Roadworks may effect your journey time – A583 Preston New Road
Please note there are roadworks on the A583 Preston New Road, both sides of the carriageway. Please allow more time for your journey today. More details here: http://bit.ly/2wKR5Lg
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Fylde coast Health Trust succeeds in increasing research studies for patients
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the fact that it is in the top three of North West acute Trusts for recruiting to research studies. The Trust is third highest in the North West coast for the number of recruiting studies with 96 studies in 2016/17, a 4.3 per cent increase since 2015/16.… Continue Reading Fylde coast Health Trust succeeds in increasing research studies for patients
Hospital needs your help to mark WW1 anniversary
VOLUNTEERS have gathered together to support the Trust’s new Poppy Project. Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust hopes to receive at least 30,000 handmade poppies which will be used for an innovative art installation at the hospital to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One next year. Trust Lead Chaplain, Jonathan… Continue Reading Hospital needs your help to mark WW1 anniversary
Green-fingered project for Fylde coast cancer patients
A gardening club is being set up to help people from the Fylde coast who have been affected by cancer. The joint project with Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Unique Estate Agency and The Willow Garden Project in Fleetwood will have an open day on Wednesday, September 27, from 10am to… Continue Reading Green-fingered project for Fylde coast cancer patients
Cancer patients can benefit from complementary therapies at Blackpool Victoria
Janet Porter is a complementary therapist who has been practicing for 32 years. A former beauty therapist who turned to holistic therapies, Janet owned her own therapy business in Garstang before being approached to help Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s cancer patients eight years ago. Janet offers her clients six treatments, roughly within a six month period.… Continue Reading Cancer patients can benefit from complementary therapies at Blackpool Victoria
Join our gardening group for people affected by cancer
Our Cancer Services team is planning to set up a gardening club for people affected by cancer. Anyone affected by cancer can come along to our open day to give us their thoughts and find out if this is something they would be interested in. The open day is at the Willow Garden at Fleetwood… Continue Reading Join our gardening group for people affected by cancer
Keep you children happy by being prepared for cuts and grazes
With the summer holidays in full swing, many parents will be making the most of the summer before children return to nursery, play group or school. If your children are like most of their peers, they are probably chasing each other around the garden using up all their energy. With all that energy and excitement,… Continue Reading Keep you children happy by being prepared for cuts and grazes
Taxi drivers pull in valuable hospital charity funds
A group of Blackpool taxi drivers have pulled out all the stops for charity. Members of Blackpool Licensed Taxi Operators Association (BLTOA) raised more than £3,000 with their annual taxi pull in Blackpool in June with the money being split between the Royal Marines Association and the Macmillan Cancer Unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital Members… Continue Reading Taxi drivers pull in valuable hospital charity funds
Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, visits Blackpool Victoria Hospital
The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, visited Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust today, August 23. Mr Hunt and Chief Nursing Officer for England, Jane Cummings, met with some 40 members of staff from a wide range of areas and spoke about a number of issues focusing largely on patient safety and quality.… Continue Reading Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, visits Blackpool Victoria Hospital
DW Fitness and Tesco Extra Step it Up for Neonatal Unit
SUPPORTERS of Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Neonatal Unit “stepped’’ up to a fundraising challenge. Dominic Herdman, Pippa Middleborough and Laura Pickavance and Kim Oates from DW Fitness, endured hours of Step exercises in the Tesco store at Clifton Park and raised £196 which will go towards buying a special monitor for the Neonatal Unit. They were… Continue Reading DW Fitness and Tesco Extra Step it Up for Neonatal Unit