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During the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic the planned care programme at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was stood down meaning patients coming in for elective surgery had their operations postponed and patients awaiting a date for admission had their cases delayed. This action was essential to keep patients and staff safe and to… Continue Reading COVID-19: Preparing for elective surgery
SANTO Hill loves working with and for people. She was a general nurse and midwife for more than 40 years and opened a Blackpool B&B when she retired in 2016. In 2017 she also decided to volunteer for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals charity, Blue Skies, working in the hospital shop. She was a fit, healthy, outgoing… Continue Reading Retired nurse tells of her COVID-19 battle
THERE were tears and cheers as the region’s youngest Coronavirus baby left Blackpool Victoria Hospital with her mum and dad. Baby Ruby Dawson was born with COVID-19 and, after an emergency caesarean, her mum, Kathrine, who also had the virus, was sedated and on a ventilator fighting for her life. Ruby was being cared for… Continue Reading Guard of honour salutes coronavirus family
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
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
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
Two unusual visitors paid a surprise hospital visit to their Blackpool owner, 93-year-old stroke patient Fred Walker. Staff wanted to bring a smile to the former Navy steward who has been on the Stroke Ward at Blackpool Victoria Hospital since November. A chance conversation with Trainee Assistant Practitioner, Jenny Day, started nurses thinking about how… Continue Reading Guinea pigs pay surprise visit to hospital patient
A Blackpool radiographer and three of his friends are pounding the streets to raise cash to help animals suffering in the Australian fires. Devon Benton, 23, started a grueling ten mile a day run for ten consecutive days after seeing heartbreaking video footage of koala bears hurt in the fires. “We wanted to do something… Continue Reading Bid to help Australian wildlife