Chief Nurse’s blog

Continuing my series of features on those without whom the hospital wouldn’t function, Jill Bayliss has just celebrated her 57th birthday – and she knows the value of life because she once saved someone’s. Support Services Assistant Jill, who has been employed by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust for 23 years, works 27 hours a week […]

Looking back on a 47 year NHS career

He chalked up his 47th NHS year on 1 August which, for keen cricketer and Walsall Consultant Paediatrician Professor Abdul Gatrad OBE, is certainly a good innings – although he has no intention of hanging up his stethoscope just yet! Professor Gatrad, who is well known for both his health and charity work, knew from an […]

Walsall leads the way for emergency contraception advice

Sexual health workers in Walsall are celebrating after their emergency contraception service was ranked top out of 146 in the country. Staff from Walsall integrated Sexual Health (WiSH) took part in the FRSH (Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare) emergency contraception benchmarking audit which ran from January to April this year. Out of 146 services […]

Walsall’s Ward 17 fire heroines

Quick-thinking staff at Walsall Manor Hospital have been praised for saving a man’s life and putting out a fire in a side room – while reassuring other patients and stopping the blaze spreading to other areas. Ward 17 Manager Michelle Crutchley and Sister Michelle Williams sprang into action when a patient with mental health issues […]

Our Becky’s an “outstanding” student

District Nursing student Becky Westwood has certainly made her mark, and her Walsall team extremely proud,  receiving a top award for being an “outstanding” student. Becky, who works in the South 2 Locality Team based at Broadway Medical Centre, received the Philip Goodeve-Docker Memorial Prize. This accolade acknowledges the top performing student in the District […]