Always demonstrating we care.
A golf tournament was held in memory of a nurse from Blackpool Victoria Hospital who was tragically killed by her partner. Jane Clough’s former colleagues and members of the public participated in the tournament on Friday, July 15, at Stanley Park Golf Club in the resort. Money raised through the tournament will go towards a… Continue Reading Golfers honour memory of much loved Blackpool hospital nurse
A young cancer patient’s desperate plea for help to find her lost toy lamb was answered by hospital staff. Eleven-year-old Alison Hayden put up a poster at Blackpool Victoria Hospital saying: “Help me find my lamb ‘Minty’. Reward: 25p and a hug because that’s all I have.” She’d had Minty since she was born… Continue Reading Young patient gives thanks for return of lost toy lamb
A widower from Lancaster has thanked a team of district nurses from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals who looked after his wife at the end of her life. Chris Rabbett from Newlands in the city, whose wife Janet had lung cancer and was cared for by Lancaster District Nurses, described the care his wife had received as… Continue Reading Widower thanks Lancaster nurses for care given to his wife
Comedian Johnnie Casson is a chip off the old block. His mum Betty had a great sense of humour that stayed with her when she was living with dementia. Johnnie, who was one of the guests of honour at a dementia awareness event at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on Friday, May 13, said his beloved mum… Continue Reading Johnnie Casson supports dementia appeal for the love of his mum
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. Yet as a nation, we seem to know far more about what happens with taxes than what happens when we die. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust opened its doors to the department that few people see and dispels a… Continue Reading Trust dispels myths about the mortuary
Parents who have experienced baby loss have given a warm welcome to Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s newly refurbished Forget-Me-Not Suite. Charity workers, parents and members of staff described the refurbished suite as “fabulous”, “homely” and “very comfortable” at a special event at the hospital on Friday, April 29. The Forget-Me-Not room in the Delivery Suite of… Continue Reading Grieving parents help to raise funds for special suite
Butterflies are helping Blackpool nurses to give compassionate care to patients living with dementia. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust uses the butterfly symbol to identify a patient with either dementia or confusion so that all staff can support and treat that patient appropriately. The national Butterfly Scheme provides a specific system of care for… Continue Reading Butterflies help Blackpool patients living with dementia
Baby death charities and parents who have experienced baby loss have worked with our bereavement specialist nurse to refurbish Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s bereavement room. The Forget-Me-Not suite in the hospital’s Delivery Suite of the Women and Children’s Unit has been redesigned in a bid to ease the trauma faced by the women, their partners and… Continue Reading Hospital suite to help grieving parents
Food hampers are being prepared for patients in need as part of a nutrition awareness week at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust’s Patient Experience Team is collecting donations of tinned and dried foods and the Salvation Army’s Blackpool branch is making up the hampers during Nutrition and Hydration Week 2016. Donations of… Continue Reading Donations sought for food hampers to help patients in need
Blue Skies Hospitals Fund is calling on local building firms, garden companies and anyone with an interest in gardening to pledge their support for a new interactive garden for patients with dementia. Blue Skies, the charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been raising money through its Peace of Mind dementia appeal for… Continue Reading Charity’s call to action for garden help