Continually striving to provide the best care possible.
THE Trust was delighted to host a regional seminar held by the UK Ophthalmology Alliance (UKOA) this week. The seminar was a workshop for clinicians, managers, commissioners and IT leads involved in ophthalmology services from across the region to look at the developments of ophthalmic patient records systems with speakers from a number of Trusts… Continue Reading Trust hosts regional ophthalmic seminar
A supportive and dedicated Blackpool Victoria Hospital ward manager has received a coveted national award. Ann Wimperis, Ward Manager of Ward 26 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, was presented with a prestigious Cavell Trust Award after being nominated by staff nurse Liz Goostry, who praised Ann for her support for colleagues on the ward.… Continue Reading Delight as Ann named ‘star nurse’
THE innovative work of the Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme’s health promotion team is to be featured at a leading European conference in Austria. Members of the team, based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, will be talking at the World Endoscopy Organisation’s Expert Working Inequalities Group Meeting about their new “Call for a Kit’’ initiative. The… Continue Reading Lancashire bowel cancer screening team to present at international conference
The Trust took part in the first UK Malnutrition Awareness Week recently. It was the result of a national collaboration between the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) and the Malnutrition Task Force (MTF) and was designed to raise awareness of the malnutrition and dehydration in the UK. Statistics show that one in… Continue Reading Trust promotes the importance of nutrition and hydration
A programme set up by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proving to be a huge success in developing potential medics into junior doctors. The work experience programme, set up by the Medical Education department, was established to offer local college students the opportunity to spend time working in a hospital and develop their… Continue Reading Work experience students return to Trust to start their medical careers at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
The Trust was well represented at the Physiotherapy UK 2018 conference in Birmingham. Physiotherapists Simon Hayward, Lisa Hayward and Chloe Tait attended the conference held each year organised by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists. Simon said: ” Between us we had four posters which we presented. “Chloe’s poster was about her thoracic surgery service evaluation… Continue Reading Trust well represented at national physiotherapy conference
In preparation for Stroke Awareness Day on October 29, Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Stroke Unit has been highlighting their very varied patient care. Ward Manager, Leanne Macefield, said: “We are very proud of the care we provide in our combined acute and rehabilitation Unit. “Patients come on to the ward having suffered a stroke. Depending on… Continue Reading Stroke unit raises the bar in stroke care
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals have received thousands of handmade poppies as part of a World War 1 Centenary memorial project. 28,000 knitted and crocheted poppies have been donated over the year-long ‘#TheGreatBTHKnit’ campaign by volunteers from around the Fylde coast and from as far away as Canada. The poppies will feature in an 18 foot high… Continue Reading Thousands of poppies donated for hospital WW1 Centenary project
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is embracing a new type of nurse training. The Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLiP) programme is being trialled in two wards at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to help students take ownership of their training by working more closely with their peers and having a qualified nurse mentor. Stroke Ward Manager,… Continue Reading Trust embraces ‘CLiP’ nurse training
A caring health trust boss organised a bike race and raised £778 for CancerCare North Lancashire and South Cumbria. Tim Bennett, a former trustee of CancerCare in Lancaster, held the bike race on roads around Levens and Lindale in South Lakeland. Tim, the Deputy Chief Executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, organised the… Continue Reading Fylde coast health boss hits top gear for charity