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Staff fill shoeboxes with gifts for children’s charity appeal

Children in the UK and abroad will receive special gifts this Christmas after kind donations from a team of NHS workers. The Anticoagulant department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital came together to make special gift boxes as part of the Samaritans’ Purse ‘Operation Christmas Child’ appeal. The collection was coordinated by Lorraine Stuart from the department.… Continue Reading Staff fill shoeboxes with gifts for children’s charity appeal

Children set for happy Christmas thanks to Blackpool hospital staff

Underprivileged children in the UK and abroad will receive shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts from staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. Nearly 70 shoeboxes have been donated as part of the Samaritans’ Purse ‘Operation Christmas Child’ appeal which is being coordinated by Danielle Perrett, a switchboard operator at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Danielle’s switchboard colleagues, including Telecoms… Continue Reading Children set for happy Christmas thanks to Blackpool hospital staff

Blackpool health trust backs World Diabetes Day

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is joining Diabetes UK to get across the message that every day 65 people in the UK die early from the condition and hundreds more face life-changing complications. New analysis by Diabetes UK and Blackpool Diabetes UK Group, released today (Monday, November 14) on World Diabetes Day, reveals the… Continue Reading Blackpool health trust backs World Diabetes Day

Blackpool hospital patient puts thoughts on care into verse

Kind deeds and excellent care inspired a patient to write a special poem about staff on a hospital ward. Mary Kane, 81, from Poulton, composed an ode entitled ‘The Attitude of Caring’ about the compassionate staff on Ward 19 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Mary said: “The staff have been so good with me. I have… Continue Reading Blackpool hospital patient puts thoughts on care into verse

Tree of Lights service will honour lost loved ones

Blue Skies Hospitals Fund and the Chaplaincy Team at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are inviting people to a special memorial evening which will help raise money for local bereavement care. For many families Christmas is a very sad time of year when the loss of a loved one is particularly painful at what otherwise would have… Continue Reading Tree of Lights service will honour lost loved ones

Revolutionary service now on offer across Fylde coast

A vital service that has helped keep hundreds of the region’s most unwell people out of hospital is now available across the whole Fylde coast. The Extensive Care Service makes sure people over 60 with two or more long-term conditions receive more coordinated support closer to their home and less in hospital. The service… Continue Reading Revolutionary service now on offer across Fylde coast

NHS chiefs praise Fylde coast healthcare developments

Work to improve the health and transform the care of Fylde coast residents has been praised by key figures within the NHS. Leaders from NHS England and Public Health England recently visited the area to find out more about work underway to introduce ‘new care models’ to the Fylde coast. These ‘new care models’… Continue Reading NHS chiefs praise Fylde coast healthcare developments

New Blackpool hospital shop is a hit with patients, staff and public

A new volunteer-led shop at Blackpool Victoria Hospital is proving a great success. The shop, which is based in the hospital’s new outpatients department, is run by volunteers to help raise money for the Trust’s Blue Skies Hospitals fund. It has only been open for two weeks but it already proving to be a roaring… Continue Reading New Blackpool hospital shop is a hit with patients, staff and public

Blackpool hospital staff win top regional award

Staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are celebrating after winning a top regional award. The procurement department, based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, beat off competition from 17 other nominations to win the Supplier Engagement Award at the 2016 Excellence in Supply Awards organised by the North West Procurement Development organisation. Head of Procurement… Continue Reading Blackpool hospital staff win top regional award

Butterfly Ball helps raise funds for dementia care

A charity evening successfully fluttered by as hundreds of people attended a Butterfly Ball in aid of Blue Skies Hospitals Fund. The ball, which was inspired by the Butterfly Scheme – a national initiative to identify patients living with dementia in a sensitive and discreet way – was held at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, on… Continue Reading Butterfly Ball helps raise funds for dementia care