Blackpool’s Stacey Fairfax-Price has had two ‘premmie’ babies. Her first son, Kobey, was born at 31 weeks after her waters broke at 29 weeks. Stacey didn’t realise what was going on at first, but she ended up on a course of antibiotics. When she then had a bleed, she went into hospital and was told… Continue Reading #WorldPrematurityDay – Kaelan’s story
Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Neonatal unit has received new equipment thanks to a grateful mum. Sarah Schofield raised £7,000 with the help of Rock FM’s charity Cash for Kids in order to buy six NeoFlow machines and a portable monitor that provides breathing support for preterm babies. Sarah was admitted to the Neonatal unit in March… Continue Reading Neonatal unit receives donation in memory of baby Ethan
Blackpool residents are risking a health crisis by relying too heavily on antibiotics which could make them resistant to treatment and put their lives at risk. According to figures from Public Health England, there has been a marked increase nationally in resistance to antibiotics over the last five years. This is caused, in part, by… Continue Reading Call for residents to be aware of resistance to antibiotics
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Children in the UK and abroad will receive special gifts this Christmas after kind donations from a team of NHS workers. The Anticoagulant department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital came together to make special gift boxes as part of the Samaritans’ Purse ‘Operation Christmas Child’ appeal. The collection was coordinated by Lorraine Stuart from the department.… Continue Reading Staff fill shoeboxes with gifts for children’s charity appeal
Underprivileged children in the UK and abroad will receive shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts from staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. Nearly 70 shoeboxes have been donated as part of the Samaritans’ Purse ‘Operation Christmas Child’ appeal which is being coordinated by Danielle Perrett, a switchboard operator at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Danielle’s switchboard colleagues, including Telecoms… Continue Reading Children set for happy Christmas thanks to Blackpool hospital staff
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is joining Diabetes UK to get across the message that every day 65 people in the UK die early from the condition and hundreds more face life-changing complications. New analysis by Diabetes UK and Blackpool Diabetes UK Group, released today (Monday, November 14) on World Diabetes Day, reveals the… Continue Reading Blackpool health trust backs World Diabetes Day
Kind deeds and excellent care inspired a patient to write a special poem about staff on a hospital ward. Mary Kane, 81, from Poulton, composed an ode entitled ‘The Attitude of Caring’ about the compassionate staff on Ward 19 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Mary said: “The staff have been so good with me. I have… Continue Reading Blackpool hospital patient puts thoughts on care into verse
As part of our flu campaign, we are holding a staff baking competition! Entries need to reflect our latest flu video – click here for a reminder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxFn9YTrf7U For example, biscuits decorated with the flu bug, naming an item such as flapjabs, baking a cake in the shape of a syringe or maybe decorating… Continue Reading Come and join in the Great BVH Bake Off!