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Patient care is at the heart of everything we do at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and we are always delighted when people go out of their way to say thank you. In a time of pressure and high demands on the NHS, patient feedback is so important, and when comments are positive it… Continue Reading Patients can help Celebrate Success by nominating staff in our Trust awards scheme
A bowel cancer survivor is backing a health trust’s fight against the disease during national Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Karen Ebdon from Blackpool, who works in the Clinical Coding department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was successfully treated for bowel cancer and is recovering well. She is urging people to get checked out… Continue Reading Do you know the signs of bowel cancer? Blackpool trust urges all to be aware
A mum and daughter team from Fleetwood are raising funds for a new day room for patients on the Stroke Unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Kimberley Fisher, who works as a healthcare assistant (HCA) and is a student at the hospital, said they were raising money as her grandmother, Harriet Frith, was being cared for… Continue Reading Dynamic mum and daughter duo shed weight in aid of hospital stroke unit
A little girl who was given a teddy bear when she ended up in hospital after breaking her arm, was distraught when she lost her furry friend. But there was a happy ending when A&E staff at Blackpool Victoria Hospital presented her with a new bear. Emma Sanders, 4, from Freckleton, first attended A&E in… Continue Reading Hospital ensures happy ending for little girl who lost her favourite teddy
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wants you to help it shape the future. The Trust is seeking candidates for nine Public Governor positions across the area and wants to hear from as many people as possible who are interested in having their say on how healthcare should be provided locally. The elections will be… Continue Reading How YOU can play a part in the future of our Trust
A BLACKPOOL man is fulfilling a long term wish and helping a local charity at the same time. Craig Holland, 53, a Technical Manager with the Glasdon Group, will be descending over 3,100 feet into the Grand Canyon on a trek to raise money for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s charity, Blue Skies Hospital Fund.… Continue Reading Craig’s Grand Trek for hospital charity
A national campaign to help carers of people living with dementia is being backed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust John’s Campaign is a nationwide initiative seeking improved access to hospital wards for carers. The campaign was founded in 2014 after the death of Dr John Gerrard. John was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and during… Continue Reading Trust supports national dementia initiative and needs your views
Health bosses in Fylde and Wyre are encouraging people to use their local Pharmacy+ Clinic to treat minor illnesses this Easter instead of making a GP appointment. Twenty eight pharmacies across Fleetwood, Thornton, Cleveleys, Poulton, Lytham, St Annes, Kirkham, Wesham and Freckleton currently offer the service. A list of pharmacies providing the service can be… Continue Reading Visit your local Pharmacy+ Clinic this Easter
The Hint of Pink breast care charity and the Trust’s Blue Skies Hospitals Fund have benefited from a ‘Choc-a-Bola’ event at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Volunteers from Hint of Pink, which is based at the hospital’s Breast Care Centre, and Blue Skies staff held the fundraising event on the mezzanine at the hospital on Wednesday, April… Continue Reading Blackpool hospital’s charity fundraisers are good eggs
A lorry driver who became gravely ill on the M6 has thanked the heart surgeon who saved him when he was just minutes from death. Douglas Coutts, 51, from Springburn in Glasgow, started to suffer chest pain when he was travelling south on the motorway with a fellow truck driver. At first he thought he… Continue Reading Trucker who nearly died on M6 thanks cardiac centre team