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Staff and patients across the Fylde coast are set to make pledges to take action against cancer as part of a worldwide awareness event. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is backing World Cancer Day in February which aims to encourage everyone to do their bit to reduce the global burden of cancer. Approximately 2,030… Continue Reading Health Trust backs World Cancer Day with special pledges
A woman overcame her fear of heights to raise money for a hospital charity. Tracey Holden, 36, from Blackburn, walked up and down the 235ft Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach despite being “terrified’’ of heights and raised £160 for Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, the official charity of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She… Continue Reading Tracey beats her fear of heights to funds for Blackpool hospital charity
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is working with The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) to improve the support available for midwives and maternity colleagues. The Trust’s maternity services have signed the RCM’s Caring for You Charter, which aims to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of midwives. This supports and enables them to continue… Continue Reading Blackpool maternity service invests in staff to provide better care for all
Blue Skies Hospitals Fund is offering you an opportunity to take part in the iconic Morecambe Bay walk with the wonderful Queen’s Guide to the Sands, Cedric Robinson MBE. Crossing Morecambe Bay is an unforgettable experience which can only be undertaken with an experienced guide. This famous walk is approximately eight miles long and should… Continue Reading Breathtaking treks to raise hospital funds
Heart surgeons on the Fylde coast are among the first in the region to perform a “landmark’’ operation to implant a new form of cardiac pacemaker. Carol Railton, 87, from St Annes received the new “leadless’’ pacemaker this week after the first operation of its type at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre based at Blackpool Victoria… Continue Reading Fylde coast cardiac experts implant first “lead free’’ pacemaker in landmark operation
The New Year isn’t always an easy time for people with mental health problems so a service run by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is here to help. People experiencing problems such as anxiety or depression are welcome to contact the Supporting Minds mental health service which operates in Blackpool and Cleveleys. Alison Best,… Continue Reading Help is at hand from mental health service in Blackpool and Cleveleys
People are being urged to stop and think before using their nearest Emergency Department (ED) over the New Year period. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is asking the public to help them ensure their Emergency Department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital is left to be able to deal with those patients that need urgent and… Continue Reading Think first before using the Emergency Department over the New Year period
Enjoy yourself but make sure you don’t end up in the Emergency Department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. That’s the message from health bosses in the build up to one of the busiest time of the year for emergency services. Everyone likes to let their hair down to welcome in the New Year and enjoy the… Continue Reading Celebrate in style, not in A&E
Do you make New Year’s resolutions you never keep? It could be because you expect to make it last a year. However, there are some resolutions you could complete within minutes of making them – and you could be healthier for it. A recent study showed that 63 per cent of us break a resolution… Continue Reading Health resolutions you can keep in just a few minutes
A special Christmas party and presentation was held for members of the Phoenix Bowel Cancer Support Group from Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Earlier in the year, three friends held a fundraising night at Lytham Green Drive Golf Club and raised £2873.50 for the Phoenix group and the Crohn’s and Colitis UK charity. The funds were split… Continue Reading Fundraisers give bowel cancer group a special Christmas