People living on the Fylde coast can now see a GP, nurse or other healthcare professional seven days a week thanks to a new service. Anyone registered with a Blackpool, Fylde or Wyre doctor is now able to make an appointment in the evening and at weekends. These additional appointment times are booked by calling… Continue Reading Evening and weekend GP appointments available across Fylde coast
A mum who works as a healthcare assistant was “overwhelmed” when her colleagues in the Emergency Department rallied round to help her chronically unwell son to go on a special holiday. Jo Mahon’s 25-year-old son Connor has cystic fibrosis – a chronic medical condition affecting the lungs – and when he was about to go… Continue Reading Mum says thanks to Blackpool A&E team for helping chronically ill son to have first holiday in nine years
A Blackpool Victoria Hospital nurse is about to embark on a gruelling trek, all in the name of charity. Luke Sumner, a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Charge Nurse, will be trekking the Grand Canyon for five days to raise money for the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust charity, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund. Luke will… Continue Reading A Grand expedition to raise cash for hospital charity
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced the results of its latest round of Governor elections. This election was to fill seats due to vacancies or terms of office ending in the following public constituencies: Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre and Lancashire & Cumbria and in the following staff constituencies: Medical & Dental, Nursing & Midwifery… Continue Reading Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomes new Governors
THE Trust has welcomed new undergraduate medical students from Liverpool University. The students, a mixture of fourth and fifth year scholars, recently had their induction to the trust The students will be at Blackpool on placements across the hospital, developing their clinical skills with patients and working under their clinical supervisors. The Trust is welcoming… Continue Reading Liverpool Medical Students welcomed to Trust
Foundation Year doctors had a day of activities at the Village Hotel to develop their teamwork skills and get to know their peers better. The day is for the trainees to work on non-clinical issues, including leadership, team-building and resilience that are vital in a clinical setting. The off-site venue provides a break from the… Continue Reading Foundation Year doctors go on an adventure!
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 MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY department… You may wonder why the NHS would need medical photographers. You also may be surprised to… Continue Reading Spotlight on the Trust’s Medical Photography department
HEART patients from across the county are to benefit from major improvements to operating theatres in the Lancashire Cardiac Centre. Two cath labs at the centre, based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, have been upgraded to provide improved cardiac imaging equipment which also produces less radiation. Julie Kelsall, Princiapl Radiographer, said the upgraded facilities would be… Continue Reading Refurbished labs are a boost for Fylde coast cardiac patients
Members of the public are invited to attend two free presentations at Blackpool Victoria Hospital later this month. The presentations, covering the topics of Mental Health and Social Inclusion and Patient Activation Measures, are the latest health seminars for members of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Hilary Edington, Clinical Psychologist, and Emma Pearson,… Continue Reading Invitation to learn about Mental Health and Social Inclusion and Patient Activation Measures at free health seminars