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February and March 2012 sees Walsall Council and NHS Walsall joining together to undertake this important borough wide survey
Older people in Walsall are being urged to get their winter flu vaccination to help protect them this winter.
The Department of Health’s 2010/11 NHS Operating Framework Committed PCTs to Publishing Performance Against all Vital Signs
Walsall Health Chiefs are today urging people at risk of flu to get protected and have the seasonal flu vaccine. Four groups have been identified as being most at risk:
A new Alcohol Liaison Service is being piloted in Walsall in a bid to reduce the number of repeat alcohol related admissions to hospital by 10% in 12 months.
Residents in Walsall are invited to a Health, Wellbeing and Information Fair this Saturday 10 September from 11am to 3pm at Bentley Health Centre in Churchill Road.
Walsall Health Chiefs advise Walsall residents on how to be prepared for a heatwave during the summer months.
NHS Walsall Teaching PCT (NHS Walsall) is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Non-Executive Director Dr Robina Gutteridge.
As part of National Smile Month, Vikki Tolley, NHS Walsall’s Oral Health Promoter took Cedric the Crocodile to Early Birds Nursery
National Smile Month 2011 is taking place between 15 May and 15 June and this year’s theme is ‘Smile Factor’.
MyNHS Walsall – the pioneering free public membership scheme which gives local people a chance to have their say on how health services are planned, developed and delivered – is helping to fly the flag by taking its 2011 Roadshow to the St George’s Day Celebrations
Patients in need of urgent dental treament will now have more choice
The MyNHS Walsall membership scheme and its Parliament were among the winners at Walsall’s second annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards
Walsall's new Palliative Care Centre is handed over
Around 5,000 women from Willenhall will be invited to attend breast screening
Walsall Manor Hospital has declared the recent Norovirus outbreak officially over.
Manor hospital reopens wards to visitors after sickness outbreak
A guide to protecting your home in extreme cold weather.
Make your night out a night to remember for all the right reasons
Chief Dental Officer officially opens dental practices and mobile dental unit in Walsall
NHS chief Sir David Nicholson was in Walsall yesterday (Weds) and revealed how he felt “inspired” by the experience.
Walsall’s Wellbeing Festival is taking place at the New Art Gallery this Saturday 16 October between 10am and 4pm.
Colleagues have paid tribute to GP practice manager Mohinder Kaur who has died at the age of 55.
Walsall people are being invited to have their say on proposed changes to the way local community health services are managed.
A report on all consultations that have had an impact on the way we commission local health services
Information for patients: A new cancer drugs fund was announced by the Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health in July 2010.
Walsall health chiefs are taking steps to secure the future of family doctor services in the Mossley and Dudley Fields area, in response to pleas from hundreds of local people.
The Vital Signs review detailing how NHS Walsall performed in 2009/10 was published today (September 30)
NHS Walsall Annual General Meeting
Walsall residents who sign up to recieve regular community safety messages will be in the running to win an iPod or a pair of tickets to a Walsall FC home match
New online resources are now available to help people in Walsall gain access to a range of local services including social care and health.
Protect yourself against seasonal flu. Find the latest advice here
Tributes have been pouring in to celebrate the life of Professor Sam Ramaiah, Walsall’s Director of Public Health, who died earlier this week.
New contact arrangements for the district nursing service and the community matron service will come into use from 30 September.
Professor Sam Ramaiah, Walsall’s Director of Public Health and Medical Director of NHS Walsall, has died suddenly.
The Health Transition Team at NHS Walsall Community Health has launched a new website designed to give young people with physical disabilities help and advice at the touch of a button.
More than 60 residents from the African Caribbean Community in Walsall have been given an insight into dementia and its early signs and symptoms in a bid to raise awareness of the condition.
Plans for a £4.5 million complex in Pelsall combining a health centre, library and children’s centre under one roof have been given the go-ahead.
Muslims in Walsall are being urged to seize Ramadan as an opportunity to give up smoking and other tobacco-based products.
Streetly Community Centre is hosting an open day focused on health and well being for the family.
Walsall’s Centre for Independent Living is holding an information event for people who have experienced a stroke.
A new working relationship between NHS Walsall and a renowned regional hospice charity will deliver high-quality medical and nursing care for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as offering support for their families and helpers.
A campaign has been launched in Walsall as part a region wide initiative to reduce medicine waste
Extra support is being offered to Walsall people concerned about the risks of cancer and about the range of end-of-life care services available locally.
Children can pick up advice on controlling their weight while having fun at the same time on the latest Fun 4 Life courses.
NHS Walsall has been praised for its ‘passion and commitment’ to improving the health of local people.
Parents in Walsall have topped the immunisation charts with the best results in England for protecting their children with both doses of immunisations against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
The health records of more than 20,000 Walsall residents have now been uploaded as part of a national programme to enable quicker, safer health care through a new electronic system of handling medical records.
NHS Walsall has teamed up with Walsall Council and Walsall Housing Group in an initiative to improve the health and safety of people who live in multi occupation housing.
NHS Walsall’s £5.4 million Palliative Care Centre has reached a significant landmark in its development with the completion of the main structure and roof of the building.
A new book detailing the experiences of a group of Walsall mums whose children have Downs Syndrome or Autism is due to be launched.
Patients at Little Bloxwich Day Hospice are going on a ‘summer holiday’ from Blackpool to the Bahamas courtesy of the staff at NHS Walsall Community Health.
Over 40s men across Walsall are being offered the chance to get fit for a fiver in a new, price-busting deal.
NHS Walsall’s and Walsall’s Children’s Services Teenage Pregnancy Team is celebrating after winning an award for their teenage pregnancy media campaign work
You can pledge to take part in TAKE 2 by visiting the Myeloma UK website www.myeloma.org.uk or by contacting the Myeloma UK team on 0131 557 3332.
A series of events aimed at helping older people stay fit, healthy and independent in later life has been organised by NHS Walsall Community Health to mark National Falls Awareness Week.
Breast Buddies – a new breastfeeding peer support service
A Walsall resident is getting ready to walk the London Moonwalk this weekend thanks to the help of the Walsall Heath Walks and PACE (Physical Activity for Cardiac Enhancement) programmes run by NHS Walsall and Walsall Council.
Patients with long term conditions in Walsall have given their approval to a new programme using technology to tackle some of the UK’s biggest killer diseases.
Deaths from heart disease and stroke, cancer and accidents in Walsall have been cut by more than 280 each year, a new report has disclosed.
NHS Walsall is pleased to announce the re-appointment of four of its non-executive directors, David Gutteridge, Rajpal Virdee, Grainne Siggins and Ian French. NHS Walsall is the main NHS body charged with meeting the health and needs of people of the borough of Walsall, West Midlands.
Find out more about a new £4million health centre
Young people in Walsall are been encouraged to test themselves for Chlamydia
An innovative health scheme which encourages patients from Walsall to take responsibility for treating their own minor foot ailments has won regional recognition
Walsall residents are being offered an electronic health record to enable quicker, safer health care through a new system of handling medical records
The views of school pupils in Walsall are set to make a telling contribution ot the way the government tackles teenage pregnancy.
250 patients form Walsall will be getting together tomorrow to celebrate completing a Self Care Management Expert Patients Program (EPP).
Health chiefs at NHS Walsall urge all parents whose children are aged approximately 13 months and between threee years four months and five years to make an appointment.
We are undertaking a consultation regarding the future access to family doctor services at Abbey Square Surgery, Mossley.
Feeling Unwell? It doesn't have to be A&E. There are a range of free NHS services on your doorstep.
Questions and answers from NHS Walsall's AGM 2009
Launch of NHS Walsall's Annual Report 2008/9
Walsall residents aged between 20-24 will be receiving a free self testing Chlamydia screening kit through their door as NHS Walsall aim to raise the awareness and testing of this Sexually Transmitted Infection(STI).
NHS Walsall would like to invite you to attend the Annual General Meeting.
NHS Walsall has launched a campaign 'Ask the Toothfairy' which aims to provide Walsall residents with information about what services are available and how they can access them.
A campaign is being launched in Walsall as part a region wide initiative to reduce medication waste
Walsall is highly commended in passing stage 1 of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative.
NHS Dentists receive training on how to use Automatic External Defibrillators
19 Walsall based organisations were rewarded at this year's Healthy Workplace Awards.
NHS Walsall is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Non-Executive Director Tim Oliver
NHS Walsall and NHS Walsall Community Health today published its core declaration of standards for 2008-09.
Primary Care Trusts across the West Midlands are due to launch the second year of the successful cervical screening awareness campaign.
NHS Walsall is pleased to announce the opening on 1 April of a new Walk in Health Centre in the town centre and three new GP practices.
NHS Walsall showed strong leadership across its entire organisation during 2008, according to new Chief Executive Denise McLellan, commenting today on newly released figures which once more place the primary care trust among the top NHS organisations for the way it treats its staff.
NHS Walsall Health Chiefs praise parents in Walsall for taking the lead when protecting their children from Mumps, Measles and Rubella (MMR)
A rapid HIV testing clinic has been set up in Walsall which allows patients to get a test and their results within fifteen minutes.
Reducing the number of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) is key priority for NHS Walsall Community Health
NHS Walsall publishes first report on progress towards world class commissioning
Walsall smokers can earn themselves a £30 high street voucher if they kick the habit with the help of Walsall Stop Smoking Services
NHS staff were in Walsall town centre to raise awareness of HIV
Paul Jennings, Chief Executive of NHS Walsall is moving to NHS Warwickshire
NHS Walsall Community Health is calling for residents to volunteer their time
A new vaccination that protects against cervical cancer is now available to Walsall teenagers.
NHS Walsall Annual Report 2007/08
