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, […]

Mums and families are being asked to note the following Christmas closures for our Infant Feeding Support Groups and Introduction to Solids workshops: Pinfold Health Centre – Tuesday 24 December 2019 Pelsall Village Centre – Monday 30 December 2019 Palfrey Surestart – Wednesday 1 January 2020 For breastfeeding support please  […]

With winter here, people are being urged to help stop the spread of norovirus – and know what they should do if they contract the winter vomiting bug. Norovirus causes diarrhoea, vomiting and flu like symptoms and is highly contagious. It has already affected a number of schools elsewhere in […]

Walsall Manor Hospital’s state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has celebrated its first anniversary on (Sunday 1 December 2019). The ICU, constructed by Skanska, brought together Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) and the High Dependency Unit (HDU) creating an 18-bedded unit. This major development has allowed critical care […]

Over a thousand pupils have enjoyed a theatrical take on Wolverhampton’s unique Flu Fighters stories, which are encouraging more and more children to have their flu vaccination. Actors from Gazebo Theatre in Education have brought to life the Flu Fighters’ annual battle against the invading flu aliens Chilly, Achy and […]

Wolverhampton’s unique Flu Fighters campaign, which is encouraging thousands more children and young people in the city to get their free flu vaccination, has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. The popular campaign, developed by the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Public Health team and communications teams from the council, Wolverhampton […]

Women across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are being given an opportunity to train as local researchers to help shape maternity and local public health services across their communities. Black Country Local Maternity Services (LMS) wants local women and their families to gather the thoughts and experiences on a range […]

Walsall mum Sara Meredith is keeping her daughter’s memory alive as well as helping other parents whose children are being treated on the Children’s Ward at Walsall Manor Hospital. Sara’s daughter Olivia, known as Livvy, had the neurological condition Rett Syndrome and died at the age of nine in 2008. […]

A Dudley Council-run care facility, which helps to rehabilitate residents, has been rated good in a recent inspection. Tiled House in Pensnett, which was established in partnership with the Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group to offer short term recuperation and rehabilitation, was recently visited by Care Quality Commission inspectors, who found […]