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Students across Blackpool are being encouraged to ditch sugary pop for healthy swaps. Running for the second year, Blackpool Council’s Give up Loving Pop (Gulp) campaign is encouraging Blackpool students to take part in a 21 day challenge to give up sugary drinks with the hope that they will switch to healthier drinks such as… Continue Reading Campaign urges Blackpool pupils to give up loving pop
NHS Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is working in partnership with the other seven CCGs in Lancashire to review clinical policies across the region. The eight CCGs across Lancashire have all agreed that there is a need to review their policies in order to ensure a consistent and fair approach, develop a set of principles… Continue Reading Blackpool residents encouraged to have their say on clinical policies
People who have been affected by cancer are working with senior clinicians and commissioners across the Fylde coast to improve cancer care and services. The Patient Cancer Care Improvement (PCCI) Group was set up earlier this year by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Blackpool and Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).… Continue Reading Fylde coast cancer patients support local NHS organisations
A conference on modern slavery is taking place today at the Village Hotel in Blackpool. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has staged this event along with its partners Blackpool Council (Blackpool Safeguarding), Lancashire Safeguarding Boards, the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office and Lancashire Constabulary to help fight this insidious crime. Modern slavery is happening… Continue Reading Modern slavery conference takes place in Blackpool
A baby has been reunited with his favourite toy thanks to the kindness of two Health Care Assistants at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on the Fylde coast. Sally Kilgallon was in the outpatients department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital recently and left behind her eight-month-old son Casey’s favourite toy, called “Captain Kal’’. When she returned home she… Continue Reading Blackpool hospital staff help reunite baby with missing toy
Victims of domestic abuse can now access specialised support when they are in hospital or if they are working within the health service. Stacey Simpson, a former police officer from Blackpool, has recently been appointed as an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is the first time the… Continue Reading Stacey is here to help patients and staff who experience domestic abuse
We have launched a new campaign to highlight how every member of our staff plays their part in our ‘Together we can…’ Strategy. We are producing a poster a day for the next few months highlighting members of staff whose work helps us achieve one or more of our ambitions of improving patient experience,… Continue Reading How our staff play their part in the Trust’s Strategy
A kind donation from Lytham Rotary Club is helping babies to have a more restful time on the Maternity Unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Club members donated £1,158 to pay for a special monitor which beeps less than more traditional monitors whilst still alerting staff to any issues. Peter Langley, President of Lytham Rotary Club,… Continue Reading Club’s donation helps babies to have better rest in Blackpool hospital
A dad-of-four with a rare heart condition who works at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre is raising awareness of the disorder which nearly killed him. David Stott, 40, an operating theatres manager at the cardiac centre based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, has a condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension which affects around 6,000 people in the UK.… Continue Reading Dad with rare heart condition raises awareness
Life is hard enough for women who have cancer, but losing eyebrows and hair can make things feel even worse. Luckily, local charity volunteers provide free skincare and make-up workshops at Blackpool Victoria Hospital each month. Originating in America, the Look Good Feel Better charity currently runs 90 workshops in hospitals and cancer centres all… Continue Reading Blackpool Victoria Hospital makes ladies feel beautiful again