Dozens of people joined a Hopewalk around Wolverhampton yesterday (Tuesday 24 October) to raise awareness of suicide prevention and the help and support available to individuals in the city. The walk was organised by Wolverhampton Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Forum as part of Papyrus’ national Hopewalk campaign to lift the lid […]

Stroke patients at Walsall Manor Hospital have been given a rehabilitation boost thanks to former workers from the Goodyear tyre plant and a persistent Clinical Support Worker! Two specialist chairs have been donated to the hospital’s Stroke Rehabilitation Unit – funded by donations from the factory’s 5/344 Transport and General […]

Kind-hearted schoolgirl Daisy Stewart-Cooney has used her experience as a young patient recovering from meningitis to help other poorly children at Walsall Manor Hospital. The 11-year-old has bought toys and games for Ward 21 Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) where she was treated four years ago as she remembers some toys […]

People are being invited to take part in a conference which will help shape future health and wellbeing services for Wolverhampton’s LGBT+ community. The City of Wolverhampton Council is hosting the LGBT+ Health and Wellbeing Conference at the City Suite, Civic Centre, on Thursday 7 November, 2019, from 9am to […]

Stroke patients at Walsall Manor Hospital have been given a rehabilitation boost thanks to former workers from the Goodyear tyre plant and a persistent Clinical Support Worker! Two specialist chairs have been donated to the hospital’s Stroke Rehabilitation Unit – funded by donations from the factory’s 5/344 Transport and General […]

Doreen Tipton joins health professionals to urge patients across the Black and West Birmingham to get their free flu jabs before the winter sets in. In a video launched by Futureproof Health, the Black Country comic icon Doreen Tipton, played by actress Gill Jordan reminds residents that it’s time for […]

Walsall Healthcare fundraiser Sam Gibson may still be nursing her blisters but she’s so proud that she managed to complete an epic Saharan Challenge across the desert. The Walsall Manor Hospital Discharge Co-ordinator completed her journey – which is the equivalent of two marathon distances – on 11 October, taking […]

A new £5.6m Neonatal Unit at Walsall Manor Hospital will be up and running in just a few weeks’ time now that a major construction project has drawn to a close. As part of the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust investment the unit houses a purpose-built Intensive Therapy Unit and High […]

A campaign to encourage more children in the borough to have their flu vaccine has been launched. Dudley Council and Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) bosses hope the Flu Fighters campaign will increase the number of youngsters who are vaccinated. A colourful storybook – titled Flu Fighters Versus Chilly, Achy and […]

Orthoptists are among the Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) that Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust will be celebrating as part of AHPs Day.  Mohammed Zabair Asghar is one of our six orthoptists working with two orthoptic technicians within two dedicated orthoptic departments at Walsall Manor Hospital as well as health centres and […]