NURSE Consultant and Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control at the Trust, Sharon Mawdsley, received an award for the Best Oral Presentation at the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Conference. Sharon beat off tough competition to win this prestigious award which is judged by the IPS Scientific Programme Committee. Her presentation related to the Trust’s… Continue Reading Presentation award for Blackpool Nurse Consultant
Macmillan Coffee mornings across Blackpool Teaching Hospitals help to raise £2,366.64 in funds for cancer patients. The Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre hosted a coffee morning and staff working at Blackpool Victoria Hospital brought in their delicious cakes to enjoy a treat with colleagues whilst raising funds for an important cause. The games, cakes… Continue Reading A cuppa to raise funds for cancer in Blackpool
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ Radiology Department has proved it is one of the best in the country after maintaining its accreditation with the Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme (ISAS) for the eighth year running. The accreditation, which is approved by the Royal College of Radiologists and Society of Radiographers, is a national mark of quality which is… Continue Reading Top accolade for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ radiology department
Are you happy that the Trust handle your information appropriately? Do you know how to request your information? Are you aware of the changes under the new General Data Protection Regulation which came into force on the 25th May 2018? If you would like to provide feedback please take part in our patient survey by… Continue Reading Patient information survey – feedback wanted
A Blackpool group is empowering people with autism to join together and support one another in daily life. The group meet three times a week at the Blackpool Centre for Independent Living in an outdoor shed which they have made their own. With 70% of adults with autism having a diagnosis of anxiety or depression,… Continue Reading Adult autistic group bid to win Blackpool flower competition
Doctors and other clinicians across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre have teamed up to tackle sepsis – one of the UK’s biggest killers. Sepsis causes 52,000 deaths every year, with a quarter of a million people being diagnosed with the illness in 2017. A quarter of all survivors will have some life-changing effects from having sepsis.… Continue Reading Fylde Coast NHS: ‘It’s TIME to tackle sepsis
NHS Staff on the Fylde coast are doing their bit to promote the benefits of organ donation. During Organ Donation Week, NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people to talk to their families about organ donation to increase the number of people whose lives can be saved or transformed by an organ transplant. Around 130… Continue Reading Fylde coast residents urged to join organ donation register
Children at Blackpool Victoria Hospital will have new pages to turn after the Children’s Ward was gifted over £250 worth of books. Owner of Mrs G and the Reading Tepee Bookshop, Leanne Garrett, 32, sparked the idea for a community book pledge when her little girl Ophelia spent some time at the hospitals A&E Department.… Continue Reading Book pledge a novel idea for Children’s Ward
BLACKPOOL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced the results of its latest round of Governor elections. This election was to fill seats due to vacancies or terms of office ending in the following public constituencies: Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre and North West Counties, and in the following staff constituencies: Nursing & Midwifery and Clinical Support.… Continue Reading Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomes new Governors
A choir has been set up for people who have been affected by cancer living on the Fylde coast. Blackpool Cancer Choir was developed by the Macmillan team at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, following an idea to engage with the community and with people who care for someone, are a relative, or a previous or present… Continue Reading Could you join Blackpool’s Cancer Choir?