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23 December 2024
“People hear the word hospice and think it’s where you go to die – for us it’s where we go to live.” Two patients who attend the Living Well Programme at Fair Oaks Day Hospice in Walsall have been sharing their experiences of the “kind, warm and supportive” environment it offers them. Nicki Titley, 43, […]
23 December 2024
Future healthcare staff have already been showing their caring side after donating toys for Wolverhampton and Walsall children in hospital over Christmas. Health T Level students at Walsall College have donated around 20 gift boxes filled with toys and games for children at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton and Walsall’s Manor Hospital. The Health T […]
20 December 2024
Anxious children who attend eye appointments at Walsall Manor Hospital will be given a special knitted teddy thanks to a group of avid knitters. More than 100 Christmas knitted teddies have been donated by Newton Women’s Institute in Great Barr to Children’s Outpatients and Orthoptics at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. The group knits and donates […]
20 December 2024
A generous author who overcame dyslexia has donated copies of her latest book to children in hospital to bring some Christmas cheer. Grandmother Jackie Burns, 61, has donated copies of Through the Trees: Squirrels Play with Me for young patients on the Children’s Ward at Walsall Manor Hospital. Mum of two Jackie, from Hednesford, spent […]
19 December 2024
Walsall FC players spread Christmas cheer to patients and staff at the Manor Hospital – with manager Mat Sadler declaring the visit an “honour and a privilege”. The Saddlers squad proved they are top of the league for bringing smiles to patients as well as topping League Two after arriving armed with presents to hand […]
19 December 2024
Patients in a Walsall hospice will all receive a gift bag on Christmas Day thanks to a generous donation from a family IT business. Amrik Singh, Director of Vibrant Networks, and his family presented the gifts to Deborah Jones, Ward Manager at Goscote Hospice, ready for patients on the big day. The bags contain a […]
18 December 2024
A couple who met at a support group for patients who spent time in Walsall Manor Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have now got engaged – to the delight of fellow survivors and staff. Colin Osbourn and Sallyann Wilkinson started to attend the face to face Meet and Mingle group run by Walsall Healthcare NHS […]
18 December 2024
A new respiratory hub has opened in Walsall to provide specialised care for vulnerable and at-risk children with breathing conditions. The hub, developed by the Walsall Together Partnership, is a GP-led service offering same-day, face-to-face appointments, diagnostics and treatment for children up to and including the age of 12. It is for children with chronic […]
16 December 2024
After a long and successful career spanning an impressive 47 years in the NHS, Senior Radiographer Paula Kubara has said goodbye to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Paula was appointed as a student radiographer at Walsall on September 5, 1977. The 66-year-old from Willenhall completed her six-week nurse training before specialising in radiography at City Health […]
16 December 2024
A much-loved senior Nurse has retired from the NHS after 34 years serving the people of the Black Country and Birmingham. Katrina Creedon, Head of Nursing Quality at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), has spent time working in all four of the Black Country’s NHS provider trusts during her exceptional career. She started out […]
13 December 2024
Seasonal joy was had by all at a party for some of Walsall’s youngest and bravest patients and their families. The annual Christmas party, organised by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Neonatal Community Outreach Team, was held at St Johns Church, Scarborough Road, on Wednesday, 11 December. It was an opportunity for all the babies and […]
12 December 2024
Sufferers of a long-term bowel condition are being urged to consider taking part in a clinical research study being supported in Walsall which looks at an investigational medicine to resolve or improve symptoms. The ATLAS-UC clinical research study is aimed at those with ulcerative colitis (UC), where the colon and rectum become inflamed and more […]
