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Comedian Mick Miller said memories of his friend and football legend, Stan Mortensen, inspired him to support a dementia awareness event. Mick, who lives in Poulton and regularly travels across the world to put on comedy shows, played football for the same team as Stan. He said Stan was most famous for the part he… Continue Reading Football memories inspire comedian to support dementia appeal
A team of experts will be on hand to give advice and support on sexual health issues such as HIV at the forthcoming Gay Pride event in Blackpool. Gay Pride is being held at the resort’s Winter Gardens on Saturday, June 11 and members of the Blood Borne Viruses team from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS… Continue Reading Sexual health experts to offer free testing and advice at Blackpool Gay Pride event
A DENTAL specialist is aiming to bring miles of smiles to Blackpool over the next few weeks. Helen Kellett, a dental health educator for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is visiting a host of venues in the resort over the next few weeks to promote dental health as part of National Smile Month which… Continue Reading All smiles in Blackpool
Members of the public and patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are being invited to take part in a mock clinical trial on Friday, May 20, to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day. The day is celebrated around the world to commemorate the first clinical trial on scurvy led by James Lind in 1747. Since that first… Continue Reading Take part in a mock clinical trial – involving biscuits!
Patients and visitors were treated to a Flashmob spectacular at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as staff used the performance to raise awareness of Learning at Work Week. The dancers took visitors by surprise when music flooded the main entrance to the hospital and about 25 members of staff joined the choreographed routine. The event was planned… Continue Reading Video – Flashmob surprise at Blackpool hospital
Staff on Ward 6 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital came up with a novel way of marking International Nurses Day. Sister Sarah Evans said she had been inspired by her six-year-old daughter Lily to make retro nurses’ hats. Sarah explained: “I was telling Lily about what nurses used to wear. “I looked on You Tube to… Continue Reading Hospital staff go back to the old school to mark International Nurses Day
Fantastic raffle prizes are on offer in order to raise money for our Blue Skies Hospitals Fund’s Peace of Mind Appeal in aid of dementia. Prizes include: 2x tickets to each night of the Lytham Festival with Bryan Adams, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, 80s v 90s, West End Proms… Continue Reading Fantastic prizes to be won in aid of Peace of Mind Appeal
A surgeon who ran the Blackpool Marathon is hoping to reach his £2,000 target and present the money to the Blue Skies Hospitals Fund. Paul Hans, who works as a Consultant Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, raised an impressive £1,926 for the Trust charity in April… Continue Reading Surgeon seeks help to smash fundraising target
BLACKPOOL Teaching hospital’s nurses and cousins Francesca Hall and Dina Bowey, have planned their second Blackpool Memory Walk to raise money for dementia care. Together with cousin Maddalena Vettese, the girls have organised the event in memory of their uncle Eugenio Luigi Chiappe and Maddalena’s ‘nonna’ Luigina Vettese. Dina and Fran are also Dementia Champions… Continue Reading Trust nurses host dementia Memory Walk for second year
LOCAL celebrities are getting involved in Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s awareness days as part of Dementia Awareness Week. Blackpool’s day is being opened by singer Anne Nolan and comic Johnnie Casson on Friday, May 13 at 12pm. Comedian Bobby Ball will be visiting Clifton Hospital in Dementia Awareness Week (16-20 May) and… Continue Reading UPDATED: Stars to attend dementia awareness days at Blackpool and Clifton hospitals