The shortlist for this year’s Celebrating Success Awards has been announced. This year once again saw an excellent response and with more than 450 nominations in total our judges had a difficult task selecting their shortlist. The panel members were impressed with the outstanding quality of entries which made selecting a shortlist in each category… Continue Reading Celebrating Success Awards shortlist announced
A Skin Cancer Care Co-ordinator is helping Blackpool’s most vulnerable youngsters stay safe in the sun. Michelle Forsyth, who works for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has donated bags of sun cream and information to the town’s Streetlife centre during the recent spells of hot weather. Michelle visited “The Base” on Buchanan Street, to… Continue Reading Trust provides sun protection for Blackpool’s vulnerable young adults
A Fylde coast nurse has won a coveted national award after being nominated by her colleagues at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Sister Lorna Heath, who works on Ward 11 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, was presented with a prestigious Cavell Trust Award after being nominated by fellow ward Sister, Lisa Asher, in recognition of her commitment to… Continue Reading Blackpool nurse wins a Cavell Star Award
The Phase 2 Patient Garden at Clifton Hospital, Pershore Road, St Annes, has been officially opened by comedy legend Bobby Ball. Together with chairman of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Pearse Butler, the ribbon was cut, officially declaring the garden ready for patients, staff and visitors to enjoy. Bobby Ball said: “I’m so proud… Continue Reading A blooming good day for Clifton garden opening
Trust Midwife, Carol Park, has been supporting her daughter Emily with her fantastic fundraising efforts for worthy causes. Emily, 21, from Lytham, is a student at Cumbria University who has been raising funds for the Breast Cancer Care Charity while also donating her hair to The Little Princesses Trust. Emily has raised a total of… Continue Reading Trust Midwife’s daughter raises money for charities close to her family
The judging for the Trust’s Celebrating Success Awards is underway. It’s going to be an enormously difficult task for the judges as the entries are of such a high standard and we’ve had a huge number of nominations. More than 400 entries have been received with more than 150 nominations from patients. This year our… Continue Reading Trust’s Celebrating Success Awards judges have massive task in bumper year for nominations
AS part of Clifton Hospital’s 30th anniversary celebrations, we are highlighting the long service staff who have been part of the hospital’s history. Here we feature Staff Nurse Sharon Hird who has been working at Clifton since 1992… Originally from Bradford, Sharon came to the North West following her nurse training with her then fiancé… Continue Reading Clifton Hospital at 30 – Staff stories
THE Pathology Department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been praised after a national accreditation assessment. The Pathology team at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, has gained and maintained accreditation to internationally recognised standards following a recent visit from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). Staff were praised for their professionalism after receiving feedback from… Continue Reading Top marks for Fylde coast Pathology department
The Fylde Coast Health and Social Care Career Academy has seen 18 people secure jobs at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The new six week academy, run by Blackpool and Fylde College, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and JobCentre Plus, saw 21 previously unemployed students who had been referred by the Job Centre enrol on the… Continue Reading Fylde Coast Health and Social Care Career Academy sees first students secure roles with the NHS
A free outdoor ping pong table has been served up at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as part of a nationwide street table tennis project. The Trust has benefited from Blackpool being selected to be a flagship location for Ping!, a free street ping pong resource which is being provided in towns and cities across England. With… Continue Reading Hospital staff benefit from free table tennis table