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15 January 2025
Mums-to-be in Walsall and Wolverhampton are being urged to protect their newborns from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), a common infection that can make babies and older adults seriously ill. The vaccine, which was introduced in September last year, can safeguard babies from severe RSV complications during their first few months of life. RSV can lead […]
13 January 2025
A bereaved son is challenging himself this new year to complete an ultra-marathon to raise money for the hospice that cared for his dad. Matthew Chaloner, Business Support Manager at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, plans to take part in The Ultra Loop running event in Manchester on 22 March to raise money for Goscote Hospice. […]
13 January 2025
A popular cleaner who beat breast cancer and sepsis and has “loved every minute” of her near 37 years at Walsall Manor Hospital has retired. Dawn Hammerton, Support Services Assistant in the Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) and Delivery Suite, has hung up her apron for good after celebrating her 66th birthday. Before starting at Walsall […]
10 January 2025
A Nurse who specialises in helping Walsall patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease has become a national specialist. Ewelina Roczniak, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Clinical Nurse Specialist at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, is now a Crohn’s and Colitis UK IBD Nurse Specialist, enhancing patient care. IBD encompasses conditions such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, a […]
3 January 2025
People are being asked to think which Black Country healthcare service they need this winter to help ease pressures. With the onset of colder temperatures, there is typically an increase in health issues such as respiratory conditions, colds, flu, and injuries from slips and falls. This surge, combined with existing winter pressures on hospital services, […]
2 January 2025
Parents and carers of children who need to come into Walsall Manor Hospital for an MRI scan or surgery are being reminded they can make use of a new app to calm young patients’ nervousness. The Little Journey app, funded through Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity Well Wishers, has now been rolled out across all […]
1 January 2025
Parents and Midwives celebrated bringing in the New Year with the very special birth of two new babies at Walsall Manor Hospital. Little Kaia Tanashe Mwakona, who weighs seven pounds and one ounce, was the first baby born at Walsall at 5.52am on 1 January. Kaia’s proud parents Tisabel and Senz Mwakona said they were […]
31 December 2024
Two Community Therapists in Walsall have carried out a six month pilot project to identify a better way to support patients at high risk of developing pressure injuries or mobility issues. This joint Therapy and Tissue Viability Service approach focused on patients aged 18 plus, many of whom had been having Community Nurse visits for […]
31 December 2024
A Mayoral fundraising year has ended in a £5,000 boost to Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. Councillor Chris Towe, along with daughter Louisa Hughes as Mayoress, worked closely with the charity during their term which finished in May, and they recently handed over the proceeds. Well Wishers was one of the Mayor’s chosen charities and […]
25 December 2024
Baby Kylian gave mum Doreen Nsiah a “priceless” gift today, arriving a couple of weeks early and giving her a Christmas Day to remember. The little boy is Doreen’s third child – she also has a son and daughter aged seven and four who live in Ghana with her husband Prince Yeboah, 29, a social […]
24 December 2024
A baby girl who weighed less than a bag of sugar when she was born prematurely at Walsall Manor Hospital in the summer is heading home for the first time this Christmas. Sada Kaur came into the world on 21 August, almost three months earlier than her due date of 21 November. Parents Jasmeet Kaur […]
24 December 2024
Two evergreen healthcare stalwarts received a Christmas surprise from a worldwide organisation which recognised their “work ethic and commitment to the people of Walsall”. Christine Webb and Maureen Brain, both 78 and Support Service Assistants at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, were presented with Fortnum and Mason festive hampers by Leading an Empowered Organisation (LEO), an […]
