01Aug
World Breastfeeding Week
This week (1-7 August 2024) the Trust is marking World Breastfeeding Week, a global campaign to raise awareness on themes related to breastfeeding. This year the theme is ‘Closing the gap – breastfeeding for all’. It is important that we recognise breastfeeding and its success is not the sole responsibility of the mother, but that she receives...
30Jul
High praise from NHS England for Trust’s refurbished decontamination unit
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ recently refurbished decontamination unit was officially opened earlier this month during a visit from Director of Resilience for NHS England, Stephen Groves, and North West Regional Director of EPRR, Phil Storr. The duo officially opened the unit alongside Trust Chief Executive, Silas Nicholls, and were impressed with what they saw after their...
30Jul
Gold STAR Celebration awards
Always one of the highlights of our calendar, the Trust held two Gold STAR celebration events in July, with gold stars awarded to 11 teams. The awards are a time to celebrate teams who continue to go the extra mile, to make a difference and care for our patients and their families, as well as each...
30Jul
Chris finds turning 40 tougher than most!
Lytham dad-of-two Chris Morton has found turning 40 tougher than he thought it was going to be! Chris, a senior business partner in the Finance Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, began planning for his big birthday at the start of the year when he and wife Emma came up with a series of...
12Jul
Lancashire and South Cumbria first for Maxillofacial and Restorative Teams at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
A maxillofacial cancer patient has been given a second chance at life after Lancashire Teaching Hospitals successfully performed the region’s first-ever ZIP flap procedure, which reconstructs 80% of a patient’s jaw. John Farnworth, an 81-year-old from Chorley, underwent the 12-hour surgery, after being diagnosed with cancer involving a large part of his upper jaw....
12Jul
Trust Neurosurgery department performs its first ever spinal surgery with 3D technology
In a significant leap forward in precision and patient safety, the Trust’s Neurosurgery department has successfully performed its first complex spinal surgery utilising intraoperative 3D CT and navigation technology. This state-of-the-art technique involves the use of Stryker’s AIRO TruCT - an intraoperative 3D CT scanner – which allows surgeons to obtain high-resolution, real-time images...
01Jul
Trust celebrates success at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Health and Social Care Apprenticeship Awards
An Apprenticeship Programme Trainer at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has been recognised for her outstanding contribution and achievements at the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Health and Social Care Apprenticeship Awards last week. Jane Parkinson, Apprenticeship Programmes Trainer at the Trust, won the Team Player Award at the award ceremony at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, Blackpool,...
25Jun
Trust colleagues recognised for excellence in Physiological Science
Two teams at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been recognised for their work in cardio-respiratory and sleep services from the NHSE/ICB Health Care Science in Lancashire and South Cumbria Network. The teams were awarded with a Learning, Excellence and Achievement for Physiological Science (LEAPS) Award, and Trust Chief Medical Officer, Dr Gerry...
