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15 February 2023
A thoughtful staff member has raised £500 for Walsall Healthcare’s charity Well Wishers following the death of a devoted couple who were cared for by the Trust. Iain Vowles Smith, one of the nursing team at Walsall Palliative Care Centre, was a long-term friend and in-law of Catharine and Peter Walker, who lived on the […]
15 February 2023
Eileen West is one of the many patients benefiting from Walsall Healthcare’s newly formed Tobacco Dependency Service. The 77-year-old was admitted to Walsall Manor Hospital in October 2022 with pneumonia. It was her first time on a hospital ward – and she was suffering breathlessness, a nasty cough and a high temperature. During her recovery, […]
13 February 2023
Professor Steve Field CBE, Group Chair of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, has announced he is to step down from the role when his term comes to an end on 31 March this year. Professor Field, who has been at the helm in Wolverhampton since 2019, and added Walsall to […]
13 February 2023
An exciting opportunity is being offered to volunteers who want to take on a key role within Walsall’s new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre. Emergency Department Responder Volunteers are being sought to support the transition of services into the new centre and to help patients, their families and carers. They will be asked to carry […]
13 February 2023
The entrance of the new Urgent and Emergency Care building
12 February 2023
A nipple tattooing service for breast cancer patients is now back up and running at Walsall Manor Hospital, after being paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service was set up back in 2018, supported by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity which funded training, and meant that patients no longer had to travel out […]
10 February 2023
A charity donation is helping Walsall patients to have sweet dreams while they are in hospital. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity has purchased an additional amount of sleep packs for wards following the success of the Quiet Protocol. The packs contain eye masks and ear plugs and are for inpatients to help them […]
