Independent Strategic Advisory Board Meeting July 2025

The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) opened on 6 October 2024.
With such a huge change in patient service delivery locations, there are challenges for patients, visitors, and staff wayfinding around the hospital. The usefulness and effectiveness of hospital signage is a key part of the experience people receive.

This report evaluates patient experience of a knee arthroplasty, referred to as total knee replacement (TKR) if the whole joint is replaced, or partial knee replacement (PKR)/unicompartmental knee replacement if only part of the joint is replaced.
This is an operation where the damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with artificial components (prosthesis)

We want to hear from you!

Are you aged 55 or over and living in Sandwell?
We’d like your views on the kind of support that can help people stay healthy, active, and independent for longer – and what would make it easier to access this support.
Your answers will help us understand local experiences, identify gaps, and inform the way services are planned and developed.