Patients leaving hospital are set to benefit from a new scheme that ensures they get the best use out of their medicines. Reports suggest that many patients see their conditions deteriorate after leaving hospital because they struggle to use their medicines correctly and this scheme aims to reduce those issues across the Fylde coast and… Continue Reading Patients to benefit from new community pharmacy scheme
LOCAL celebrities are getting involved in Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s awareness days as part of Dementia Awareness Week. Blackpool’s day is being opened by singer Anne Nolan and comic Johnnie Casson on Friday, May 13 at 12pm. Comedian Bobby Ball will be visiting Clifton Hospital in Dementia Awareness Week (16-20 May) and… Continue Reading UPDATED: Stars to attend dementia awareness days at Blackpool and Clifton hospitals
Talking about dying is something many of us avoid but clinicians say it is hugely important. Community and hospital-based teams from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are backing Dying Matters Awareness Week from May 9 to 15 and this year the theme is ‘The Big Conversation’. Gill Cross, a Clinical Nurse Specialist and a… Continue Reading Hospital teams call on community to talk about dying
A BLACKPOOL Teaching hospital vitreoretinal surgeon has saved the sight of a Kirkham woman. Mr Rajeev Tanawade, also a consultant ophthalmologist, acted quickly when scar tissue was found in Susan Wharton’s left eye following corrective surgery for a torn retina and operated on the eye within days. Civil servant Susan was amazed at the… Continue Reading Swift acting Blackpool surgeon saves patient’s sight
Parents who have experienced baby loss have given a warm welcome to Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s newly refurbished Forget-Me-Not Suite. Charity workers, parents and members of staff described the refurbished suite as “fabulous”, “homely” and “very comfortable” at a special event at the hospital on Friday, April 29. The Forget-Me-Not room in the Delivery Suite of… Continue Reading Grieving parents help to raise funds for special suite
Members of the Pathology department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital had a hair-raising experience for charity. Andrew Brown, Mark Wrigley, Daniel Brandwood, Jacob Castle, Debbie Castle and Jack Morrow all lost their locks on Friday, April 29, raising an impressive£1,350 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The colleagues were also filmed and photographed during the event.… Continue Reading Pathology staff lose their hair for charity – video
There was something of a new look to clinical areas around Blackpool Victoria Hospital last week. To ensure patient safety during the junior doctors’ withdrawal of labour, staff with a registered clinical qualification provided a workforce pool to support wards and departments on April 26 and 27. And this meant office based nursing staff donning… Continue Reading Hospital roles change for 48 hours
Survivors of bowel cancer are urging people to take a simple test to rule out the disease. April is national Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and members of a support group at Blackpool Victoria Hospital say acting quickly improves people’s chances of survival. Nicola Seymour, one of the founding members of the Phoenix Bowel Cancer Support… Continue Reading Patients say take simple test and beat bowel cancer
Even though the junior doctors’ strike ends at 5pm tonight, members of the public are urged to think carefully about their healthcare needs and ask themselves if A&E is really the right place to receive care for their needs. Operations Director for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Pat Oliver, warned: “Our experience during recent… Continue Reading PATIENT STATEMENT – A&E advice for patients
Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, the charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been selected by Asda Blackpool as one of its three charities of the month. From now and throughout May, shoppers at the store on Cherry Tree Road can ask at the till for their green tokens, and select one of three… Continue Reading Hospital charity secures supermarket support