Helping COVID-19 patients on their road to recovery

Just a couple of months ago most of us wouldn’t even have seen an Intensive Care Unit– now we see images of critically ill patients on ventilators or connected to other equipment almost daily in the media as part of its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Walsall Manor Hospital’s ICU had 36 ventilated patients at […]

Patients’ joy over video calls

Video calls are proving a real tonic for patients across Walsall Manor Hospital as they keep in touch with their families and friends while COVID-19 visiting restrictions are in place. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Patient Experience Team has co-ordinated a group of staff, volunteers and medical students who, along with the Older People’s Mental Health, […]

Marion’s got home in her sights

“We did fear the worst because mum’s 90 and has breathing problems but we’re thrilled she’s going home soon.” Diane Dudley’s mum Marion Faulkner has been cared for on Ward 2 at Walsall Manor Hospital for the last fortnight after testing positive for COVID-19 – an extremely worrying time for her family. “We did fear […]

Important information for diabetic patients and their GPs

Walsall Healthcare is still running diabetic foot clinics for those patients who have foot ulcers/wounds, in line with NHS England advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The contact details for appointments/referrals are: Phone 01922 270382 Email diabetesfeet.walsall@nhs.net Mobile 07990 798512. An email has also been set up for patients/referrers to send photos of foot pathologies which […]

Sikh community’s £15,000 NHS  boost

Kind-hearted members of Walsall’s Sikh community have handed over a donation of £15,000 to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. The cheque was handed over to the trust’s Fundraising Manager Georgie Westley by Priest Giani Amar Singh at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in West Bromwich Street, Caldmore. He explained that the donation was specifically to help the […]

Praise for #RealMidwivesofWalsall

First-time mum Faye Coley has praised Walsall Healthcare’s midwives for making her feel so comfortable and safe when she came into the hospital to give birth and reassuring her during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faye, aged 32, said everyone went “above and beyond” and put her at ease – especially in the areas where she had […]

Reassurance for pregnant women

Pregnant women who have any concerns about their baby – or their own health and welfare – are being assured that it is safe for them to come into Walsall Manor Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust wants women to continue to use its maternity services as usual, particularly if they are […]

Walsall patients support COVID-19 studies

Forty six patients being cared for by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust have agreed to take part in the national COVID-19 recovery trial aimed at identifying potential treatment options. The Randomised Evaluation of COVID Therapy (RECOVERY) trial led by Peter Horby, professor of emerging infectious diseases and global health at Oxford University, focuses on existing and […]

Walsall support for COVID-19 survivors

Survivors of COVID-19 who have been cared for at Walsall Manor Hospital are being offered psychological support as they continue their recovery. Walsall Healthcare’s Clinical Health Psychology Service, which is based in the community at Darlaston Health Centre, is offering help to patients that staff refer to the service. Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dominic Crowley said: […]

More Response Volunteers step up

Meet some of our latest Response Volunteers who have joined Walsall Healthcare from Walsall Council to “do their bit” for the wider community. These volunteers usually work in the council’s leisure centres and have no experience of lending a hand in a hospital setting but they have really embraced their new roles. Walsall Healthcare Volunteering […]

Family joy at Eva’s recovery

“I just need my rollers and my make-up!” When 90-year-old Eva Sanders relayed that message to her worried family they knew she was definitely getting better after contracting COVID-19. Great grandmother Eva, who is now continuing her recovery at home after being cared for on Ward 3 of Walsall Manor Hospital, hasn’t enjoyed the best […]

Walsall FC fan Richard is coming home

Just a week ago 22-year-old Richard Gaunt was on oxygen in Walsall Manor Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit after contracting COVID-19 – today he’s looking forward to going home. Richard, a keen Walsall Football Club fan, had been feeling unwell for about a week with flu-like symptoms and started to develop a fever. His wife Amelia […]