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Update on ransomware attack. Statement issued by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, Blackpool CCG and Fylde and Wyre CCG

Statement from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group Health Services across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre are continuing to run a safe and effective service for patients following the ransomware attack which began on Friday. At local hospitals patients are asked to attend… Continue Reading Update on ransomware attack. Statement issued by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, Blackpool CCG and Fylde and Wyre CCG

Public Governor Election Seminar still due to go ahead this week

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to make it clear that its Public Governor Elections Seminar will go ahead as planned on Thursday, May 18. Anyone who wishes to attend the event can just turn up. Booking is not necessary. The Trust is seeking candidates for nine Public Governor positions across the area and… Continue Reading Public Governor Election Seminar still due to go ahead this week

We’re celebrating our amazing nursing staff on international Nurses Day

Today is international Nurses Day and we are holding a number of events for our staff to celebrate it. We’re having talks, demonstrations and discussions on the important role of nursing and many of our staff members are taking part. Marie Thompson, the Trust’s Director of Nursing, said: “Happy Nurses Day to all our nursing,… Continue Reading We’re celebrating our amazing nursing staff on international Nurses Day

Michelle is here to help Fylde coast residents stay protected from skin cancer

Michelle Forsyth, Macmillan Skin Cancer Care Coordinator for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, gives sunscreen to Oren Segev at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Michelle is at Blackpool Victoria Hospital today until 4pm and at at Moor Park Health Centre in Blackpool tomorrow if you’d like any advice on how to protect yourself from skin cancer. She’s also handing… Continue Reading Michelle is here to help Fylde coast residents stay protected from skin cancer

NHS staff ask: ‘What Can You Do?’ during Dying Matters Awareness Week

Patients, staff and visitors have been making special pledges as part of national Dying Matters Awareness Week from May 8 to 12. The theme of the week is ‘What Can You Do?’ and participants have made all sorts of pledges from promising to let friends and family know their wishes regarding their death to pledging… Continue Reading NHS staff ask: ‘What Can You Do?’ during Dying Matters Awareness Week

Positive feedback for Clifton Nurse Specialist

CLIFTON hospital’s Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Joan De Vega, is a hit with her patients and has the feedback to prove it! Joan has been named in a number of Friends and Family Tests, where patients have taken the time to praise her work. The NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) was created to… Continue Reading Positive feedback for Clifton Nurse Specialist

Join us on the Fylde coast to find out why Dying Matters

National Dying Matters week starts on May 8 and people on the Fylde coast can get advice and information on death, dying and bereavement from a range of experts along the coast. Blackpool Victoria Hospital will have a stand with representatives from the End of Life and Palliative Care Team from 11am on Monday, March… Continue Reading Join us on the Fylde coast to find out why Dying Matters

Join us at our dementia awareness days

BLACKPOOL and Clifton Hospitals are once again holding dementia awareness days as part of the national Dementia Awareness Week which runs between May 15-19. Clifton Hospital will be holding its Fylde Coast Dementia Hub on May 18, which will be opened by comedian Bobby Ball at 10am. Blackpool Victoria Hospital will be holding an open… Continue Reading Join us at our dementia awareness days

Patients can help Celebrate Success by nominating staff in our Trust awards scheme

Patient care is at the heart of everything we do at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and we are always delighted when people go out of their way to say thank you. In a time of pressure and high demands on the NHS, patient feedback is so important, and when comments are positive it… Continue Reading Patients can help Celebrate Success by nominating staff in our Trust awards scheme

Do you know the signs of bowel cancer? Blackpool trust urges all to be aware

A bowel cancer survivor is backing a health trust’s fight against the disease during national Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Karen Ebdon from Blackpool, who works in the Clinical Coding department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was successfully treated for bowel cancer and is recovering well. She is urging people to get checked out… Continue Reading Do you know the signs of bowel cancer? Blackpool trust urges all to be aware