right foot today as they launch their very first ‘one-stop shop’ foot care clinic for diabetes patients. In the past, diabetics have visited the podiatry clinic to receive treatment for a specific health concern – such as a damaged toenail or foot abnormality – […]
1 December 2018
Patients moved into the Manor Hospital’s new state-of-the art Intensive Care Unit today with staff from across Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust all playing their part in ensuring things ran as smoothly as possible. The first patient moved from the High Dependency Unit just before 9am with others following from that unit and the Intensive Therapy […]
30 November 2018
Staff will be moving patients into the brand new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Walsall Manor Hospital from tomorrow morning (Saturday 1 December). The ICU, constructed by Skanska, has brought together Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) and the High Dependency Unit (HDU) creating an 18-bedded unit. Earlier this week the Mayor and […]
