Group of people including some in surgical scrubs holding a certificate

Benchmarking success for TAVI team

A specialist team based in the Cardiac Centre at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are celebrating being recognised as a centre of excellence following an accreditation. The TAVI team (transcatheter aortic valve implementation) successfully completed the Edwards Benchmark Program on transcatheter valve care pathway. The Edwards Benchmark Program is a systematic, evidence-based approach to optimizing In order… Continue Reading Benchmarking success for TAVI team

Blackpool Teaching Hospital consultant named best doctor at national Who Cares Wins awards

Dr Nicola Cable, Head of Paediatrics at Blackpool’s Blenheim House Child Development Centre has been named Best Doctor in the popular Who Cares Wins awards. During the awards night, hosted by Davina McCall, the audience heard about the care Dr Cable provided to baby Evie and her Mum Kelly. After Kerry Coles gave birth, her… Continue Reading Blackpool Teaching Hospital consultant named best doctor at national Who Cares Wins awards

Life-saving quality improvement project in running for two national awards 

The team behind a project to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is now in the running for two national awards.  Needlessly lengthy hospital stays, increased disease burden, and even death is linked to HAP and cases at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals were nearly three times the national average.  The project team, led by a multi-disciplinary team of… Continue Reading Life-saving quality improvement project in running for two national awards