Health and Wellbeing News & Updates
- 15th May 2026
Walsall Council is marking Mental Health Awareness Week, taking place from 11 to 17 May, by encouraging residents to take simple, practical actions to support mental wellbeing.
- 30th April 2026
Walsall patients are taking part in a national study to look at whether chemotherapy is likely to benefit those being treated for stage 2 and stage 3 bowel cancer.
Walsall Council is reminding residents about the risks associated with illegal tobacco products and to use this year’s No Smoking Day on Wednesday 11 March as an opportunity to take positive steps towards quitting.
- 10th March 2026
Midwives, Maternity Support Workers, health visitors, Neonatal Nurses and Public Health teams across the Black Country are highlighting an important campaign to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
An innovative physical activity game that has already engaged more than two million people nationally has launched in Bloxwich.
- 4th March 2026
Health officials are encouraging residents who smoke to take the first step towards a healthier future by attending a free stop smoking day drop-in event on Wednesday 11 March at Walsall Manor Hospital.
- 6th February 2026
Walsall Council Public Health is reinforcing the importance of early diagnosis and awareness of subtle or unclear symptoms that could indicate cancer.
- 3rd February 2026
A new testing service has launched in Walsall – with the potential to support early diagnosis of severe genetic conditions that can have long-term effects.
- 30th January 2026
More than 100 patients with severe asthma have been approved to receive biological injections at Walsall Manor Hospital.
- 30th January 2026
Stroke patients across Walsall and Wolverhampton will be able to receive high-quality rehabilitation in their own homes and communities – helping them towards better recovery – now a proposed transformation of the service has been agreed.