A young man who had cancer twice says having a positive attitude is crucial when fighting the disease. Jason Bottomley, 45, from Cleveleys, believes exercise, eating a healthy diet and being out in the fresh air helped him to get through his toughest times. To raise awareness of the disease, Jason and Blackpool Teaching… Continue Reading Staying positive is key in fight against cancer says inspirational patient
A long established Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust counselling service has a new name, thanks to its clients aged between 11 and 25. Formerly known as the Connect Counselling Team, based at Talbot Road Blackpool, Youtherapy offers all the same services, but has a brand new name. Young clients were asked for ideas for… Continue Reading Welcome to Youtherapy children and young people’s service
A pioneering Health Academy set up by St Mary’s Catholic College and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will offer Fylde coast A level students an incredible opportunity to pursue a career in healthcare. The initiative, believed to be one of the first of its kind in the North West, also has the potential… Continue Reading Health Academy offers amazing opportunities to young people on Fylde coast
A new family room is now available to use on the neonatal unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Formerly an isolation room, staff have decorated and furnished the room in order for families to use it in many different ways. Money was raised for the room by a number of former patients’ families via the hospital’s… Continue Reading Neonatal ward introduces new family room
NHS Blood and Transplant, the organisation that collects blood from donors across England and North Wales, has announced that stocks of O negative are currently low and need replenishing. As red blood cells have a shelf life of 35 days, NHS Blood and Transplant always aims to ensure there are healthy blood stocks of each… Continue Reading Special appeal to O negative blood donors across the Fylde coast
Fylde coast residents are being urged to get vaccinated against the flu as the risks of infection are still high this winter. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says vaccination can help protect adults and children at risk of flu and its complications. Flu can be unpleasant but if you are otherwise healthy it will… Continue Reading Make sure you get your flu vaccination and protect yourself this winter
Staff from a leading St Annes business have donated more than £1,000 to help youngsters across the Fylde coast. Each member of staff at Beaverbrooks the Jewellers is given £100 to donate to a good cause and members of the Accounts and Finance Team clubbed together to donate their money to the Child and Adolescent… Continue Reading Beaverbrooks staff make kind donation to help young people
Staff and patients across the Fylde coast are set to make pledges to take action against cancer as part of a worldwide awareness event. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is backing World Cancer Day in February which aims to encourage everyone to do their bit to reduce the global burden of cancer. Approximately 2,030… Continue Reading Health Trust backs World Cancer Day with special pledges
A woman overcame her fear of heights to raise money for a hospital charity. Tracey Holden, 36, from Blackburn, walked up and down the 235ft Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach despite being “terrified’’ of heights and raised £160 for Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, the official charity of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She… Continue Reading Tracey beats her fear of heights to funds for Blackpool hospital charity
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is working with The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) to improve the support available for midwives and maternity colleagues. The Trust’s maternity services have signed the RCM’s Caring for You Charter, which aims to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of midwives. This supports and enables them to continue… Continue Reading Blackpool maternity service invests in staff to provide better care for all