Members of staff soaked a manager in the stocks to raise money for a hospital charity as part of a national awareness week. Nigel Fort, Associate Director for Facilities for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, volunteered to go in the ‘stocks’ at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s staff and visitors’ restaurant during Nutrition and Hydration… Continue Reading Staff make a splash for Nutrition and Hydration Week
Food hampers are being prepared for patients in need as part of a nutrition awareness week at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust’s Patient Experience Team is collecting donations of tinned and dried foods and the Salvation Army’s Blackpool branch is making up the hampers during Nutrition and Hydration Week 2016. Donations of… Continue Reading Donations sought for food hampers to help patients in need
Hospital patients enjoyed cocktails served by waitresses from ‘Funny Girls’ nightclub in Blackpool as part of a special awareness week. The glamorous waitresses, Joanna and Ella, poured healthy cocktails at a party for patients at Clifton Hospital as part of national Nutrition and Hydration Week. Joanna said it was a pleasure to serve the… Continue Reading Patients enjoy some Funny times during awareness week
From working as a prison Chaplain, youth worker, bee keeper and yacht skipper to appearing as an extra in Harry Potter films, Casualty and Midsomer Murders, Rev Jonathan Sewell has had a particularly colourful career. And his new post as Lead Chaplain for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust promises to be just as varied.… Continue Reading Trust’s new Lead Chaplain is a man of many parts
Blue Skies Hospitals Fund is calling on local building firms, garden companies and anyone with an interest in gardening to pledge their support for a new interactive garden for patients with dementia. Blue Skies, the charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been raising money through its Peace of Mind dementia appeal for… Continue Reading Charity’s call to action for garden help
ZeniPower, the manufacturer of hearing aid batteries, have issued an urgent product recall due to a low risk of batteries exploding during use or if depleted. This is a precautionary measure and no adverse incidents that resulted in an injury have been reported to MHRA (The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency). Patients who… Continue Reading Hearing aid battery recall
Hospital patients are being urged to tell the NHS how they feel about their care through a special test. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is participating in a week of awareness events about the Friends and Family Test (FFT). The Trust is encouraging people to take part when they have used one of its… Continue Reading Friends and Family Test under the Spotlight
Accident and Emergency staff at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are celebrating after being honoured in a regional awards scheme. Blackpool Victoria Hospital was the only hospital to get through to the final of the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) Going the Extra Mile Awards 2016. The Blackpool team was presented with a runner-up award in the… Continue Reading Emergency Department team honoured in ambulance service awards
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been selected as a finalist in a national awards scheme about the way patient and staff feedback is used to improve healthcare services. The Friends and Family Test is a way to find out from patients, quickly and anonymously, how they rate their latest experience of NHS care… Continue Reading Trust wins recognition in national awards
Do you know someone who is a health star? Good Morning Britain’s Health Star awards recognise the best of British healthcare and if you know someone who has gone above and beyond to help patients and families the show wants to hear about it. You could nominate a hospital consultant, a junior doctor, a mental… Continue Reading Nominate staff for Good Morning Britain Health Star Awards