Carole Paterson turned the trauma of a cancer diagnosis into a book to help other people coping with the disease. She had been benefiting from NHS monitoring of a lump for 20 years when it suddenly became very painful while driving in 2019. Carole, from St Annes, was quickly diagnosed with triple negative… Continue Reading Diary inspires book to help women living with breast cancer
Building a better hospital and improving services for patients has been a theme throughout the 75 years of the NHS at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The Whinney Heys Road site is almost unrecognisable from the building the NHS took over in 1948 with many expansions and extensions such as the opening of the maternity unit… Continue Reading Patients welcomed into latest phase of £25m hospital ‘Emergency Village’
A band leader’s upright piano is bringing pleasure to a new audience at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. School music teacher Hughie Mett used the piano to work out arrangements for the Blackpool Jazz Orchestra which was well-known across the Fylde during the 1960s and 1970s specialising in the Glenn Miller big band sound. His daughter, Melodie,… Continue Reading Band leader’s spirit lives on after daughter donates piano
Innovation has been at the heart of healthcare ever since the NHS was founded in 1948. Pioneered in 1949, using an artificial lens to repair cataracts was one of the earliest with the first total hip replacement done at Wrightington, near Wigan, in 1962. Today, at Blackpool’s Clifton Hospital, a new approach to the diagnosis… Continue Reading Cancer care innovation wins dermatology team award
14 May 2023 is ODP Day when we celebrate our Operating Department Practitioners and raise awareness of this essential role within healthcare. This year the theme is ‘Advancing the Profession’. Here at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals (BTH), we’re proud to share the achievements and growth of our ODPs. Emma is an ODP currently working in Research… Continue Reading ‘A wonderful career’ – celebrating our Operating Department Practitioners
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12 on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. The theme this year is Our Nurses. Our Future which will examine what is required for nursing in the future in order to address the global health challenges and improve global health for everyone. Over the course… Continue Reading ‘Changing things for the better’ – celebrating International Nurses Day
May is Stroke Awareness Month in the UK, raising awareness of the symptoms and the importance of acting quickly when you spot one of the signs. Stroke is one of the leading causes of adult disability in the UK, and two-thirds of people who survive find themselves living with a disability. The NHS in Lancashire… Continue Reading Awareness campaign urges people to ‘act F.A.S.T.’ to improve stroke outcomes
Visiting relatives in hospital as a child was the spark that led Andrea Goodey to choose a career in nursing. “I visited Blackpool hospital a lot when I was young,” she said. “The nurses were so kind and used to show me things – and I thought this is what I want to do.” Andrea… Continue Reading ‘If it wasn’t for the NHS I wouldn’t be here’ says nurse
Friday, 5 May is International Day of the Midwife (IDM) and a chance to celebrate the work of these remarkable people here at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. This year’s IDM theme is Together again: from evidence to reality and is a nod to the upcoming 33rd International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, where the global midwife… Continue Reading Celebrating our midwives for International Day of the Midwife
The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is marking World Asthma Day this year by highlighting the help available to manage this common long-term health condition. The global awareness day on Tuesday 2 May is an opportunity to educate children and young people about the symptoms and triggers of asthma and how to keep it… Continue Reading World Asthma Day an opportunity to educate children and young people about a common condition