A Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust team has hosted a special workshop to raise awareness of skin cancer. The Skin Melanoma and Skin Cancer Early Detection (MASCED) accreditation is being offered to all hairdressers and beauty therapists across the UK, and on the Fylde coast by Skin Cancer Care Coordinator, Michelle Forsyth. Michelle and… Continue Reading Skin cancer team host special workshops at local college
PATIENTS at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are benefiting from state of the art pain killing aids. Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s acute pain service has introduced new CADD Solis PCA pumps that allow the patient to give themselves pain killer (analgesia) medication as they need it. The pumps are pre-programmed to ensure the correct analgesia… Continue Reading Fylde coast patients benefiting from new pain relief pumps
Clifton Hospital held a Dementia Action Afternoon as part of Dementia Action Week. Thanks to United Utilities, Fire service, the Alzheimer’s Society and Just Good Friends for sharing their information to relatives and visitors. The tombola and cake stall were a huge hit!
The Trust’s latest Senior Collaborative Leadership Programme has been a great success. Leaders from a range of disciplines across the Trust took part in the third cohort of the programme which is designed to provide the ‘leaders of tomorrow’ with delegates gaining the opportunity to develop their strategic leadership knowledge and skills and strengthen their… Continue Reading Senior Collaborative Leadership Programme Success
The charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, has been announced as one of the Charity Partners at this year’s Lytham Festival. Blue Skies and other charities across the North West will benefit from Lancashire’s biggest music festival this summer. Along with five charities from across the region, Blue Skies… Continue Reading Blue Skies Hospitals Fund announced as Lytham Festival Charity Partner
Fylde coast residents are being urged to be ready for the upcoming bank holiday and make sure they use local health services appropriately. GP surgeries will be closed this bank holiday Monday and many pharmacies will be operating under reduced opening hours. By re-stocking their medicine cabinets if needed, knowing when their GP surgery is… Continue Reading Use the right health service this bank holiday
Whitegate Drive Health Centre played host to a special mental health awareness day as part of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. In an effort to highlight the local mental health services that are available staff from Blackpool CAMHS, Children’s Psychology services, Fylde and Wyre CAMHS and Fylde Tuition Centre held information stands and there was also a… Continue Reading A great day at Whitegate Drive Health Centre for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Tickets for the Dementia Action Day Raffle will be sold on the mezzanine on Wednesday May 23 (11.00am-2.00pm) and as part of Dementia Action Day (see details below) on Friday May 25, 11.00am- 3.00pm. All proceeds are going to the Blue Skies’ Peace of Mind Appeal which supports dementia patients around the Trust. On Thursday… Continue Reading May 21-25 is Dementia Action Week. Come and support our events!
A TEAM of experts at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won an award for using real time data to help improve patient care. The Trust’s Health Informatics team won the Beautiful Information Innovation Prize for developing an in-house computer-based patient information system which replaced traditional white-boards on adult wards. The new system, which… Continue Reading Beautiful award for NHS Trust’s IT team
A GROUP of young patients who support Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to develop services for youngsters is in line for a prestigious national award. The NHS in the North has today revealed the 10 individuals and teams it has chosen as regional champions in a prestigious competition to mark the NHS’ 70th birthday. One… Continue Reading Fylde coast youngsters among health and care heroes to represent north in #NHS70 birthday awards