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.
24 January 2023
Walsall researchers have signed up the UK’s first participants in a global trial to better understand and manage the treatment of patients with a life-threatening condition. The TRACK study is a global commercial study focusing on patients with hyperkalaemia (HK). Dr Huda Mahmoud, Consultant in Nephrology at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, is leading the study […]
23 January 2023
Cytologists have performed their one millionth HPV Cervical Screening test within Black Country Pathology Services (BCPS). The team at the hub, based at New Cross Hospital, has also provided the joint second-best performance in the country. Ninety-two per cent of all samples taken have made the national standard of 14-day turnaround time – from the […]
22 January 2023
COVID-19 patients cared for at Walsall Manor Hospital are helping a worldwide study which aims to identify why some people are more vulnerable to becoming critically ill. Xana Marriott, Senior Sister for Critical Care Rehabilitation at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is Principal Investigator for the Genetics of Mortality in Critical Care (GenOMICC) study. She has […]
20 January 2023
Families in Walsall who have used its Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) are being asked to help shape its future as it is re-located to the Manor Hospital from its stand-alone site. The relocation is part of a £1.6m Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Maternity Services refurbishment and follows feedback from families who have said they would like […]
20 January 2023
A passionate fundraiser is bringing her enthusiasm and ideas to Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. Kimberley Aplin is Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s new Fundraising Support Officer. Her role is to support the Trust’s charity, working alongside Georgie Westley, Fundraising Manager and she will be part of delivering a variety of fundraising initiatives and events throughout […]
19 January 2023
A Walsall Healthcare research champion has been registered and accredited in a key role which is working to transform treatment for patients. Ben Jones has been made an Accredited Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). He is the second in the Black Country and one of only […]
18 January 2023
A retention drive to include mentoring support has been launched to encourage nurses to continue their careers at two Black Country NHS Trusts. Evidence has shown if nurses stay with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and partners The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust for one year, they’re likely to double their stay, and if they stay for […]
