Blackpool Teaching Hospital consultant named best doctor at national Who Cares Wins awards

Dr Nicola Cable, Head of Paediatrics at Blackpool’s Blenheim House Child Development Centre has been named Best Doctor in the popular Who Cares Wins awards. During the awards night, hosted by Davina McCall, the audience heard about the care Dr Cable provided to baby Evie and her Mum Kelly. After Kerry Coles gave birth, her… Continue Reading Blackpool Teaching Hospital consultant named best doctor at national Who Cares Wins awards

Life-saving quality improvement project in running for two national awards 

The team behind a project to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is now in the running for two national awards.  Needlessly lengthy hospital stays, increased disease burden, and even death is linked to HAP and cases at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals were nearly three times the national average.  The project team, led by a multi-disciplinary team of… Continue Reading Life-saving quality improvement project in running for two national awards 

International suicide awareness campaign aims to ‘create hope through action’

World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 takes place this weekend (Sunday 10 September), which sees people across the world taking the opportunity to raise awareness and consider the impact of suicide in our communities. The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria, along with local authority partners and the third sector, are coming together to encourage everyone… Continue Reading International suicide awareness campaign aims to ‘create hope through action’