Category Archives: Press Releases

  Clifton Hospital is providing an eye-catching storage solution for patients with dementia thanks to funding from hospital charity, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund. Staff in the hospital applied to Blue Skies, the charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for money to buy bespoke coloured wardrobes and cupboards for patients to store their belongings and… Continue Reading Trust charity funds coloured storage for enhanced dementia care

Patients on the Fylde coast are reaping the rewards of more personally tailored healthcare provided in the heart of the community. This innovative service, known as Extensive Care, enables elderly and frail patients with two or more long-term conditions to receive more coordinated support closer to their home and less in hospital. Earlier this year… Continue Reading Patients welcome new healthcare service

The importance of smear tests is being stressed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust during national Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Younger women in particular, are being targeted because they are less likely to take up the offer of a smear test. Eight women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every day in the UK and… Continue Reading Hospital Sister advises women to take up offer of cervical screening

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ Public Health team and Volunteer Health Mentors have teamed up with Blue Skies Hospitals Fund to organise a ‘Wear It Red’ day on Friday, February 5. All staff are being invited to wear something red for the day, whether it’s a jumper or top, shoes or even socks to raise awareness of the… Continue Reading Staff ‘Wear it Red’ and sell cakes for Trust charity

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals is backing a national campaign to raise awareness of cervical cancer and the importance of smear tests. Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is running throughout the week of January 25 to 30 and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust has relaunched its successful #SmearForSmear campaign to encourage more women to attend screening. The Jo’s Trust… Continue Reading Trust backs #SmearforSmear cervical cancer awareness week

Fylde coast residents are being urged to think carefully before heading to the A&E department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Residents are being reminded of the importance of knowing the alternatives as the hospital continues to deal with a high demand for services. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Fylde and Wyre and NHS Blackpool… Continue Reading Think! Why A&E? and help everyone receive the right care

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Blackpool and NHS Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have responded to several media reports surrounding the services at Bispham Hospital and the provision of services by Spiral Health. The changes being made to the provision of rehabilitation care have been planned for some time and are… Continue Reading Statement on Fylde coast rehabilitation services