It’s not every day that a superhero turns up to brighten your day, so when they do they’re bound to turn heads. That’s what happened when Captain America, Iron Man, Spiderman and Alice in Wonderland arrived at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to bring presents to children who are being treated there. The visit was organised… Continue Reading Superheroes make children’s day
Charitable knitters from around Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre have come together for a Christmas treat from Blackpool hospital. The ever growing community of twiddle pocket knitters who provide woollen comforters to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to help with patients with dementia were invited for a special Christmas get together. They were treated to… Continue Reading Christmas party for hospital knitters
Members of staff at Blackpool Victoria Hospital have been praised for supporting lonely and impoverished patients this Christmas. Staff and visitors donated food and blankets at a stall run by the Patient Experience Team and Blackpool Salvation Army at the hospital on Tuesday, December 15. Donations will continue to be made through the Patient Experience… Continue Reading Hospital helps lonely and low income patients at Christmas
CHRISTMAS came early for patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital when Blackpool FC players made their annual trip to the children’s ward. Star players, including skipper David Ferguson and goalkeeper Colin Doyle, spent the afternoon touring the ward handing out toys and goodies to young fans on the wards and in day clinics. Ferguson said the… Continue Reading Blackpool FC players bring festive cheer to the children’s wards at Blackpool Victoria
Donations of food and bedding are being sought for patients who live alone and are on a low income this Christmas. Tomorrow (Tuesday, December 15) from 11am to 2.30pm staff will be collecting food and blankets on behalf of The Salvation Army. The collection is being organised by the Patient Experience Team at Blackpool Victoria… Continue Reading Help us to help lonely and underprivileged patients this Christmas
Children from Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School have delighted patients in Clifton Hospital in Lytham with a concert of Christmas carols. The year six children from the school choir visited the hospital this week to sing carols to the patients who all got out of their hospital beds to enjoy the concert and… Continue Reading Patients delighted with choir of children
Students from Lytham Sixth Form College have turned their artistic challenge to make bath time for hospital patients a little more pleasant. The team of 10 students have been working on a mural of Lytham beach and surrounding areas on the walls of the bath room of Clifton Hospital’s ward 1. It provides a vocational… Continue Reading Art students take on hospital bath project
Our Christmas Market at Blackpool Victoria is well underway – and there’s still time to pop along. The market is open until 6.30pm today (Thursday, December 10) at the hospital’s Education Centre on Whinney Heys Road. We have many stalls selling gifts, food and charity items. There’s also an opportunity to meet Santa and ‘Elsa’… Continue Reading Come along to our Christmas Market
Most community clinics in Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and Carnforth run by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are open today (Thursday, December 10) following the recent floods. The Outpatients department at the Queen Victoria Centre is not open but this does not affect any of the clinics. Any patients with queries about appointments should contact the individual health… Continue Reading Clinics open in North Lancashire
Children in hospital got a special visitor this week thanks to a kind hearted mother. Angelina Hawkins from Blackpool arranged for a Minion from the popular Despicable Me films to pay a visit to the children’s and adolescent wards at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Her daughter Grace, aged 12, was staying in the hospital following treatment.… Continue Reading Unexpected visitor for ill children