New chairs donated to hospice

Specialist chairs designed to help make hospice patients feel comfortable during their stay have been donated by Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity. Each of the 12 inpatients at Goscote Hospice will now be able to use one of the chairs after the charity funded their £23,400 cost. The chairs have replaced old furniture which needed […]

A pleasure doing business with Well Wishers

Businesses now have an opportunity to showcase their services while supporting Walsall Healthcare’s Well Wishers charity thanks to a new promotional partnership. Well Wishers has developed a new corporate support pack where businesses can sign up to one of three packages available. The money made from these will be used to improve the health and […]

Claire to honour loved ones in fundraising ride

A cancer survivor is getting on her bike for an extraordinary challenge to raise money and offer people a chance to honour a loved one. Claire Flatt, Matron with the Faculty Of Research and Clinical Education (FORCE) at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, is to cycle approximately 500km from Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam to Angkor […]

Walsall Healthcare’s new maternity entrance

Walsall mums-to-be and families can now use a dedicated entrance for Maternity Services at the Manor Hospital. The new maternity entrance is located by the Maternity Emergency entrance at the hospital. The area is drop off only, no parking is allowed. This is due to the entrance being used for ambulance emergency access. A new […]

Alison’s MLU surprise

Oh baby! TV star Alison Hammond thrilled staff at Walsall Manor Hospital’s Midwifery-Led Unit when she popped in for a tour and met the first little girl born there. The TV presenter loved seeing the birthing rooms and chatting to new mum Juliana Uhuo and dad Ronny Chambers. They welcomed their daughter Xadia on 25 […]

Communication boards are latest Maternity arrivals

Walsall mums-to-be and their families now have an additional way of communicating when using Maternity Services at the Manor Hospital. A total of 27 ‘What Matters To Me’ boards have been installed by each bed in Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Delivery Suite, Primrose Ward and the Midwifery-Led Unit. This project has been led by the […]

Royal approval for community team

A community stroke team from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has been commended for its work by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh on a recent visit to the region. Their Royal Highnesses met the Community Stroke Team during a visit to the Rising Brook Community Church in Stafford earlier this month. Jessica Jones, Stroke Liaison […]

Helping patients attend appointments and make connections

Supported bus travel is being made available for Walsall patients in financial need to ensure they keep their medical appointments at the Manor Hospital. Thanks to a partnership between Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Patient Relations and Experience and High Intensity User Teams, supported by Walsall Council’s Walsall Connected centres, the passes will also help vulnerable […]

A fundraising walk down memory lane

A colleague of a former Walsall patient, who died last year, is organising a fundraiser in their memory to support the hospice that cared for them. Martin Quinn is hosting a fundraising walk, which will take place on Saturday 20 April, to honour his late colleague Kamaljit Singh Bains, who died at Goscote Hospice on […]

TV star praises Walsall ED teams

Model mum Danielle Lloyd has praised the “friendly” team at Walsall Manor Hospital’s Paediatric Emergency Department after her young daughter needed help. Little Autumn, aged two, became unwell on Monday this week and was later found to have a piece of felt from an arts and crafts pompom stuck up her nose. TV personality Danielle, […]

Well Wishers welcome packs

Students at Walsall Manor Hospital have received a warm Well Wishers welcome after being given special packs on their first day at the organisation. Walsall Healthcare’s charity bought 300 packs for University of Birmingham and Aston University students who are undertaking their medical training at the Trust as part of their clinical placement. This idea […]

“Overwhelming” response to study

More than 350 participants have come forward to take part in a research study being led by a Black Country scientist. James Pethick is a Principal Clinical Scientist with Black Country Pathology Services (BCPS) which comprises the four pathology laboratories from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell […]