Comedian Mick Miller said memories of his friend and football legend, Stan Mortensen, inspired him to support a dementia awareness event. Mick, who lives in Poulton and regularly travels across the world to put on comedy shows, played football for the same team as Stan. He said Stan was most famous for the part he… Continue Reading Football memories inspire comedian to support dementia appeal
A set of videos has been created to help the public across Morecambe Bay care for themselves, if they are suffering from a range of common and easy to treat conditions. As part of Better Care Together, Dr Andy Knox, a GP in Morecambe Bay, has created the videos to help promote health and wellbeing… Continue Reading GP hopes videos will help patients to care for themselves
A team of experts will be on hand to give advice and support on sexual health issues such as HIV at the forthcoming Gay Pride event in Blackpool. Gay Pride is being held at the resort’s Winter Gardens on Saturday, June 11 and members of the Blood Borne Viruses team from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS… Continue Reading Sexual health experts to offer free testing and advice at Blackpool Gay Pride event
MEMBERS of the public are invited to get to the heart of a very specific health problem at a special event at Blackpool Victoria Hospital next week. Experts from the hospital will be in the main entrance on Monday, June 6 between 9am and 3pm to raise awareness of heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) by… Continue Reading Free heart health checks available at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Cancer patients from the Fylde coast are being invited to give their views at a special event to help plan the future of cancer services. The ‘World Café Listening Event’ will be held on Monday, July 11, at a hotel in Blackpool and will give people an opportunity to share their experiences and help to… Continue Reading Residents invited to give views on cancer services at ‘World Café Listening Event’
A DENTAL specialist is aiming to bring miles of smiles to Blackpool over the next few weeks. Helen Kellett, a dental health educator for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is visiting a host of venues in the resort over the next few weeks to promote dental health as part of National Smile Month which… Continue Reading All smiles in Blackpool
MEMBERS of the public are invited to attend a free presentation on Osteoporosis, the latest health seminar for members of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Chandini Rao, Consultant Rheumatologist and Head of Department, and Helen Veevers, Osteoporosis Specialist Nurse, will host a seminar entitled ‘Osteoporosis – who is at risk and current treatment… Continue Reading Invitation to attend a free health seminar on Osteoporosis at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
LOCAL comedians have shown support for dementia by visiting a local hospital as part of Dementia Awareness Week. Bobby Ball visited Clifton Hospital last Tuesday, May 17, to meet patients, watch a dance display and sign up to be a Dementia Friend. Bobby was very disappointed to be unable to open Clifton’s Carers’ Day on Thursday… Continue Reading Comedy stars put smiles on faces at Clifton Hospital – video
Members of the public and patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are being invited to take part in a mock clinical trial on Friday, May 20, to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day. The day is celebrated around the world to commemorate the first clinical trial on scurvy led by James Lind in 1747. Since that first… Continue Reading Take part in a mock clinical trial – involving biscuits!
Patients and visitors were treated to a Flashmob spectacular at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as staff used the performance to raise awareness of Learning at Work Week. The dancers took visitors by surprise when music flooded the main entrance to the hospital and about 25 members of staff joined the choreographed routine. The event was planned… Continue Reading Video – Flashmob surprise at Blackpool hospital