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Two nurses from the stroke unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital have received a prestigious national award. Kerryann Eva and Nikki Roberts were both presented with the Cavell Trust awards in recognition of the excellent work they do for patients and colleagues. They were nominated by colleague Elaine Aldous who thanked the pair for their “outstanding”… Continue Reading Fylde coast nurses win Cavell Star Awards
Blackpool Victoria Hospital will be unveiling a ground-breaking World War 1 memorial next month. The Poppy Memorial is a result of a year-long campaign, #TheGreatBTHKnit, which has seen hundreds of knitters and crocheters donating poppies to adorn the innovative structure. Associate Director of Facilities at the Trust, Nigel Fort, said: “The structure has been built… Continue Reading Hospital to unveil ground-breaking WW1 memorial #Thankyou100
BLACKPOOL residents are invited to attend the Love Your Liver mobile unit, which will be at St Johns Square from 10am to 4pm on Thursday, September 27. Love Your Liver is a national awareness campaign from the British Liver Trust aimed at encouraging us all to look after our livers and stay healthy. It focuses on raising… Continue Reading Blackpool residents invited to Love Your Liver Roadshow
#TheGreatBTHKnit is nearing its completion. We have received more than 22,000 poppies and still have more on the way. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been kind enough to take part. Don’t worry, we also have another exciting project on the way which we will reveal in due course. Here are some dates for your… Continue Reading #TheGreatBTHKnit contributors – dates for your diary
Clifton Hospital has celebrated it’s 30th birthday with a special party. Staff, visitors, patients and guests joined in the fun, which included a tombola, raffle, cake stall, DJ and a collection of vintage photos taken over the past 30 years. The dining room, ran by Atlas BFW Management, served homemade scones and gave out birthday… Continue Reading Clifton Hospital celebrates 30th birthday with special event
Blackpool Victoria Hospital is to mark the centenary of World War 1 with a unique memorial – and wants your help to make it even more special. From October 26 there will be an innovative interactive art installation, The Poppy Memorial, which will be housed in the main entrance at the Hospital to mark 100… Continue Reading Fylde coast hospitals launch WW1 Centenary event – please join us
CARDIAC experts in Blackpool are giving medical students a unique insight into their roles. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering young medics the chance to experience surgery from expert doctors with students from local universities given the opportunity to spend a week under a consultant’s wing to experience at first-hand what cardiothoracic… Continue Reading Lancashire Cardiac Centre offers junior medical students exposure into surgery
The shortlist for this year’s Celebrating Success Awards has been announced. This year once again saw an excellent response and with more than 450 nominations in total our judges had a difficult task selecting their shortlist. The panel members were impressed with the outstanding quality of entries which made selecting a shortlist in each category… Continue Reading Celebrating Success Awards shortlist announced
The Phase 2 Patient Garden at Clifton Hospital, Pershore Road, St Annes, has been officially opened by comedy legend Bobby Ball. Together with chairman of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Pearse Butler, the ribbon was cut, officially declaring the garden ready for patients, staff and visitors to enjoy. Bobby Ball said: “I’m so proud… Continue Reading A blooming good day for Clifton garden opening
The judging for the Trust’s Celebrating Success Awards is underway. It’s going to be an enormously difficult task for the judges as the entries are of such a high standard and we’ve had a huge number of nominations. More than 400 entries have been received with more than 150 nominations from patients. This year our… Continue Reading Trust’s Celebrating Success Awards judges have massive task in bumper year for nominations