Scanner provision doubled at Walsall Manor Hospital

Patients will be using latest generation MRI scanners at Walsall Manor Hospital from next month following completion of a major healthcare investment. Work to house two new scanners started in January this year in partnership with the InHealth Group which provides the service. The equipment is used to diagnose and identify a range of conditions […]

Charity partnership with Walsall solicitors

Solicitors from Enoch Evans LLP have once again teamed up with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity Well Wishers to offer people a Will making service. The Make Your Will Fortnight has been set for 3-14 September 2018 to support people in getting their affairs in order and ensuring their wishes are known. You can have […]

“Priceless” boost for breast cancer patients

A grandmother has praised a new medical tattooing service being offered at Walsall Manor Hospital for women who have had reconstructive surgery following breast cancer. Jennifer Bateman has recently used the new service and said the confidence boost the end result  gives to women is “priceless.” The 70-year-old, who used to work as an Emergency […]

“Significant improvement” in Walsall Healthcare’s Maternity Services

“Motivated and engaged”staff  have been credited with driving significant progress in Walsall Healthcare’s Maternity Services which have received an improved rating following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC has given the service an overall rating of Requires Improvement with a rating of Good for the caring domain after re-inspecting it […]

Luqman’s labelled a winner!

Pupils from a borough primary school have really made their mark on an innovative medication labelling project, working with Pharmacy staff and Trust Members from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust St Mary’s the Mount Primary School were set the challenge of helping to create stickers that could be included on antibiotic medication after the Trust’s Pharmacy […]

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 […]

Important milestone for children’s diabetes care

Work by Walsall Healthcare’s Paediatric Diabetes Team to reduce emergency admissions to hospital is making a real impact according to national statistics. The National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) 2016-17 report, which has recently been released, suggests that the team is performing on a par with or better than other diabetes units in the West Midlands […]

Patients will be handled with care thanks to new transfer aids

The moving and handling of unconscious patients is a regular task for our workforce, which if done incorrectly, can be strenuous and can inadvertently lead to injuries for both staff and patients. But thanks to equipment supplier Hospital Direct, the moving of patients from the trolley to the operating table – from their back and onto […]

Andy’s fundraising goal

Grateful former Walsall Manor Hospital patient Andy Wood has netted £135 for coronary care after holding a charity football match. Andy, aged 35, spent more than two months in hospital back in 2013 with bacterial endocarditis, an infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream and settle in the heart lining, heart valve or a blood vessel. […]

Highlighting the positive impact of organ donation

As a Specialist Nurse – Organ Donation Kirsty Lazenby deals with death and life on a daily basis, building relationships between staff, patients and families at Walsall Manor Hospital. Kirsty’s role is to identify patients that may be suitable organ donors which means she liaises with many distressed relatives at the most traumatic time in […]

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Macmillan recognises support for Walsall cancer patients

Congratulations to our cancer services colleagues who have been recognised at this year’s ‘Recovery Package Annual Conference’ hosted by Macmillan Cancer Support. The ‘Recovery Package’, a self-management tool offering support around healthy lifestyle, finances, emotional wellbeing etc., is just one of the ways that Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust supports its cancer patients, and through its […]