After reaching the one year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, we are highlighting how our community hospital, Clifton Hospital, has dealt with the pressures over the past 12 months in a new short series. Here is part three featuring Ward 1… Linda Broadbent, Ward 1 Manager, has been at Clifton for a total of 18 […]
The Lancashire Cardiac Centre at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Trust is once again leading the way with pioneering heart surgery techniques with the aim of providing better outcomes for patients in the region. The cardiac electrophysiology team at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre, led by Dr Khalid Abozguia has received new catheter technology which will help patients […]
After reaching the one year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic, we are highlighting how our community hospital in St Annes, Clifton Hospital, has dealt with the pressures over the past 12 months in a new short series… Courtney Bickerdike has been the Clinical Matron at Clifton for 11 years. She said: “Clifton has dealt with […]
March 2021 The following improvements have been implemented at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals following an unannounced visit by the Care Quality Commission in January 2021. They are grouped as per the must do actions from the CQC and correlate directly to their full report which can be found here. Emergency department CQC said: The flow of […]
A former soldier who joined Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to help run the vaccination programme and staff testing has been given a Going The Extra Mile award. Jamie Harrop, formerly a Captain in the Army, serving first in Logistics then ending his military career with the Parachute Regiment, joined the Trust in December last […]
A team responsible for rolling out new staffing software to the Trust’s clinical nursing wards has been presented with a Going The Extra Mile Award. Jed Walton-Pollard, the Trust’s Deputy Director of Nursing, was nominated with his team by colleague Natalie Hill for their work on implementing and rolling out Safecare. Safecare is used to […]
Neil Berrigan, Clinical Skills Facilitator at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, has won a Going The Extra Mile Award after being nominated by his colleagues. Neil, based in the Skills and Simulation team on the second floor of Blackpool Victoria Hospital, helps facilitate the rolling programme of training for clinical staff. Staff from across the Trust access […]
Newly released rapid testing functionality at Blackpool Victoria Hospital will allow patients to receive COVID-19 test results in less than 15 minutes, ensuring a safer and streamlined patient flow across the Trust. The ‘Abbott ID Now Point of Care Testing’ equipment has emerged as a critical piece of kit in the Trust’s fight against outbreaks […]
Sister Kelly Dunning from Ward 8 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital has received a Going The Extra Mile award for her ‘big heart and high standards.’ Staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust can nominate colleagues for the award, which is an opportunity to sing the praises of someone who has gone the extra mile […]
AN INITIATIVE to help victims of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic has won a national award. Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Safeguarding Team won the Patient Safety Improvement category at this year’s Nursing Times Awards 2020, the leading nursing awards in the country. The team, working collaboratively with Lancashire Constabulary and Fylde Coast […]