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  • Featured news item Calm for Christmas: Join Black Country Healthcare’s fundraising campaign to bring mental health sensory support to patients at Bushey Fields Hospital in Dudley

    Published on: 2 December 2025
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  • Funding boost for Black Country GPs to support patients back into work

    Published on: 8 December 2025
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    Trust appoints Paula Lloyd Knight as Chief Operating Officer

    Published on: 4 December 2025

    Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Paula Lloyd Knight as the organisation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). 

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  • Black Country Brighter Lives awarded £49,799 to deliver vital wellbeing support to NHS staff

    Published on: 28 November 2025
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  • Parents urged to complete school flu vaccination consent as cases continue to rise

    Published on: 26 November 2025

    Parents and carers across the Black Country are reminded to complete the school flu vaccination consent form if they have not already done so. Many families may have missed the information sent out by schools, and the ICB is keen to ensure every child has the opportunity to be protected.

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  • Keyworker Cafes Continue Across the Black Country to Support People With Learning Disabilities and Autism

    Published on: 21 November 2025

    Keyworker Cafes are continuing across the Black Country, offering supportive drop-in spaces for people with learning disabilities and/or autism (LDA). The initiative provides a relaxed, welcoming environment where individuals can connect with others, speak with trained staff and access guidance about local services.

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    Disability Staff Network celebrates Disability History Month and hosts local singer at latest meeting

    Published on: 20 November 2025

    Our Disability Staff Network's special in-person meeting to celebrate the start of Disability History Month featured a special performance from a local artist, who entertained colleagues with Motown and soul hits, as well as a new spin on a disco classic!

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  • Black Country Healthcare brings (Un)spoken Word: Poetry for the Soul to Wolverhampton Literature Festival 

    Published on: 18 November 2025
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    Celebrating Excellence - Black Country Healthcare Hosts Medical Education Away Day

    Published on: 17 November 2025

    Our Medics held their annual Medical Education Away Day on 12 November 2025 at the MAC Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham. The event celebrated the vital role of educators in supporting resident doctors in training and keeping them informed of developments within the Trust, regionally and nationally.

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  • National Self-Care Week: Prioritising Mind and Body

    Published on: 17 November 2025

    17 – 23 November is National Self-Care Week, an annual national event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of self-care for both our physical health and mental wellbeing. This year’s theme, Mind & Body, encourages us to take a broad approach to our health.

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  • Discover what’s new at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Join us for our Annual General Meeting! 

    Published on: 12 November 2025
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  • Beyond The Badge: Meet Gregory Amuntung

    Published on: 11 November 2025

    This Remembrance Day, we speak with veteran and mental health leader Gregory Amuntung, who now heads the Walsall Mental Health Liaison Service. Gregory shares how his time in the armed forces shaped his passion for breaking stigma and supporting people before they reach crisis point.

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    Trust Psychiatrist takes home national award

    Published on: 10 November 2025

    Dr Asma Javed, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at Bushey Fields Hospital, has been named Psychiatric IMG Champion of the Year at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' RPsych Awards.

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