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January 10, 2025

If volunteering is on your New Year’s resolution list, an exciting new role which will play an essential part in helping to ease pressures and improve patient experience at Worcestershire Royal Hospital could be just what…

December 20, 2024

Community members, local businesses and organisations across Worcestershire have come together to support their local acute hospitals, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, this Christmas time. From donations of toiletry sets, hand crafted Christmas cards, new born…

December 19, 2024

Patients are experiencing fewer falls thanks to the help of new fall alarm systems at Worcestershire Royal Hospital which were generously funded by The Friends of Worcestershire Royal Hospital. The Friends have purchased four new Ramblegard Fall Alarm…

December 5, 2024

Christmas is a time for cherishing memories, from laughing along to Morecambe and Wise, singing to Christmas Top of the Pops, gathering for the King’s speech, or snuggling up to watch a favourite family film. But…

December 3, 2024

Young patients having operations at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre can be assured of shorter waits and high standards of care following recognition that its surgical hub is meeting top clinical and operational standards. It has…

November 25, 2024

A Worcestershire man’s life was saved by a brand-new procedure for medics at Worcestershire Royal Hospital after he suffered a massive pulmonary embolism and was rushed to the hospital. After all other medical treatments for pulmonary embolism –…

November 1, 2024

People in Worcestershire can now refer themselves directly to a midwife to start their antenatal care as soon as they find out they are pregnant. A new online self-referral form puts those who are pregnant in direct…

October 2, 2024

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity has launched the Cancer Care Appeal aiming to raise £40,000 to provide four additional cold cap machines for Rowan Suite at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Scalp cooling or ‘cold cap’ machines are proven to…

September 25, 2024

The first graduates from a supported internship programme at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (WAHT) are celebrating success after securing permanent employment. Their achievements follow the Trust joining forces with Regency High School in Worcestershire and…

September 23, 2024

This Organ Donation Week (23 – 29 September) NHS Blood & Transplant and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust are celebrating the fact that the NHS Organ Donor Register has been saving lives for 30 years through the…