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Staff at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust took part in a national drive to raise awareness of a condition in people living with diabetes. Diabetes experts from the Trust highlighted a condition known as Hypoglycaemia, or a hypo, which happens when the blood glucose levels of people with diabetes drop too low and they… Continue Reading Blackpool hospital staff highlight Diabetes Awareness campaign
At just five years old Lylia Bailey is already a seasoned fund raiser. Making and selling Christmas decorations and bracelets to raise money to enhance patient care, Lylia has already got two years’ experience under her belt. At only three years old Lylia started helping her mum and nurse Samantha Sargent make items to sell… Continue Reading Meet Clifton Hospital’s youngest helper
Members of Trust staff from were among those recognised for excellence in a leading newspaper’s annual health awards. Exceptional individuals and teams were honoured in The Gazette’s Best of Health Awards at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool on September 29. Chantelle McGovern, winner of the Midwife of the Year category, earned her award for helping… Continue Reading Staff shine brightly in Blackpool newspaper’s Best of Health Awards
Patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are benefiting from a new £408,000 outpatients area after it was officially opened. The new development was given the green light after Blue Skies Hospitals Fund allocated £200,000 to the project, made possible thanks to generous donations to the Trust charity and was opened on Wednesday, September 28, by the… Continue Reading New Blackpool Victoria Hospital outpatients department officially opened
Staff from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are helping you survive this winter! Disco diva Gloria Gaynor’s famous song ‘I Will Survive’, has been re-written, re-recorded and lip-synced by health staff wearing wigs and feathers to stress the importance of having a flu jab. The Trust’s Communications team was lucky enough to have the input… Continue Reading Drag queens show how to Survive with health Trust’s flu awareness video
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals’ annual staff flu vaccination campaign has now started. The Trust’s seasonal flu immunisation programme is a key part of helping to maintain the health and wellbeing of staff, protecting patients and delivering robust and resilient health and care services to patients throughout the year. Flu vaccination remains the best way to protect… Continue Reading Staff flu vaccination campaign 2016
Carers, patients and staff at Clifton Hospital have welcomed a new café set up to provide support and companionship. Hospital staff launched the new Carers’ Café in Lytham on Tuesday, September 27, and carers of people living with dementia gave it the seal of approval. Peter Lyttle from St Annes, who has vascular dementia, said… Continue Reading Clifton Hospital’s new Carers’ Café makes a refreshing change
A BLACKPOOL therapist has scooped a major award for her use of technology to improve patient care and outcomes. Speech and Language Therapist, Veronica Southern, has been honoured by the North West Skills Development Network for her outstanding work in cutting across traditional boundaries with the use of IT leading to better patient care, better… Continue Reading Blackpool clinician honoured
CLIFTON Hospital’s children’s waiting room is full of wild animals – painted on the walls. The room, in the dermatology/rheumatology department, was white and bland until a local art teacher injected some fun and colour with a jungle theme. It took Ellie Jakeman, who is the Art and Design BTEC and UAL course leader… Continue Reading Clifton Hospital children’s waiting room gets a tropical facelift
The ‘Steady on!’ falls prevention service which is run by Better Care Together partners; Blackpool NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Lancashire North Clinical Commissioning Group and Lancashire County Council has been recognised nationally as a primary falls prevention system. The overall aim of ‘STEADY On!’ is to keep people independent, safe and steady… Continue Reading National recognition for the ‘STEADY on!’ falls prevention service