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ZeniPower, the manufacturer of hearing aid batteries, have issued an urgent product recall due to a low risk of batteries exploding during use or if depleted. This is a precautionary measure and no adverse incidents that resulted in an injury have been reported to MHRA (The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency). Patients who… Continue Reading Hearing aid battery recall
A new fitness craze in which people go back to the heady days of clubs like Manchester’s Hacienda, is proving to be a big hit for a Trust pharmacy technician. Karen Pollard, who works on clinical trials at the pharmacy at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and has been with the Trust for 28 years, leads ‘Clubbercise’… Continue Reading Banging tunes are the drug for research pharmacist
District nurses are preparing to scale 10ft vertical walls and slither down 100ft water slides to help raise funds for a dementia research charity. The team members are set to tackle 34 army-inspired obstacles on an eight-mile course as part of the Born Survivor challenge at Lowther Castle near Penrith on April 9 in aid… Continue Reading District nurses are Born Survivors
Heart patients will see a reduction in waiting times for certain cardiac tests thanks to a new piece of equipment at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre which has been bought thanks to charitable donations. The centre, which is based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, now boasts a brand new portable ultrasound machine which will measure the electronic… Continue Reading Charitable donations fund cardiac ultrasound equipment
Here’s a great chance to get a sneak preview of the upcoming Fylde Sinfonia concert at the Lowther Pavilion and our hospital chaity, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, are also offering the chance to buy tickets at a reduced rate for one day only. Please join us on the Mezzanine Floor at Blackpool Victoria Hospital’s Main Entrance between 11.30am… Continue Reading Dementia concert sneak preview and ticket offer
They’re used to performing to sell-out crowds in some of Blackpool’s top theatres, and now Fleetwood singers Ann Cookson and Peter Baldwin are looking forward to appearing in their first orchestra concert in aid of hospital charity Blue Skies Hospitals Fund. Ann and Peter make up the singing duo Classic Sound, which is set to… Continue Reading Singing duo looking forward to hospital charity concert
World Cancer Day is being backed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The awareness-raising event on Thursday, February 4, is being led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) which seeks to integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda. Researchers say next year alone nearly nine million people are likely… Continue Reading World Cancer Day backed by Hospitals Trust
After a lifetime of love for children and music, a CD player has been donated to a Blackpool Children’s Clinic in memory of a former Cleveleys chorister. Anne Hebden died on January 11th last year at the age of 81 and she left a musical donation in her will to help children in hospital in… Continue Reading Cleveleys choristers’ gift of music
The Blue Skies Hospitals Fund has teamed up with Blackpool Zoo to encourage people to sign up to the 10,000 steps challenge. Blue Skies, the charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, launched the New Year steps challenge at the start of January to encourage people to complete the recommended 10,000 steps per day… Continue Reading Hospital charity teams up with zoo for steps challenge
Four kind-hearted youngsters said they enjoyed giving gifts to hospital patients more than opening their own Christmas presents. Jessica and Oliver Wiper and Joshua and Samuel Kay visited Blackpool Victoria Hospital on Christmas Day morning to meet patients and hand out presents. Jessica, two years, Oliver, five years, Joshua, 10 years, and Samuel, three years,… Continue Reading Children bring cheer to hospital patients on Christmas Day