The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is helping to reduce scan waiting times for patients in Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire. Scans at the Community Diagnostic Centre at Cannock Chase Hospital now take an average of 10-15 minutes less thanks to the new technology – just one advantage being promoted as part of Healthcare Science Week. #HCSWeek2025 Full story: https://bit.ly/3XOXj87

Parents and carers of young patients being treated at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital will be able to get a second opinion if they feel any concerns they may have about their loved ones’ deteriorating condition are not being listened to. Martha’s Rule Call for Concern is a patient safety initiative developed by the parents of Martha Mills who sadly died aged 13 from sepsis in 2021. Pictured below are staff with their phones promoting Martha’s Rule Call for Concern in Paediatrics, from left: Sarah Lewis, Matron, Children’s Specialities and Outpatients, Dr Sally Edwards, Kirsty Lewis, Senior Matron for Acute Children’s Services, and Staff Nurses Rebecca Davies, Kanika Patel and Kamaljot Kaur. For full story, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/4iCyMv1

A Wolverhampton Nurse kicked off prostate cancer awareness month by calling for national screening live on radio today. Kelly Kusinski, Urology Advanced Nurse Practitioner at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT), appeared on BBC Radio WM’s mid-morning show with presenter Kath Stanczyszyn to call for mandatory testing for high-risk men over 45. Full story: https://bit.ly/3Xqqr5k

More than 660 premature babies have been supported by Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) in Wolverhampton, enabling them to go home earlier. Babies born early, at full term and/or with medical concerns are at risk of feeding and communication difficulties. Since The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust’s Neonatal SLT Team was established in March 2022 at New Cross Hospital, it has supported families to help their babies move from tube feeding to feeding by mouth, alongside advising on early communication. Link to full story: https://bit.ly/4gMscRa

An award-winning team in Wolverhampton has been nominated for a national honour to recognise its efficiency. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust’s Data Security and Protection Team, which is responsible for the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests received, has been shortlisted for FOI Team of the Year by eCase. Link to the full story: https://bit.ly/4hAWGqH

Meet Professor Jonathan Hulme, one of our consultants in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia.   Alongside treating the patients at the Trust, Jon has a well-established peer-to-peer basic life support programme that runs at several universities across the UK. “I believe that basic life support is a necessary skill for everyone to have, one day you never know if you may need it.”   #PeopleofSWB

We’re #MoreThanAHospital – and today we share just some of the amazing work our community teams are carrying out across our population, as part of #OneWeekInHealthcare Firstly, we’ll focus on the Paediatric Virtual Ward service which is delivering hospital care at home. Later, we’ll invite you to step inside Harvest View in Rowley Regis, where we are working with Sandwell Council to deliver health and social care to residents, nursing them back to health and helping them to regain their independence. Here’s a quick snapshot of what to expect throughout the day.

Our Paediatric Virtual Ward has seen over 2,000 patients, delivering hospital care at home. Clinical Nurse Specialist Ruth explains just how the service works. #OneWeekInHealthcare

Wolverhampton has become one of the only hospitals in the country to perform less invasive heart bypass surgery, and is aiming to offer this service as regular service to patients. Four patients have now received Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB) in the Heart and Lung Centre at New Cross Hospital. Link to full story: https://bit.ly/3Ea66uo

A physiotherapist in Wolverhampton passionate about research is going global after being invited to co-lead a project to develop stroke recovery and rehabilitation for patients worldwide. Dr Ali Aries, Allied Health Professions Research Lead at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Senior Lecturer at Keele University, will co-chair the prestigious International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance (ISRRA) Roundtables. Link to the full story: https://bit.ly/4htZbL0