Bringing Communities Together
This Sunday 5 July marks the 72nd birthday of the NHS and across the country there will be a huge round of applause at 5pm – with Walsall Healthcare staff showing their appreciation for the support shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic. The nation will be coming together at […]
Sandwell Council’s COVID-19 Outbreak Plan has been highlighted as a model of best practice by Department of Health officials. The outbreak plan, created by the borough’s Public Health Team in response to a government instruction to all councils, is published today. And government is pointing other organisations to the Sandwell […]
Staff worked through the early hours today to clean up parts of Walsall Manor Hospital which were flooded during last night’s storms. The entrance to Ward 29 and a rear entrance near to the Intensive Care Unit were worst affected with West Midlands Fire Service called to pump out water […]
Sandwell Council’s director of public health is reminding people to follow new rules on wearing face coverings which become compulsory on public transport from Monday (15 June). And Lisa McNally said it is also advisable to wear a face covering in any busy indoor areas such as shops. She urged […]
As part of Breastfeeding Celebration Week mums on Walsall Manor Hospital’s postnatal ward have been encouraged to enjoy skin to skin contact with their babies today – a skintoskinathon! Hazel Brookes, Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife, said: “Skin to skin provides the perfect environment for a baby to transition to the […]
Government campaign reminds us that help and support remains available for victims of domestic abuse and their children The government is reminding victims of domestic abuse that police response and support services remain available for victims and their children during the coronavirus pandemic through the ongoing #YouAreNotAlone initiative. […]
Every resident in care homes across the Black Country has either been tested for coronavirus or will be tested in the coming days after proactive swabbing began a few weeks ago. Health partners in the region have led the way in rolling out proactive swabbing in local care homes whether […]
Health chiefs across the Black Country and West Birmingham are urging parents to take their children for their routine childhood immunisations at their GP surgery when they are invited to. Pregnant women should also take up the offer to have the pertussis (Whooping Cough) vaccine. Dr Ian Sykes, GP and […]
Stress is many a time used as a social indicator of uneasiness and personal resistance from certain objects, places, persons, or environment. Environmental anxiety is what some people are facing in the current situation. The COVID-19, which is caused by SARS 2 (SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME), has created an atmosphere […]
Three weeks ago, as the reality of the social distancing measures we have now become familiar with was beginning to hit home for many people, leading humanitarian charity Human Appeal launched an emergency campaign to raise funds to help people fight coronavirus in the UK and across the globe. Since […]
