Playing our part in Adult Safeguarding Week

Staff across Walsall Manor Hospital and its community services will be playing their part in this year’s Adult Safeguarding Week which takes the theme “Creating Safer Cultures.” This focus, which starts today and runs until Sunday 21 November, creates an opportunity for organisations to come together to raise awareness of adult safeguarding issues so that […]

Working together in Walsall to safeguard adults

Walsall Healthcare’s Safeguarding colleagues will join its School Nursing Team and borough partners to stage an information and support event as part of National Safeguarding Adults Week. National Safeguarding Adults Week runs from 18-22 November and will focus on: Self-neglect Modern slavery Online bullying and cyber security Disability hate crime Financial abuse Forced marriage The […]

Choose The Right Path – free event for Walsall young people

A showcase of opportunities available for young people – with the chance to win one of three TVs – is being staged in Walsall next month. The #ChooseTheRightPath event has been organised thanks to a partnership between Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and the James Brindley Foundation. The foundation was formed in 2018 following the murder […]

Supporting Walsall’s young people

Young people who are going into or leaving care are being given a helping hand by staff in Walsall Healthcare’s Looked After Children and Safeguarding Team. Donna Smith, Named Nurse for Looked After Children, explained that there are approximately 750 children and young people that fall under the responsibility of Walsall across the UK. Some […]