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6 September 2018
News and media
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Organ donation – a “beautiful gesture” says Walsall Consultant
6 September 2018
“When you’ve seen one of your friends close to death because of sepsis and severe renal failure and have watched someone so lively and vibrant suffering so terribly it really brings it home how precious life is.” Dr Viktorija Cerniauskiene is Clinical lead – Organ Donation for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and is a Consultant […]
Emergency department decision expected in the autumn
5 September 2018
A decision on a £36.2m funding bid to expand the Emergency Department at Walsall Manor Hospital should be made shortly, the Prime Minister has said today Theresa May responded to Walsall North MP Eddie Hughes’ enquiry at Prime Minister’s Questions this lunchtime in which he asked for an update on the progress of the bid. […]
Steven helps spread the organ donation message
5 September 2018
A talented teenager is helping to raise awareness of Organ Donation Week in Walsall after designing a series of posters to boost the campaign. Steven Hasketh, aged 13, has a real passion for biology and loves finding out about the services that are within Walsall Manor Hospital. He met with Walsall healthcare NHS Trust’s Specialist Nurse for […]
Let’s start talking about organ donation – in our own families
4 September 2018
“There’s a fear that if we start talking about death and our wishes that we’re being too morbid and we’ll make something bad happen. We need to break down these barriers – starting in our own families.” Jenna Davies, Director of Governance, is Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Executive lead for organ donation. “This Organ Donation […]
Saddlers physio Marc supports Organ Donation Week
3 September 2018
During his training years Walsall Football Club physio Marc Czuczman spent a lot of time on Intensive Therapy and High Dependency Units at various hospitals and met many patients with Cystic Fibrosis or heart conditions. “I’ll never forget seeing how ill some of those patients were and watching the transformation in them once they’d had organ […]
Looking back on a 47 year NHS career
25 August 2018
He chalked up his 47th NHS year on 1 August which, for keen cricketer and Walsall Consultant Paediatrician Professor Abdul Gatrad OBE, is certainly a good innings – although he has no intention of hanging up his stethoscope just yet! Professor Gatrad, who is well known for both his health and charity work, knew from an […]
Joining forces to make a difference
23 August 2018
An exciting new partnership between Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity and the Saddlers Shopping Centre is being launched tomorrow, with a year of fundraising support in the bag. Well Wishers raises money for items above and beyond what the NHS can provide and has benefitted from the centre’s generosity previously, with Easter egg donations for […]
WiSH support for Walsall Pride
22 August 2018
In just a few days’ time Gallery Square will be alive with the sound of music and laughter as this year’s Walsall Pride comes to life – with support from sexual health staff. Staff from Walsall Integrated Sexual Health (WiSH) will be at the free event from 11am this Saturday 25 August, ready to have […]
Walsall mum and her family help others – in memory of her son
21 August 2018
Patients with mobility difficulties who attend Walsall Manor Hospital have been given a helping hand – thanks to the mother of an inspirational brain tumour patient. Chris Thomson died in November 2014, at the age of 29, after being treated for his second brain tumour. He also suffered a brain tumour when he was a […]
Widening choice for pregnant women
21 August 2018
A birthing cap introduced in 2016 to reduce the number of births at Walsall Manor Hospital and ensure the safety and stability of maternity services is being partially relaxed. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group introduced the cap after taking into account a number of factors including safe staffing levels and an […]