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10 February 2023
News and media
This section gives you the latest news about our work and achievements. Click on the link to any story to read the full details. If you are a member of the media and wish to contact our press office, please visit our News and Media page.
Farewell to Barbara
10 February 2023
A staff champion and mentor who always encouraged others to fulfil their potential but almost lost her own life has retired from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Barbara Emanuel, Workforce Department Manager, has left the organisation after 10 years but leaves a legacy of improving others. The 64-year-old grandmother, who lives in Oxley, Wolverhampton, says her […]
#WalsallandProud of our Older People’s Mental Health stars!
10 February 2023
A Walsall team is shining even brighter after being awarded a Cavell Star for its “fantastic” work. The Older People’s Mental Health Team received a Cavell Star Award this week after being nominated by a colleague. The Walsall Healthcare team has a focus on patients with delirium/dementia and complex patients and offers mental health support […]
Charity pair’s cardio challenge
8 February 2023
Fundraising friends Michael Gough and Craig Timmins will be spending 24 hours walking, running and cycling in a charity cardio session to raise cash for a new playroom at Walsall Manor Hospital. The determined duo are supporting Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Well Wishers charity after Michael vowed to say thank you to the Trust when […]
Nurse’s from the heart earthquake plea
8 February 2023
“My husband’s youngest brother, his wife, her mum, dad, brother and sister have all died in the earthquake. It’s hard for people to understand the true scale of this devastation and just how long any recovery will take.” Walsall Community Nurse Emma Ozdemir is trying to comfort her devastated husband Seyhmus as best she can […]
“Get tested” this National HIV Testing Week
8 February 2023
This National HIV Testing Week, Walsall Healthcare and Walsall Council are getting behind the campaign to show how the risk of HIV can be managed through a simple, free home test kit. Testing for HIV is quick, free, confidential and a really easy way to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy. People can live […]
Patient Charter pioneered by Walsall’s AMU
7 February 2023
A pledge has been made to patients using the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) at Walsall Manor Hospital by its team of staff who are working hard to make improvements. They have developed a Patient Charter based on feedback, incidents and complaints to pick up the common topics that people ask for reassurance on or ask […]