Patients referred to new community based, neighbourhood care teams operating across Blackpool are benefiting from the input of a new and unique staff role. Now, thanks to a new Health and Wellbeing Support Worker role created within these neighbourhood teams, patients across Blackpool are benefiting from increased social and wellbeing support alongside care for their… Continue Reading Patients are reaping benefits of new staff role
A play specialist has been praised by young patients and families for helping to make operations less stressful. Gemma Probin from Thornton and her colleagues on the Children’s Ward at Blackpool Victoria Hospital often receive special thank you messages from families. One recent message was from Giseffemae Hackney, whose son needed an operation. Giseffemae… Continue Reading Operations are child’s play thanks to Gemma
BLACKPOOL Victoria Hospital have bid farewell to the tepee that sat in the main entrance for three weeks. The instalment was the idea of social movement, Camerados, who also run a ‘Living Room’ in Blackpool’s Central Library. The canvas tepee was erected with the idea of encouraging patients, staff and visitors to spend time inside.… Continue Reading Blackpool Victoria Hospital says ta-ta to the tepee
A research study with the potential to save the lives of lung cancer patients is being conducted at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Clinical Research Centre. Members of staff at the research centre are keen to promote this pioneering study as it could mean fewer patients will develop lung cancer in the future. The… Continue Reading Lung cancer patients given new hope thanks to Blackpool Trust’s research team
A pair of Blackpool Victoria Hospital nurses have raised thousands for charity. Paediatric Practice Development sisters, Louise Paramel and Steph Holmes, held their first Black Tie and Diamonds Ball, which raised more than £5,500. The cash will be split between Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust charity, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund for the Vic’s Children’s Ward… Continue Reading Sisters raise thousands for charity
BLACKPOOL Victoria Hospital’s Unison Learning Representatives have been celebrating national recognition. Jane Eyre and Beverley Herring, who run staff learning sessions and events, have won the Union Learning Representatives (ULR) award for numeracy. Last year, the duo, in partnership with the National Numeracy charity, asked all staff to undertake an attitudinal survey and staff on… Continue Reading UNISON Learning Reps are celebrating national award
LOCAL youngster Maia Stewart-Gee has been praised by social movement Camerados. Instead of playing at lunchtime, the seven year-old has been befriending and helping pupils at her school and recruiting them to the kindly cause. Camerados, who currently have a tepee in the foyer of Blackpool Victoria Hospital, started with a belief in a simple… Continue Reading Young helper gets praise from social movement, Camerados
With more than 500 nominations our judges had a difficult task selecting their shortlist for this year’s Trust recognition awards, Celebrating Success. The panel members were impressed with the outstanding quality of entries which made selecting a top three in each category exceedingly difficult. The Patients’ Award attracted the largest number of entries with 200… Continue Reading Shortlist announced for Trust’s Celebrating Success Awards
A performance team which aims to increase awareness of dementia, has been working at Clifton hospital. The Dare to Be Great project, put together by Fable Arts, in partnership with Ludus Dance, aims to foster greater awareness and understanding of what’s it’s like to live with dementia through a piece of physical theatre. The piece… Continue Reading Clifton Hospital patients enjoy movement sessions as part of arts project
A hospital charity is aiming to make Blue Skies gold at a local waterpark. This Saturday, July 22, the team are running ‘Make the Blue Skies Gold’ event outside Blackpool’s Sandcastle Waterpark from 10am-2pm Blue Skies Hospital’s Fund, the charity of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, raises money to aid patient care. They’re hoping… Continue Reading Hospital charity making Blue Skies gold this weekend