Children from Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School have delighted patients in Clifton Hospital in Lytham with a concert of Christmas carols. The year six children from the school choir visited the hospital this week to sing carols to the patients who all got out of their hospital beds to enjoy the concert and… Continue Reading Patients delighted with choir of children
Students from Lytham Sixth Form College have turned their artistic challenge to make bath time for hospital patients a little more pleasant. The team of 10 students have been working on a mural of Lytham beach and surrounding areas on the walls of the bath room of Clifton Hospital’s ward 1. It provides a vocational… Continue Reading Art students take on hospital bath project
Our Christmas Market at Blackpool Victoria is well underway – and there’s still time to pop along. The market is open until 6.30pm today (Thursday, December 10) at the hospital’s Education Centre on Whinney Heys Road. We have many stalls selling gifts, food and charity items. There’s also an opportunity to meet Santa and ‘Elsa’… Continue Reading Come along to our Christmas Market
Most community clinics in Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and Carnforth run by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are open today (Thursday, December 10) following the recent floods. The Outpatients department at the Queen Victoria Centre is not open but this does not affect any of the clinics. Any patients with queries about appointments should contact the individual health… Continue Reading Clinics open in North Lancashire
Children in hospital got a special visitor this week thanks to a kind hearted mother. Angelina Hawkins from Blackpool arranged for a Minion from the popular Despicable Me films to pay a visit to the children’s and adolescent wards at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Her daughter Grace, aged 12, was staying in the hospital following treatment.… Continue Reading Unexpected visitor for ill children
Members of the public are invited to attend a special Christmas Market at Blackpool Victoria Hospital tomorrow (Thursday, December 10). The market, which is being organised by the hospital’s medical education department, will take place between 4.30pm and 6.30pm in the Hospital’s Education Centre on Whinney Heys Road. There will be a variety of stalls… Continue Reading All invited to hospital’s Christmas Market
Fylde coast pharmacies have announced their opening times for the bank holidays around Christmas. All pharmacies will be open on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, although specific closing times may vary and residents wishing to access these services should check with their local branch for details. For people wishing to access non-emergency healthcare on… Continue Reading Fylde coast pharmacies’ festive opening times
Residents are being invited to join a Patients’ Panel to help improve hospital and community care. Anyone who has been a patient in the last two years is welcome to give their views along with other panel members. The Patients’ Panel is run by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which provides services on the… Continue Reading We want you as a new Patients’ Panel recruit
A research panel leader from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has won a North West research award for her Outstanding Contribution to Patient and Public Involvement (PPI). May Griffiths from Blackpool scooped her award at the North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards on Monday, November 30. May has been involved in PPI research for more than… Continue Reading Trust scoops awards for excellence in research
MEMBERS of the public are invited to attend a special Christmas Market at Blackpool Victoria Hospital next week. The market, which is being organised by the hospital’s medical education department, takes place on Thursday, December 10, between 4.00pm and 6.30pm in the Education Centre. There will be a variety of stalls available to visit selling… Continue Reading Come and meet Santa at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Christmas Market