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Significant health service disruption expected with four-day strike straight after Easter bank holiday

British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) members will take part in a four-day strike from 6.59am Tuesday 11 April to 6.59am Saturday 15 April. The 96 hours of industrial action by junior doctors will come on the back of the Easter bank holiday, during which some services will be closed,… Continue Reading Significant health service disruption expected with four-day strike straight after Easter bank holiday

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Remember to order your repeat prescriptions before Easter and busy period of industrial action

People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria have been encouraged not to leave it too late to order repeat prescriptions if they are due in the next few days ahead of the Easter break and the following days of industrial action which will see significant pressure on the NHS. As GP practices will be closed… Continue Reading Remember to order your repeat prescriptions before Easter and busy period of industrial action

Colleagues using new remote monitoring equipment

Heart attack patients return home sooner with ground-breaking remote monitoring solution

A new technology solution provided by the Lancashire Cardiac Centre at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals is allowing post-operative heart attack patients to return home from hospital sooner. The Early Discharge Pathway is being led by the Trust’s Consultant Cardiologist Dr Tawiq Choudhury and has been hailed a success by patients who following discharge receive digital monitoring… Continue Reading Heart attack patients return home sooner with ground-breaking remote monitoring solution

Healthcare Science Week – meet some of our scientists

As part of our focus on Healthcare Science Week, some of our colleagues have shared what their roles involve and what they enjoy about their work. Ellen Whiteside is a Biomedical Scientist and a PhD Candidate within the IHC and Molecular part of Cellular Pathology at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. The department performs complex tests to… Continue Reading Healthcare Science Week – meet some of our scientists

Celebrating Healthcare Science Week at our Trust

13 – 19 March is Healthcare Science week, a week of celebration for those working in this varied area of medicine and an opportunity to highlight the great work our teams do across the Trust. What kind of roles fall into Healthcare Science? Healthcare science roles are present in a wide range of areas throughout… Continue Reading Celebrating Healthcare Science Week at our Trust

Supporting our patients during the junior doctor strike

Patients are being advised they may experience disruption to services next week during planned industrial action by the British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA). The BMA and HCSA gained a national mandate for strike action and members will begin their 72-hour strike on the morning of Monday 13 March and… Continue Reading Supporting our patients during the junior doctor strike

Join in our Celebrating Success staff awards

Friends, family and patients have the opportunity to join in celebrations at the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals annual staff awards next Thursday (16 March). For the second year, the annual Celebrating Success awards will be broadcast live online. Ten awards will be made to individuals and teams from across the Trust including the winner of the… Continue Reading Join in our Celebrating Success staff awards

Significant disruption to health services expected during upcoming NHS industrial action

People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria are being urged to use health services appropriately ahead of NHS industrial action planned by junior doctors next week. The British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) gained a national mandate for strike action and members will begin their 72-hour strike on the… Continue Reading Significant disruption to health services expected during upcoming NHS industrial action

Making a difference to patients – NHS Staff Survey results revealed

Colleagues at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals overwhelmingly feel that their role makes a difference to patients, according to the results of a major poll. The results of the latest NHS Staff Survey have now been made available and provide a blueprint for the Trust’s improvement over the next 12 months in areas ranging from patient care… Continue Reading Making a difference to patients – NHS Staff Survey results revealed

Blue Skies charity chief named first woman town crier for Lytham

Many congratulations to Kila Redfearn, Head of Charity for Blue Skies at Blackpool hospitals, who has been appointed the first woman Town Crier of Lytham. “I always wanted to be a town crier, even as a little girl – I just loved the pomp and ceremony of the role,” said Kila. “It embraces everything I… Continue Reading Blue Skies charity chief named first woman town crier for Lytham