We have had an excellent response to our Celebrating Success Awards 2017 and there is now just a week left to nominate your candidate for an award. Entries will close at 5pm on Wednesday, June 21 and the application form will not be accessible after this time. Outstanding NHS employees are honoured annually at… Continue Reading Last chance to nominate staff for health Trust’s Patients’ Award
The Families Division of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is having a special ‘Market Street’ event for the public and staff on Wednesday, June 14. Stalls and information on a number of services will be available in the main entrance of the Women and Children’s department from 9.15am to noon. Mel Farnhm and Sally… Continue Reading Health of babies and children under spotlight at Blackpool hospital’s ‘Market Street’ event for public and staff
Patients and staff had photographs taken with ‘Mr Hearty’ from the British Heart Foundation to highlight the importance of cardiac research. The event took place at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on Friday, June 9, and dozens of people took part. Mr Hearty, the mascot of the British Heart Foundation, was on a stand on the hospital’s… Continue Reading Patients and staff get to the heart of the matter at cardiac research awareness event
Want a good reason to take part in Blue Skies’ our Summer Solstice Abseil? If so, then here’s Lakhbir’s Story… Junior doctor Lakhbir Kaur has been training at Blackpool Victoria Hospital for the last two years. At Christmas, she was working a shift, when gifts were given out to patients through Blue Skies Hospital Fund’s Christmas… Continue Reading Why take part in Blue Skies’ Summer Solstice Abseil? Lakhbir’s story…
A ‘Hearty’ character will be a special guest at a research awareness event for the public and staff at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Mr Hearty, the mascot of the British Heart Foundation (BHF), will be on a stand on the hospital’s mezzanine level helping to raise awareness of heart-related research projects on Friday, June 9. Blackpool… Continue Reading Our Researchers are all heart!
A GROUP of Blackpool taxi drivers are set to pull out all the stops for charity. Members of Blackpool Licensed Taxi Operators Association (BLTOA) are set to pull taxis once more to raise money for Blue Skies Hospitals Fund the official charity of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Stephen Buckley, Les Hamer and Frank… Continue Reading Taxi drivers pull out the stops for Blue Skies Hospital Fund
A charity with its roots at Blackpool Victoria Hospital has won a top honour from the Queen. The Swallows Head and Neck Cancer Charity has been presented with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest honour for voluntary groups in the country. Organisers of the charity said the award was a tribute… Continue Reading Queen’s top honour for cancer charity which started in Blackpool hospital
As part of #VolunteersWeek, we have asked some our Volunteers why they chose to apply for the many roles around the hospital. Denys Barber has been volunteering at Blackpool Victoria Hospital for 10 years. Here he explains why he became a Volunteer… “I couldn’t have wished for better care than when my mum was admitted into… Continue Reading Why I became a Volunteer – Denys’ story #VolunteersWeek2017
It was second time lucky for hospital ward clerk, Mandy Gibson, who reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro after being defeated by altitude sickness on her first attempt. Mandy, who lives in Layton in Blackpool and works at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, climbed 19,341ft to the summit of Africa’s highest mountain with her husband Hugh. They… Continue Reading Blackpool hospital ward clerk has second chance to scale Africa’s highest peak for charity
Fylde coast hospital volunteers have been praised for their efforts to help patients and staff. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently has more than 300 volunteers in 20 roles at sites including Blackpool Victoria Hospital and Clifton Hospital who provide an average 1,000 hours a week of support. The largest group of volunteers is… Continue Reading Amazing volunteers honoured by Fylde coast health trust at awards ceremony