Research facility upgrade

A new £1.5 million research facility will be established at New Cross Hospital, delivering high-quality, cutting-edge research for the region. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has been awarded £1.5 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) through its Capital Investment Programme. This significant investment will support an ambitious programme to refurbish […]

Heart tests closer to home

Patients will be able to have heart tests closer to home thanks to a £150,000 investment to expand Cardiology services at Cannock Chase Hospital. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) has secured the funding from NHS England to expand the department, enhancing access to vital heart diagnostics. The investment at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) […]

Nurse publishes first book to help others

A Nurse from Cannock has written a book to help others starting in the profession. Sian Cadman, who works in Enhanced Recovery at Cannock Chase Hospital, has written Nurse in Progress: Year One – Beginning.

Online STI testing drives up screening and supports healthier city

Wolverhampton is seeing the benefits of making sexual health services easier to access, with a sharp rise in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing – and testing rates outstripping both the West Midlands and England averages.