MEDICAL students have been praised for passing on inspiring stories about their summer elective placements. The Trust’s fifth year medical students spoke about their elective placements ranging from Blackpool to Bali to fourth year medical students and members of the Undergraduate team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. As part of the medical teaching curriculum, medical students… Continue Reading Medical students present their summer placements
SWITCHBOARD operator, Danielle Perrett, is determined to ensure Christmas is a time for children. And she is hoping members of staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals will help her in her quest. Danielle, who is based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, has bought 100 shoe boxes, out of her own money, which she hopes staff will fill… Continue Reading Danielle’s quest to help children at Christmas
HUNDREDS of visitors turned up to a maternity event held at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Maternity Live was open to all and contained a variety of stalls, tours of the Birthing Centre and a host of advice for parents and those thinking of having a family. Visitors were offered plenty of advice including Optimal Cord Clamping,… Continue Reading Maternity open event a big hit at Blackpool hospital
A hospital charity has bought much needed children’s monitors thanks to two popular events. Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, the charity of Blackpool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, held a Morecambe Bay Walk and a Summer Solstice abseil to raise funds in June. Part of a special Blue Skies fundraising month, the events were well attended… Continue Reading Hospital charity events buy children’s monitors
As part of our #MyBTH campaign, we are highlighting individuals, teams or services that have an important role within the Trust, but who are not often heard of or understood. Here we look at the Shane Faulkner, HIV Specialist Associate Practitioner … Having been seconded to his current position in April 2015 as part of… Continue Reading Spotlight on the Trust’s HIV Specialist Associate Practitioner
The Trust’s Mental Health services attended a special event at the Winter Gardens yesterday as part of #WorldMentalHealthDay. Teams from YoutherapY (Counselling services from 11-25 year olds); Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services’ (CAMHS) new youth group, Entwined Minds; Infant and Perinatal Mental Health Services and Better Start; the Primary Intermediate Mental Health Team (Adult… Continue Reading Trust Mental Health Services attend special event
A former Pontin’s Bluecoat is making a magical impression on young patients in hospital. Magician Barrington Powell makes regular visits to the Children’s Ward at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to help cheer up the youngsters. He performs a host of magic tricks and brings a bundle of fun to the children and their parents. His monthly… Continue Reading Former Bluecoat’s visits to Children’s Ward are magic
Hundreds of NHS staff gathered at an awards ceremony at Blackpool Tower to honour colleagues who have shown extraordinary levels of care, compassion and innovation to ensure the best possible care for patients. More than 500 nominations were received in just seven categories for Celebrating Success 2017 and the judges had a tough decision drawing… Continue Reading Hundreds honour exceptional health staff
Clinical Nurse Specialist Karen Morris and the paediatric continence team, have been working on a special project with three local schools to promote drinking the right amount of fluid every day. Because Blackpool has been benchmarked as having high incidents of children being admitted to hospital for urinary tract infections and constipation, the Paediatric Continence… Continue Reading Trust runs school hydration project aimed at local schools.
Hannah Johnston, Accident and Emergency sister and also trainee advanced practitioner coordinated yet another successful trauma related one day course for A+E staff. Hannah has set up 3 courses this year, and this will lead to a rolling programme with 3 courses spaced out through the year. The aim of the session is to train… Continue Reading Accident and Emergency staff trained to provide trauma care