February 2022
24Feb
Patient celebrates end of cancer treatment as Lancashire Teaching Hospitals marks 25 years of radiotherapy
A 73-year-old man has thanked staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after marking the end of his cancer treatment on the same day the department celebrated 25 years of delivering a radiotherapy service. Philip Eddleston, from Blackburn, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 2021 – which affects the small gland in the pelvis and is part of the...
24Feb
Radiotherapy Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrates 25 years of service and calls on public not to delay seeking help
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Radiotherapy Department is celebrating 25 years of service and is calling on the public to not delay seeking help if they notice any signs or symptoms relating to cancer. Radiotherapy is used to treat diseases (mainly cancer) and can be given in two ways: external radiotherapy using x-rays, or through internal radiotherapy or...
23Feb
New Shuttle Service
With effect from Thursday 24 th February 2022, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals will be operating a free park and ride shuttle service between Preston Business Centre and Royal Preston Hospital to help support the introduction of afternoon visiting arrangements. Operating on weekdays only, the service will run from 12.15pm – 4pm on a continuous circuit between the two sites...
18Feb
Visiting restrictions to be eased at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Adult Inpatient visiting restrictions at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital are to be relaxed from today (Friday 18 February 2022) to allow patients to be able to spend important time with their loved ones. A controlled booking system will be reinstated to enable one visitor per patient to visit once per day up...
15Feb
Skin cancer specialist receives honorary title
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Dr Ruth Board becomes a UCLan Honorary Clinical Professor The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has bestowed a prestigious academic title on a Preston-based skin cancer specialist. Consultant Medical Oncologist Dr Ruth Board, from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR), has been awarded the title of Honorary Clinical Professor. With more...
14Feb
NHS Launches Lifesaving Campaign To Tackle Heart Attack Myths
This February, NHS England and NHS Improvement is raising awareness of heart attack symptoms as part of the latest ‘Help Us Help You’ campaign. Heart and circulatory disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, causes a quarter of all deaths in the UK and is one of the largest causes of premature mortality in deprived areas. ...
09Feb
Memorial Garden project at Royal Preston Hospital given the green light thanks to Aviva’s Community Fund
A Memorial Garden aimed at providing a lasting tribute to lives lost has been selected by Aviva to benefit from their community fund. The Aviva Community Fund celebrates and supports charities doing great work all over the UK, providing thousands of causes with funding, skills and resources to help them develop and innovate in this...
08Feb
Royal Preston Hospital lights green for Children’s Mental Health Week
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has joined up with health care partners across the region to light up green for Children’s Mental Health Week. It follows an announcement that Health leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria have been awarded over £10m of investment to improve children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing . Royal Preston Hospital, which...
