We have made a video as part of Fab Change Day – a day of collective action for improvement in the NHS. The video demonstrates a small selection of some of the great work and projects carried out by our fabulous staff. Please click on the image above to watch the presentation. We will… Continue Reading Video shows excellent work of NHS staff on Fab Change Day 2016
TWO long serving nurses are being awarded for their services. Janice Booth and Geoff Dodd, who work at Clifton Hospital, are to receive a Health Champions award by the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society which will be presented by Prime Minister, Teresa May, at the House of Commons next month. The pair, who have been nursing… Continue Reading Clifton Hospital nurses set to receive award from Prime Minister
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Dementia Champion and Falls Lead Francesca Hall, has scooped a local award. Clinching Nurse of The Year at the Blackpool Gazette’s Best of Health Awards recently, Fran is over the moon to win another accolade. She was nominated for her outstanding work to help those living with dementia. She… Continue Reading Trust nurse wins Gazette’s Nurse of the Year Award
TICKETS have gone on sale for a star-studded variety show next year to raise funds for Clifton Hospital’s garden. Comic Bobby Ball, along with his wife Yvonne and Fylde Borough Councillor Brenda Blackshaw, have arranged the event, which takes place on February 1, 2017, and are also running a raffle and auction with a… Continue Reading Top comedians put on variety show for Clifton Hospital garden
A well respected hospital consultant who is set to retire, has won the title of Doctor of the Year in The Gazette’s Best of Health Awards 2016. Doctor Shabbir Susnerwala said winning the newspaper’s award was the “icing on the cake” after 20 happy and productive years as a leading consultant oncologist at Blackpool Victoria… Continue Reading Blackpool cancer consultant scoops top award on eve of retirement
Staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust took part in a national drive to raise awareness of a condition in people living with diabetes. Diabetes experts from the Trust highlighted a condition known as Hypoglycaemia, or a hypo, which happens when the blood glucose levels of people with diabetes drop too low and they… Continue Reading Blackpool hospital staff highlight Diabetes Awareness campaign
At just five years old Lylia Bailey is already a seasoned fund raiser. Making and selling Christmas decorations and bracelets to raise money to enhance patient care, Lylia has already got two years’ experience under her belt. At only three years old Lylia started helping her mum and nurse Samantha Sargent make items to sell… Continue Reading Meet Clifton Hospital’s youngest helper
A Blackpool man who had suicidal thoughts has thanked a mental health service for helping him to turn his life around. Stephen Thompson, 59, an illustrator who was involved in the design of the original red noses for Comic Relief, said the Supporting Minds service run by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, had saved his life.… Continue Reading Illustrator thanks new Blackpool mental health service for saving his life
Members of Trust staff from were among those recognised for excellence in a leading newspaper’s annual health awards. Exceptional individuals and teams were honoured in The Gazette’s Best of Health Awards at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool on September 29. Chantelle McGovern, winner of the Midwife of the Year category, earned her award for helping… Continue Reading Staff shine brightly in Blackpool newspaper’s Best of Health Awards
A team of cyclists from Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Cardiothoracic department has completed the tougher-than-expected challenge of a coast to coast bike ride in the name of charity. Led by surgeons Nidal Bittar and Andrew Duncan, the team of five and two support drivers set off from Whitehaven on the west coast a little later than… Continue Reading Cardiac team completes challenging coast to coast charity cycle ride