Kind hearted staff from Blackpool Victoria Hospital have donated bags of Christmas treats to charity. For the second year running, staff from the Cardiac Specialist Nurses Team have donated bags of Christmas goodies to the local homeless charity, Streetlife. Nurses Sarah Fishwick and Sandra Seed, delivered the gift bags to the very grateful charity workers.… Continue Reading Kind hearted nurses donate to homeless charity
A Facebook group set up to donate toys to a children’s ward has donated hundreds of gifts. The ‘Christmas Toy Appeal for Blackpool Victoria Children’s Wards’ group is run by Blackpool’s Michelle Green and Sue Ridley and was set up following an appeal for toys four years ago. Michelle, a part time carer, said: “I… Continue Reading Facebook group donates hundreds of toys to Children’s Ward
More than 130 Chocolate Oranges have been donated to staff in the emergency department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in memory of a little boy, Elliot Lamb, who tragically died just before Christmas seven years ago. The mountain of treats were collected by staff at Blackpool’s Warbreck House, Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), who wanted… Continue Reading Chocolate Oranges are the new snack, thanks to donation for staff
The Trust’s Library Service has booked its spot as one of the region’s best. The service has just received its annual The Library Quality Assurance Framework (LQAF) accreditation score and has achieved 100% in its scoring for the first time. Debra Thornton, Knowledge and Library Services Manager, said: “There are… Continue Reading NHS Library is officially one of the region’s best
An army of volunteers who are leading an appeal to knit 30,000 poppies to mark the centenary of World War One has met for the final time this year – but the poppies keep coming! The group has been set up as part of #TheGreatBTHKnit, which is hoping to have 30,000 knitted and crocheted poppies… Continue Reading Trust Knit and Natter group helps towards #WW1 art installation. Why not join in?
A GROUP of the Trust’s Liverpool students visited the Children’s Ward to bring the festive spirit to youngsters in hospital. The medical students wanted to bring the Christmas festivities to the Children at Blackpool Victoria and did so by dressing up as an Elf, Father Christmas and the Grinch. They visited the Children’s Ward before… Continue Reading The Liverpool medical students brought smiles to the Children’s Ward
THERE was festive fun for all when the Trust’s Education Centre staff held their annual Christmas market this week. The Christmas markets were put together by the medical students and staff from the undergraduate team in the Medical Education department with all funds raised going to local charities Trinity Hospice, Brain House and Blue Skies… Continue Reading Christmas market is full of festive fun
As part of our #MyBTH campaign, we are highlighting individuals, teams or services that have an important role within the Trust. Here we look at the role of the Community Dental Services… The main sites are based in Blackpool’s Whitegate Health Centre and Morecambe Queen Victoria Centre with a number of satellite clinics across these… Continue Reading Spotlight on Community Dental Services – #MyBTH
The second annual dementia Butterfly Ball has been hailed as a fantastic success. Held at Blackpool’s Hilton Hotel, guests were generous, buying raffle and bingo tickets to raise money for Blue Skies Hospital Fund’s Peace of Mind Appeal. The organisers have announced that so far the money raised from the two balls has now exceeded… Continue Reading Crowds are wowed at second dementia Butterfly Ball
STAFF in the Emergency Department paid tribute to their volunteers at a special Christmas lunch. All volunteers in the department were invited to attend the event to thank them for their support. Matron, Sue Roberts, said: “Our volunteers provide an amazing service and we wanted to show them how grateful we are. “They are our… Continue Reading Emergency Department thanks Volunteers with Christmas lunch