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21 December 2023
Three loyal fundraisers took people back in time at an 80s disco event in aid of Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. Michael Gough, Craig Timmins and Barry Tipper raised £1,701 from the Kick up the 80s charity fundraiser held at Bloxwich Memorial club in October. The money was split three ways with £566 going to […]
21 December 2023
A group of students are definitely on Santa’s good list after working together to bring some festive cheer to Walsall’s young patients facing the prospect of Christmas in hospital. The Law, Criminology and Psychology students from Walsall College set up a fundraiser by creating a JustGiving page and hosting a staff raffle. In just three […]
20 December 2023
A grateful son has made a generous donation of £371 to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust to thank staff who looked after his mum. Nick Wood, from Walsall, wanted to do something to give back to Walsall Manor Hospital after his mum was treated there for cancer. He runs a Northern Soul Facebook group called ‘Soul […]
20 December 2023
A Walsall father has become one of the first patients in the region to have his throat cancer removed through robotic surgery. Frank George, 56, underwent robotic surgery for throat cancer at New Cross Hospital, part of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), after discovering a pea-sized lump while shaving. The same Da Vinci robot […]
18 December 2023
‘Wonderful, humbling and spiritually satisfying’ are how two Walsall NHS colleagues have described their inspirational fundraiser. Ashok Puligari, General and Colorectal Surgeon, and Venugopal Guduri, Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics trekked the Annapurna Circuit in the Nepalese Himalayas on 2 October. The high-altitude trek, with varying trailheads and a wide range of side-treks, took 12 days and […]
