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22 December 2022
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.
Important: Information about strike action
21 December 2022
Regardless of any strike action taking place, it is really important that patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward as normal, especially in emergency and life-threatening cases – when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk. If we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as […]
Allergy, Asthma and Atopy in Paediatrics study day
16 December 2022
A Walsall study day that focused on three key areas of children’s healthcare was hailed a success. Dr Drusilla Ferdinand, Paediatric Consultant, hosted an ‘Allergy, Asthma and Atopy in Paediatrics study day’ for staff looking after children at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and in primary care. These study days started back in 2015 and have […]
More numbers in Nephrology
14 December 2022
Walsall patients needing renal care will now benefit from extra support thanks to an expansion within the service. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has grown its nephrology department from five people to nine over the last year and is now piloting a seven-day service. Nephrology is the study and medical management of the function and diseases […]
Meet and mingle success
9 December 2022
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s first live ‘meet and mingle’ since the COVID-19 pandemic was hailed a success as former critical care patients held a festive get-together in person. Organised by the Critical Care Rehabilitation Team, more than 30 former patients who had been on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Walsall Manor Hospital were present […]
Happy retirement Carol!
9 December 2022
A “well-loved” member of staff is retiring after 17 years with her Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust colleagues she calls “family” – making it a double celebration. Carol Hamer, a Clerical Administrator for the Intermediate Care Service based at Walsall Manor Hospital, signs off on her impressive career on Friday – the day before her 66th […]
Consultant’s words of comfort captured in new book
9 December 2022
“We can all benefit from words of comfort at different stages in our lives and things are really tough for so many at the moment.” A Walsall Healthcare Respiratory Consultant has put together a book of inspirational readings and messages that he hopes will help people through difficult times. Dr Max Matonhodze, a father-of-four, has […]
Memory baubles
7 December 2022
A kind-hearted funeral director who has been touched by cancer is raising money for Walsall patients needing palliative care by selling special keepsakes. Kara Babb is selling memory baubles this Christmas so people can remember their loved ones who have passed away. The 45-year-old, who works at Co-op Funeral Care in Bloxwich, will be donating […]