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26 October 2018
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.
Blue light route diversion
25 October 2018
A short diversion will be set up along part of the blue light route at Walsall Manor Hospital for four days from Tuesday 30 October to allow for the installation of a steel frame for the new obstetrics theatre that is under construction. Access to maternity will not be affected but the diversion will start […]
New ICU ready for patients in December
24 October 2018
A multi-million pound Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Walsall Manor Hospital is due to receive its first patients in 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, which is an increase of five beds. It is […]
Helping patient flow at Walsall Manor Hospital
22 October 2018
Pharmacy staff are playing a key role in improving patient experience and helping the flow of patients medically fit to leave Walsall Manor Hospital by working more closely with nursing colleagues From 1 October, to support the flow of patients for discharges, Walsall Healthcare Pharmacist Kamal Klair started visiting the Discharge Lounge to resolve any […]
Support for bereaved parents
15 October 2018
Great Wyrley mum Kim Preston knows only too well how important a good support network is after sadly losing her baby daughter Felicity in October 2015. Kim had had a normal pregnancy and was hoping for a natural delivery when she went into Walsall Manor Hospital. “My contractions stopped and I was given something to […]
Spotlight on vital health staff
12 October 2018
Staff who play a key role in transforming health, care and wellbeing for Walsall residents will take centre stage next week when the first ever national Allied Health Professionals Day is staged. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) help people of all ages with services ranging from healthy childhood through to supporting older people with frailty. Staff […]