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17 February 2025
An innovative Walsall clinic is supporting parents who have suffered baby loss, have mental health needs or have experienced previous birth trauma. Believed to be the only one of its kind in the Black Country, the Calm Connections Clinic is run by three specialist Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midwives. Tracy Denmade, Birth Reflections/Patient Experience Midwife, […]
14 February 2025
An appeal for knitted hearts has gone viral, sparking the biggest response in a Walsall charity’s history – and attracting its youngest crocheter. In one week, Well Wishers’ social media post has netted more than 145,000 views on Facebook, reaching well over 73,000 people and attracting more than 500 reactions. End of Life Specialist Nurses […]
12 February 2025
This National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to spotlight the achievements of two exceptional young adults. NAW takes place from 10 to 16 February 2025 and brings together everyone passionate about apprenticeships and skills to celebrate the value, benefit, and opportunity that they bring. Mariam Bismillah and Alicia Poston both embarked […]
11 February 2025
A Medical Laboratory Assistant, inspired to get into science as a young child, believes the career offers a world of possibilities and is sharing her story this International Women and Girls in Science Day. Savita Hampal, 25, has worked for Black Country Pathology Services based at Walsall Manor Hospital for 11 months. She graduated in […]
6 February 2025
A training doll that helps staff keep up to date with new plastering techniques has been funded by Walsall Healthcare’s charity. The Well Wishers charity has bought the £138 doll to help Orthopaedic staff provide the best care for their patients. Paul Foster, Orthopaedic Practitioner, said: “In the plaster room we provide exceptional care for […]
4 February 2025
Two new Nurses have been appointed to speed up the assessment of community palliative care patients in Walsall – and the service is already reaping its rewards, with 400 referrals. Lindsay Snowdon and Caroline Kelly, Palliative Care Triage Nurses, have been drafted in by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust to support with patient flow at Walsall […]
3 February 2025
Generous supporters of Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity have helped raise more than £60,000 through sales in its Fundraising Hub. The hub, in the main atrium of Walsall Manor Hospital, sells books, jigsaws, clothes, handmade cards and knitted baby clothes and blankets, alongside good quality bric-a-brac, and is open five days a week. All items […]
3 February 2025
A cleaner who has retired after 40 years’ service at Walsall Manor Hospital says it was a “pleasure to come to work”. Tina Smyth, Support Services Assistant on the Neonatal Unit, saw thousands of babies born in her four decades at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. She was also Support Services Supervisor for several years before […]
30 January 2025
People can find out about local support services at a special pop-up event being held in Walsall to mark World Cancer Day next month. Staff from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will be outside Costa Coffee in the main atrium of the Manor Hospital on 4 February from 9am until 4pm to give information and support. […]
21 January 2025
A determined fundraiser is planning to complete a “12 Medals for Mum” challenge throughout 2025 in memory of his mother. Andrew Straughan is taking part in the gruelling trials to raise money for Walsall’s Goscote Hospice, where his mother Christine Straughan died in November last year. The 47-year-old aims to complete 12 challenges throughout this […]
20 January 2025
A motorsport enthusiast is in pole position for fundraising after donating pyjamas for young Walsall patients. A year ago Matt Lewis, whose firm Matt Lewis Motorsport supplies performance parts and engines for Ford RS/ST cars and other models, was diagnosed with lifelong condition haemochromatosis, where the body’s iron levels slowly build up over many years. […]
17 January 2025
Patients are being given boxes to keep their glasses, dentures and hearing aids safe while they’re in Walsall Manor Hospital thanks to a charity initiative. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity initially issued these to patients on elderly care wards during Falls Awareness Week last year as part of a focus on factors that […]
