It is with great sadness that we can confirm that a member of the Trust’s domestic services team, Eleutrio ‘BOY’ Gibela, has sadly died. Eleuterio, who worked at the Trust for almost 20 years, was aged 68. Kevin McGee, Chief Executive, Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: “It is with deep regret and huge… Continue Reading Sadness at the loss of our much valued colleague Eleuterio ‘BOY’ Gibela
NINE staff from Blackpool’s Lancashire Cardiac Centre have got together to produce a global appeal to patients who may be suffering from a heart attack. The unit is reporting about a third reduction in the number of patients attending for heart attacks (myocardial infarction) and nationally there has been a 50 per cent reduction in… Continue Reading Blackpool goes global with cardiac appeal
Health leaders urge residents in Lancashire and South Cumbria to stay home, protect the NHS and save lives this Easter bank holiday. With the long weekend fast approaching, and the weather improving, residents are urged to follow the national guidance in a collective effort to protect the NHS and save lives. Dr Amanda Doyle OBE,… Continue Reading Stay home this Easter and save lives
PATIENTS are urged to seek urgent medical attention if they develop worrying symptoms of serious disease during the Coronavirus pandemic. Since the outbreak the number of cardiac, stroke and cancer patients at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has dropped dramatically leading medics to worry that people may be concerned about putting an extra burden on hospital facilities… Continue Reading Patients warned over medical emergencies
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals chief, Kevin McGee, has asked people to get behind their NHS in the fight against coronavirus. Mr McGee, Chief Executive of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, today praised staff and thanked both patients and the wider public for their support. “Firstly I want to thank all our staff,” he said. “The… Continue Reading Please get behind your NHS in coronavirus fight
To keep patients, visitors and staff safe during the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are making changes to their Outpatient appointments from Monday, March 23. We aim to convert as much activity as possible to non face-to-face telephone consultations. Janet Barnsley, Director of Operations at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, said: “We will be contacting patients… Continue Reading Outpatient changes at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has reduced its ambulance handover times thanks to a special collaboration and a change in practices. ‘Every Minute Matters’ is a collaboration between the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) between fourteen North West emergency departments, and Blackpool Victoria Hospital is now in the top three in the North West… Continue Reading Blackpool A&E celebrates best performances in North West
Over the coming weeks, we will be highlighting the roles of the people who work within the Emergency Department and Critical Care as part our Emergency Village and Critical Care Development campaign. Here we meet Specialist Physiotherapy Practitioner, Nicky… Nicky Williams has an extra special role at Blackpool Victoria’s Critical Care department. As of of… Continue Reading Meet Critical Care’s Specialist Physiotherapy Practitioner, Nicky
Dr Rob Thompson is a Critical Care Consultant at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and is also the Critical Care Lead in the Emergency Village and Critical Care Development. He qualified as a doctor in 1999. Rob is the first doctor in his family. Originally from Shropshire he studied medicine at the University of Manchester. Rob came… Continue Reading Meet our Critical Care Lead for the Emergency Village and Critical Care Development
A RECORD number of staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust took part in this year’s NHS Staff Survey. More than 3,100 staff completed the survey, a major increase on previous figures, giving the Trust a valuable insight into how they can make life better for its employees. The survey, during October and November… Continue Reading Record number of Trust staff take part in annual NHS Survey