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The Walton Centre celebrates first day of enhanced theatre practice to improve sustainability
21 March 2024
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust’s held its’ first ever ‘green surgical list’ in a bid to improve sustainability.
Neurosurgical team hits 100 case milestone in robotic spinal surgery
29 February 2024
Top neurosurgeons at The Walton Centre have achieved the incredible milestone of 100 complex spinal operations using innovative robotic surgery.
Q&A with Consultant Neurologist Dr Michael Bonello to raise awareness on Rare Disease Day
29 February 2024
To celebrate Rare Disease Day at The Walton Centre, we have asked Dr Michael Bonello, a Consultant Neurologist, some questions about neurogenetics and what The Walton Centre are doing to help people who have these specific disorders.
Jan Fairclough Ball raises £60,000 for The Walton Centre Charity’s latest campaign
30 November 2023
The Jan Fairclough Ball, held in memory of the wife of our Charity Patron David Fairclough, saw an amazing £60,000 raised towards the hospital's latest appeal, to fund an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) machine.
The Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network celebrates ten-year anniversary!
22 November 2023
Professionals from a number of different backgrounds gathered at The Walton Centre in November to celebrate ten years of the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network (CMRN).
Marking antimicrobial resistance awareness at The Walton Centre
22 November 2023
During World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week we are celebrating our recent GAMSAS Level 3 accreditation, the Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Accreditation Scheme, and the first global accreditation scheme to focus on antimicrobial prescribing.
UK’s biggest pain management service celebrates 40 years of supporting people with chronic pain
31 October 2023
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust’s Pain Management Programme (PMP) has reached the incredible milestone of 40 years of service delivery.
Spinal implants arrive at The Walton Centre net zero in a bid to improve sustainability
19 October 2023
Staff from The Walton Centre, alongside implant manufacturers Abbott UK, have cycled nearly 120 miles to deliver medical implants carbon neutrally. Starting in Solihull, the team picked up spinal cord stimulators, after being transported via electric car, to The Walton Centre for use in future procedures.
Cutting-edge neurosurgery revealed in extraordinary national documentary series
19 October 2023
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust will feature in a fascinating documentary series over the next eight weeks, about neurosurgery at the specialist hospital this autumn.
In 'Trauma Room One' viewers will see patient stories from cutting-edge robotic spinal surgery to urgent stroke interventions, all led by leading staff at the specialist hospital. The series starts on Wednesday 25 October until mid-December.
The Walton Centre joins the ‘Gloves Off’ campaign to improve infection prevention and support a greener future
16 October 2023
The Walton Centre is the latest NHS Trust to join the Gloves Off campaign, which aims to reduce the use of non-sterile disposable gloves for non-infectious patients.
Celebrating Black History Month 2023
04 October 2023
This year to celebrate Black History Month, we're sharing experiences from inspiring staff, and highlighting those historical figures championing diversity, as part of the theme 'Saluting or Sisters'
UK first for charitably funded rehab table at The Walton Centre
03 October 2023
First NHS hospital in the UK to use an innovative ‘tilt table’ for patients needing immediate rehabilitation, after an incredible fundraising campaign by The Walton Centre Charity.
Migraine Awareness Week - Latha's Story
26 September 2023
To recognise Migraine Awareness Week 2023, we're highlighting patients who have found a way to manage their conditions, with help from The Walton Centre.
Staff Awards 2023
25 September 2023
On Friday night (22/09/2023) we had the pleasure of hosting our 2023 Staff Celebration and Awards, to honour the fantastic work of our staff over the past 12 months.
“I’m bi, actually” - Celebrating Bisexual Awareness Week 2023
19 September 2023
To recognise Bisexual Awareness Week 2023, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager Emma Sutton writes about her own experience with bisexuality and what it means to them today...
Innovative video system ensures vulnerable patients receive outstanding care
21 August 2023
An innovative camera system is being rolled out in The Walton Centre’s Hyper Acute Rehabilitation Unit to enhance monitoring of our most vulnerable patients.
Walton Centre patient defies odds with truck pull in aid of hospital charity
20 July 2023
A patient from The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust has pulled a nine tonne lorry 20 metres to raise thousands of pounds for the hospital’s charity.
Families continue save and improve lives through deceased organ donation at The Walton Centre
12 July 2023
New figures out today reveal that there were 19 patients who donated their organs after death at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust last year, helping save or improve the lives of 4,532 people desperately in need of a transplant across the UK.
Health Procurement Liverpool celebrates two year anniversary
14 June 2023
Health Procurement Liverpool (HPL)celebrated its second birthday in May and to mark the occasion the team took some time to reflect on the progress we have made over the past few years.