17Feb
Stroke patients pedaling their way to recovery
Patients on the stroke rehabilitation ward at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital are now pedaling their way to recovery after members of its stroke therapy team joined forces with the trust’s charity team to buy a therapeutic recumbent exercise bike for the ward’s gym space. The new RECK MOTO-Med bike cost £3,594 with therapy...
14Feb
Trust Renal Biopsy course puts Preston on the map
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recently hosted the 10th Preston Renal Biopsy Course - the only course in the world allowing delegates to train on a purpose-built renal biopsy simulator. Since 2012, the event has put Preston on the map, drawing nephrologists and nephrology trainees to Lancashire from 48 different countries across four continents to learn...
14Feb
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals introduce Stoma Friendly accessible toilets
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced accessible ‘stoma friendly’ toilets across Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals, thanks to funding from Rosemere Cancer Foundation and guidance from Colostomy UK. 27 accessible toilets over both sites now have hooks to hang personal belongings, shelves to provide a sanitary surface, a full-length mirror to...
06Feb
People in Lancashire urged to seek help after sexual assault
Staff who work in sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) in the North West are encouraging survivors of rape and sexual assault and abuse to seek help. As part of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, which runs from 3 February – 9 February 2025, the NHS is encouraging people to find out where their local SARC is. The...
03Feb
World Cancer Day 2025 - United by Unique
World Cancer Day is marked on 4 February each year, and 2025’s theme is ‘United by Unique’. This year we are highlighting how you can get the support you need, and how together we can help everyone affected by cancer. Anne Tomlinson, Lead Nurse Cancer and End of Life Care at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals said: “Here...
28Jan
Professor Alison Birtle to host on-air Prostate Cancer Clinic on BBC Radio Lancashire
Professor Alison Birtle, consultant oncologist with the Trust, will hold an on-air prostate cancer clinic on the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Lancashire on Wednesday January 29, from 8-8.30am. Professor Birtle has been a regular guest on the show, after featuring on a Men's Health special on Radio Lancashire in November 2017, as host Graham Liver...
22Jan
Trust consultant passionate about using video consultations to help reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint
As a regular and experienced user of video consultations, Alex Woywodt, Consultant Nephrologist with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, was recently invited to take the stage at the HETT (Healthcare Excellence Through Technology) Show at the ExCel exhibition centre in London to highlight the benefits. A passionate advocate for sustainable healthcare, Professor Woywodt emphasised how video consultations...
21Jan
Government review of the national New Hospital Programme: statement on behalf of the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria
On Monday 20 January 2025, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting made a statement on the outcome of the Government’s review into the national New Hospital Programme. The review, which was announced in July 2024, was designed to ensure that the New Hospital Programme could be delivered in a realistic and costed...
