75 stories for 75 years
It’s a Knockout was a hit BBC TV show that was in its heyday during the 1970s. Teams representing their town or city completed tasks in absurd games, often dressed in large foam rubber suits (there was no internet then, kids). This photograph captioned “It’s a Knockout 1977” shows a team called the Victoria Hospital… Continue Reading Victoria Hospital Angels play It’s a Knockout
A couple have married in the chapel at Blackpool Victoria Hospital after the groom was diagnosed with cancer. Leonie and Richard Bromley, from Fleetwood, who have been together for nine years, always wanted to get married after meeting on a night out in Poulton. Both were looking forward to organising a big celebration with all… Continue Reading Couple marry in hospital chapel after cancer diagnosis
Nearly 75 after being founded the NHS is the world’s fifth biggest employer – but retiring ward manager reckons it’s the little things that count. Carole Murphy was chosen from more than 60 nominations for the Chief Executive’s Unsung Hero Award at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ Celebrating Success staff awards. She said: “It has been an honour… Continue Reading Ward’s ‘mother hen’ is Chief Executive’s unsung hero
Nurses were often trained in the hospitals where they worked until relatively recently. It was only in 2009 nursing became an all-degree profession, 90 years after the first State Registered Nurses qualified. Before that any hospital could set up a nursing school and choose their own – very variable – standards. Catherine Anderton walked through… Continue Reading Community midwife says nursing changed her life forever
NHS Charities Together is inviting the nation to come together in July and take part in the biggest NHS Big Tea event ever held to celebrate 75 years of the NHS. A NHS Big Tea is the perfect opportunity to support our charity Blue Skies Hospital Fund, letting people know about the incredible work they… Continue Reading Help raise money for our Blue Skies charity with a NHS Big Tea
We’re asking Trust colleagues, patients and our local community to share their memories and stories about what the NHS means to them. Healthcare Assistant Tanya Fairbrother recalls how the kindness of NHS staff when her dad died at the height of the first wave of Covid led to a job on Ward 24 at Blackpool… Continue Reading Kindness when my dad died inspired me to work in healthcare
Until very recently people with cystic fibrosis (CF) were not expected to live past the age of 20. CF is a lethal genetic condition that causes thick mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract and other parts of the body but a new drug treatment is transforming the lives of 90 per cent… Continue Reading Pandemic and drug therapy transform care for patients with cystic fibrosis
It could be simply groovy being a Blackpool nurse back in the 1960s. Unlike now, when most colleagues go home after a shift, nurses and doctors would live on site at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Many of those buildings are now used for other purposes, including offices. These four nurses are relaxing off-duty taking turns spinning… Continue Reading Sixties nurses bop to The Beatles
A midwife with 53 years of service in the NHS has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award as the service marks its 75th birthday. Eileen Shaw was the unanimous choice of the judges for the prestigious title at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ annual Celebrating Success staff awards. The NHS was only in its 21st year… Continue Reading Lifetime Achievement Award for midwife with 53 years service
It’s our 75th birthday on 5 July and we want your pictures of what you love about the NHS. The competition is open to all children aged up to 14 living in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. Winning artwork will be displayed at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and all the other entries will be distributed as a… Continue Reading NHS75 children’s birthday art competition