Press Releases | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Former chief constable of Lancashire and retired nuclear industry director appointed as Trust’s new non-exec directors

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors. Steve Finnigan, who has recently retired from his role as Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary and Keith Case, a former senior executive with several high profile national companies, will take up their posts in August 2017. Mr Finnigan was a police officer for… Continue Reading Former chief constable of Lancashire and retired nuclear industry director appointed as Trust’s new non-exec directors

Dandy the therapy dog is barking up the right tree to help Blackpool hospital patients

A friendly and placid ‘therapy dog’ is taking part in a project aimed at reducing delirium in hospital patients. Dandy the Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog is visiting the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on a regular basis to help reduce patients’ stress which medics hope will lead to a reduction in… Continue Reading Dandy the therapy dog is barking up the right tree to help Blackpool hospital patients

Are you aware of the symptoms of respiratory cancer – see our story and video

Do you ever get out of breath doing the things you used to be able to do? If the answer is ‘yes’, health professionals on the Fylde coast say it could be a sign of lung disease, heart disease or even cancer. Hospital staff and GPs say identifying conditions early makes them more treatable so… Continue Reading Are you aware of the symptoms of respiratory cancer – see our story and video

Hospital catering staff celebrate 5 Star hygiene award

Catering staff at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are celebrating after winning a five star food rating for the seventh successive year. The award comes after an unannounced visit by Environmental Health inspectors from Blackpool Council to check the kitchens, food preparation and cooking, food hygiene systems and temperature records. Kitchen manager, Darren Cadwell, said the news… Continue Reading Hospital catering staff celebrate 5 Star hygiene award

Dancers learn about dementia as part of exciting arts project

The group involved in the #DareToBeGreat project arranged by Fable Arts and Ludus Dance enjoyed some #dementia awareness training yesterday with Clifton Ward 1 Manager Linda and her team. Fable Arts, together with Ludus Dance and staff at Clifton, invited 12 young people from across Fylde aged between 16 and 25 to work together to… Continue Reading Dancers learn about dementia as part of exciting arts project

Blackpool Victoria Hospital seeks 30,000 knitted Poppies for 2018

Blackpool Victoria Hospital Chaplaincy Department is calling on members of the public, staff, patients and volunteers to get knitting or crocheting Red Poppies for Remembrance Week, 2018. Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust hopes to receive at least 30,000 handmade poppies which will be used for an innovative art installation at the hospital to mark… Continue Reading Blackpool Victoria Hospital seeks 30,000 knitted Poppies for 2018

Trust plays host to students’ exams

Students from Liverpool University have just completed their Liverpool Objective Clinical Assessment System (LOCAS) examinations. The Trust hosted a group of Year 4 medical students from the University of Liverpool to complete their LOCAS exams which are held at the end of the fourth year of a student’s study in medicine. LOCAS exams are carried out… Continue Reading Trust plays host to students’ exams

Trust teams up with Camerados movement for exciting event

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has teamed up with Camerados to create a meeting place known as a “Public Living Room’’ inside the main entrance of Blackpool Victoria Hospital from next week. The place, which is somewhere where staff and visitors can meet, will be a space where we can all look out for… Continue Reading Trust teams up with Camerados movement for exciting event

Trust receives national patient information quality mark

BLACKPOOL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been certified as a provider of high quality health care information after achieving a national quality standard award. The Trust has been awarded the Information Standard quality mark which can be displayed on literature and the Trust website to demonstrate to the public that their information is safe… Continue Reading Trust receives national patient information quality mark

Pensioner hands over £1000 to surgeon who saved his life

A ST Annes pensioner has donated £1,000 to charity to thank the Fylde coast surgeon who saved his life. Brian Alder underwent a nine hour operation last year performed by Consultant Cardiothoracic surgeon, Mr Nidal Bittar, at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. He was so grateful that he wanted to give… Continue Reading Pensioner hands over £1000 to surgeon who saved his life