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14 November 2018
News and media
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Walsall recruits first cancer patient to national study of diseases
14 November 2018
Exciting times for our Research and Development colleagues who have kicked- off their recruitment of cancer patients to join the 100k genomes project! The project is a national study which asks patients with cancer and/or rare diseases to give blood and tissues samples for genetic testing; helping our healthcare professionals to understand the changes occurring […]
Day 2 of the Self care Challenge
13 November 2018
Are you taking the Self Care Challenge this Self Care Week? Our blogger Colette, a volunteer tutor on our Self Care Management Programme, is here with some words of encouragement. Day 2 Do some stretches Have a bubble bath Ditch the junk food “I speak from experience when I say that being in pain is […]
Breakfast club is a tonic for stroke survivors
13 November 2018
Stroke survivors at Walsall Manor Hospital are getting their day off to a good start with their own breakfast club which is helping them get back into a daily routine. Patients come together to eat their breakfast every morning, sat around a table in one of the bays, and this is proving to be a […]
Colette’s blog – Day 1 of Self Care Week
12 November 2018
Let’s hear from Colette, this Self Care Week, one of Walsall Healthcare’s Self Care Management Programme volunteer tutors. Hi everyone and welcome to my blog which I decided to put together for National Self Care Week. I’m Colette and I’m a volunteer tutor on the Self Care Management Programme run through Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. […]
Helping Walsall play its part in effective antibiotic use
12 November 2018
Walsall Healthcare is playing its part in World Antibiotic Awareness Week for the first time this year after developing a new strategy for staff, patients and carers to work together to achieve responsible use of the drugs. The week runs from 12-18 November and aims to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance as well as […]
Focusing on Self Care Week in Walsall
12 November 2018
Support for Walsall people who find the best way to manage their long term health conditions will be showcased during this year’s national Self Care Week. Taking the theme: “Choose self care for life” the awareness week is focusing on embedding support for self care across communities, families and generations so that people can make […]