Walsall Consultant’s praise for “heartbreaking” project

Moving testimonies from patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease have been collated in a new photo book as part of a project that Walsall Healthcare Respiratory Consultant Dr Max Matonhodze has been involved in. Black County Lungs is a unique collaboration between Multistory, Dutch photographer Corinne Noordenbos and patients which explores the collaborations between artists, researchers and scientists […]

Feeding support for Walsall families

Parents and carers can access a range of support and information this World Breastfeeding Week and beyond thanks to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Infant Feeding Team. The Trust’s Infant Feeding and Healthy Weight Health Visiting Service leads have been working collaboratively with Walsall Public Health and Professor Amy Brown from Swansea University to create an animated graphic  “Top […]

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 […]

A safe summer for Walsall young people

A bus poster campaign highlighting the sexual health services available for young people throughout Walsall borough is now on the road. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Service has organised the focus which features posters on 45 buses covering the Walsall area. These posters detail the contraception and screening clinics that young people can […]

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 […]

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Chat Health service extended to Walsall parents and carers

A popular children’s health advice service, pioneered by Walsall Healthcare’s  School Nursing Team, that puts young people in direct touch with a school or college nurse via text has now been extended to their parents and carers, too. ‘Chat Health’ is a discreet text service that supports 10 -19 year-olds with any questions they may […]

Celebrating NHS 70 – Walsall style!

Former Royal Marines Commando Davie Carns has teamed up with NHS organisations in Walsall to stage a family fun day this Saturday (14 July) featuring retro sports and activities suitable for all abilities. As part of the NHS 70th birthday celebrations, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust and Walsall Clinical Commissioning […]

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