Blue Skies Month is running throughout June. It is a time not only to raise awareness and funds for a much loved charity but also to go out and enjoy yourself whilst doing something for others. It’s the opportunity to get friends, families, colleagues and neighbours together to do something fun or that you’ve always… Continue Reading Last day for Blue Skies’ Memory Matters scheme. Don’t miss out.
Health staff at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are urging patients to get up, get dressed and get moving to end ‘PJ paralysis’. And they are appealing to relatives, friends and carers of patients to support them by bringing in a daily supply of fresh clothing to help people get out of bed. Patients in hospital normally… Continue Reading Don’t be a victim of PJ paralysis
A former RAF Senior Warrant Officer has thanked staff at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre at Blackpool Victoria Hospital by making a generous donation of £500 towards the centre’s work. Ronald Bosdet, 88, from Carnforth, who served in the RAF for 32 years and was a football coach up until the age of 74, presented the… Continue Reading Ex RAF man thanks cardiac centre staff with generous donation to Trust charity
The home oxygen team at Blackpool Victoria Hospital has paid tribute to a late patient for a donation to help them perform their day to day jobs. The team, Mel Rosebury and Hannah Whittaker, received funding from patient Kev Allen to buy two bags to help them transport the blood gas analyser machines they use… Continue Reading Late patient’s donation helps caring nurses
We would like to invite you to be one of the first to test a new directory for people living on the Fylde coast. Having listened to patients and health professionals across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre the local Councils and Clinical Commissioning Groups have joined together to create a new directory of services that is… Continue Reading Have your say on new Fylde coast directory of services
It is hot, hot, hot out there! The sun can cause a lot of damage, so it pays to be sun safe. We asked our Skin Cancer Care Coordinator and Skcin Ambassador, Michelle Forsyth, for some advice: “With the lovely weather we are experiencing please be mindful the dangerous UV rays are very high… Continue Reading Sun advice from our Skin Cancer Care Coordinator
A popular Blackpool cardio thoracic surgeon has been thanked by a Trust Volunteer whose life he saved. Twenty years ago, Colin Thomas, 69, underwent a triple heart bypass performed by Mr Andrew Duncan. Colin returned to the Cardiac Centre to mark the anniversary to shake the hand of the man who gave him his life… Continue Reading Volunteer thanks life-saving surgeon on anniversary of op
A minute’s silence will be observed at 11am today as a mark of respect for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in London. At 11am, people across the UK will fall silent to remember those who lost their lives in Wednesday’s tragedy as well as thinking about all the survivors who lost family members… Continue Reading One minute’s silence in memory of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire – today 11am
Health bosses across the Fylde coast say they are delighted to have been chosen as one of only a few areas in the country to receive support to progress towards being an Accountable Care System (ACS). Speaking at the annual NHS Confederation Conference on Thursday, June 15, Simon Stevens, the chief executive of the NHS… Continue Reading Fylde coast healthcare leading the way
Teams and individuals from the Trust’s Families Division took part in a special ‘marketplace’ event to promote their work to the public and other members of staff. The well attended ‘Maternity Marketplace’ in the Women and Children’s Unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on May 14 demonstrated the great diversity of work carried out by the… Continue Reading ‘Maternity Marketplace’ event showcases skill and diversity of teams