Young People can get smart about asthma this #AskAboutAsthma week Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is one of the first in the country to launch the asthma Digital Health Passport app this week, marking Ask About Asthma week (11-17 September). The asthma Digital Health Passport is a new digital app to… Continue Reading Marking Ask About Asthma week (11-17 September)
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
World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 takes place this weekend (Sunday 10 September), which sees people across the world taking the opportunity to raise awareness and consider the impact of suicide in our communities. The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria, along with local authority partners and the third sector, are coming together to encourage everyone… Continue Reading International suicide awareness campaign aims to ‘create hope through action’
The Emergency Department of a busy hospital might not seem the obvious place to make friends, but for Ann, Charlotte and Graham, it’s perfect. Since recently joining BTH as volunteers they’ve found the flexibility and appreciation have made their volunteer shifts something they really look forward to doing. As ED volunteers serving refreshments, they know… Continue Reading Joining ‘Team Orange’ gives you zest for life!
NHS organisations in Lancashire and South Cumbria are supporting the nationwide event, organised by Blood Pressure UK, which aims to raise awareness around the dangers of high blood pressure – also known as hypertension. Dr Ranjit More, Lancashire and South Cumbria Cardiac Network clinical lead, is encouraging people to get their blood pressure checked to… Continue Reading Local NHS backs nationwide campaign to get people checking their blood pressure regularly
People across Lancashire and South Cumbria are being reminded that consultants are set to strike tomorrow in the run-up to the bank holiday weekend. Unions announced that consultant doctors in England will once again be taking industrial action over 48 hours from 7am until 7am on Saturday in their ongoing pay dispute with the Government.… Continue Reading NHS consultants on strike for 48 hours from Thursday
Heart valve disease is one of Britain’s biggest killers. Heart valve disease affects one in every 45 people – 1.5 million Brits – and tens of thousands have the condition without knowing it. While the trend to virtual appointments was an inevitable consequence of the pandemic, heart valve disease is more likely to be missed… Continue Reading All aboard for healthy hearts in Blackpool
Would you like to be part of the BTH family? Join us on 24 & 25 August for our Emergency Department recruitment event! From 9 – 5 we’ll be at the main entrance interviewing for Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and Housekeepers. Come along and chat to us on the mezzanine. Find out about our development… Continue Reading Emergency Department recruitment event on 24 & 25 August 2023
Young people from across Blackpool have got behind the lens to create a uniquely personal photo exhibition which is currently on display at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in the entrance area. ‘My Green Spaces’ captures the reflections of Blackpool Boys and Girls Club members to express what green spaces means to them. The Club was established… Continue Reading ‘My Green Spaces’ photo exhibition supports young people’s wellbeing
Congratulations to three Blackpool Teaching Hospitals teams who have been shortlisted in the prestigious 2023 HSJ Awards. Two teams were successful in the Patient Safety Award category. They are “Preventing hospital acquired pneumonia: introducing the COUGH care bundle” submitted by project lead Jessica Murphy and “Reducing pressure ulcer through proactive working” submitted by Faye Burke,… Continue Reading Three teams shortlisted in national health awards