Blackpool residents are being invited to find out more about plans to transform local healthcare and have their say on future services. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Blackpool Council are joining forces to stage three events specifically for people from Blackpool to talk about local services. It… Continue Reading Get involved with the future of local health services
Ten district nurses and therapists have raised £1,180 for dementia research by completing a gruelling fitness challenge. The Bay District Nurses team members, who work for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, tackled the eight-mile Born Survivor event at Lowther Castle near Penrith on April 9 in aid of Defying Dementia. Based at the Queen… Continue Reading District nurses raise charity funds through Born Survivor challenge
Butterflies are helping Blackpool nurses to give compassionate care to patients living with dementia. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust uses the butterfly symbol to identify a patient with either dementia or confusion so that all staff can support and treat that patient appropriately. The national Butterfly Scheme provides a specific system of care for… Continue Reading Butterflies help Blackpool patients living with dementia
A charity evening which included a magician and quizzes has raised £625 for breast cancer care at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The evening, held at the Highfield Social Club in Blackpool last month, was organised by Shirley Carte and Marguerite Smith in aid of the Breast Cancer Unit through Blue Skies Hospitals Fund and the Haemochromatosis… Continue Reading Charity night boosts breast cancer funds
Blackpool youngsters with epilepsy will benefit from a new project aimed to provide emotional and social support for young people and their families. National charity, Young Epilepsy, has chosen Blackpool to benefit from their regional Connect Project and will be hosting a project launch event at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on Wednesday 20 April from 4.30pm… Continue Reading National charity launches epilepsy project for Blackpool youngsters
A children’s diabetes specialist from Blackpool has been honoured for his work to help youngsters with the disease in Africa. Dr Mohammed Ahmed, a specialist in childhood diabetes at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, recently spent three weeks in Nigeria to share his knowledge and experience with healthcare professionals in the country and received… Continue Reading Fylde coast diabetes specialist honoured for work with children in Africa
Baby death charities and parents who have experienced baby loss have worked with our bereavement specialist nurse to refurbish Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s bereavement room. The Forget-Me-Not suite in the hospital’s Delivery Suite of the Women and Children’s Unit has been redesigned in a bid to ease the trauma faced by the women, their partners and… Continue Reading Hospital suite to help grieving parents
A support group has been set up for defibrillator patients and new members are welcome to join. The group, set up by staff from the Lancashire Cardiac Centre at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, is for patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) or Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Device (CRTD). Friends and relatives are also welcome to… Continue Reading Defibrillator Patients’ Support Group seeks new members
As an ex-sportsman, 81-year-old Colin Davenport has never been one to let his age or his health slow him down. But after suffering a stroke almost a decade ago, the former Lytham Golf Club captain and Poulton Town footballer found himself unable to drive and having difficulty walking and talking. On top of the knock-on… Continue Reading Extensive Care Service ‘putts’ the life back into golf club captain
April 1st 2016 was not just April fool’s Day, but April Falls day too. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust hosted the event in support of the national campaign Sign Up To Safety. Falls Risk and Response Leads Francesca Hall and Emma Montgomery, encouraged staff and members of the public to engage with specialists from services… Continue Reading April Falls Day a great success