Are you pregnant? Perhaps your partner is expecting? If so, do you, or does your partner, or anyone in your household smoke? Please help us by completing this short survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/localmaternitysystem about smoking in pregnancy. It’s anonymous but your views will be a massive help to the Black Country and West Birmingham […]

A grateful Bloxwich mum whose son has been “in and out of Walsall Manor Hospital” has donated bagfuls of toys to the Children’s Ward. Leia Rowbotham’s four-year-old son Reggie-Ray Greenfield has recently been diagnosed with epilepsy but prior to this had meningitis. “I’ve been in and out of the hospital […]

The New Year is fast approaching and, with a new decade unfolding, we asked leading cosmetic surgeons Mr Alex Karidis and Mr Mark Ho-Asjoe from the Karidis Clinic to share their predictions for the “tweakments” and trends set to take 2020 by storm. The Demise of ‘Duck Face’ & the Rise of The Lip Lift […]

Christmas came early for young patients at Walsall Manor Hospital thanks to property developer Tameway (Midlands) The company, which has been transforming the 14-storey Tameway Tower, in Bridge Street, Walsall, turning the former office block into apartments, asked Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust to provide a “wish list” of toys and […]

To access the free TV, patients will need to register either as a “guest” or with their own details. All staff or patients have to do is pick up the telephone handset, once the pre-amble message starts press *29 and hang up, the bedside unit should then come on as […]

Women will be able to choose to give birth at Walsall’s Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) from early next year as it was announced today that it would re-open on 6 January 2020. As well as re-opening for births the unit – which is the Black Country’s only freestanding MLU – will […]

The Mayor of Dudley rolled up his sleeves today to remind people how important it is to get their flu jab. The Mayor, Councillor David Stanley received his flu jab from pharmacist Karenveer Kallay at the Dudley branch of Boots the Chemist. With flu hitting many communities hard this winter, […]

Christmas has come early for young patients at Walsall Manor Hospital thanks to grateful couple Nick and Darren Robinson-Tomlin who brought in bags of toys to spread some festive cheer. They have gathered donations thanks to friends, family and neighbours, along with customers at the Sportsmans Rest pub in Kingstanding, […]

Mums-to-be are invited to have a look around the Maternity Unit at Walsall Manor Hospital thanks to weekend guided tours that start this Saturday. Midwives will be available from 11am on Saturday and Sunday mornings to take mums-to-be around the unit and show them the delivery rooms, facilities and birthing […]

Well Wishers charity patron Martin Gethin proved he couldn’t put a foot wrong when he completed a 52.4 mile challenge to buy items for the Baby Aid appeal to help borough mums who need extra support. Back in June this year Martin, former British Lightweight Champion and IBF Super Lightweight Champion, […]