At first glance, it appears to be a cute image of the kind of gift basket seen in baby showers up down the country. But a closer inspection of the “newborn essentials” reveals a needle, antibiotics and other medical items that no new parent would surely expect to receive alongside their little bundle of joy.
The amount of single-use plastic used in Dudley’s local hospital and outpatient centres has fallen drastically as part of a plan to be more sustainable.
Vaccinations against COVID-19 are being carried out at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.
Russells Hall Hospital has teamed up with Black Country Foodbank to provide emergency food and toiletry parcels for elderly, vulnerable patients when they are discharged.
A new service to improve outcomes for anaemic patients having surgery has won a national health industry award for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust.
