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Two companies, which regularly work for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have come together at the start of Children’s Mental Health Week to gift and install a new TV that will benefit children struggling emotionally. The TV, donated by Bradford-headquartered audio-visual company AV Universal and fitted by Chorley construction company D&G Builders,...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals will be marking World Cancer Day today (4 February, 2023), a positive annual global movement to help unite people in support of the ongoing work to tackle cancer. We live in a time of awe-inspiring advancements in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and as the leading cancer centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria, we...

Simple steps to keep you safe during your hospital stay Keeping you safe and well while in hospital is a priority for the staff looking after you. There are also some simple things you can do to help keep yourself safe during your hospital stay. From preventing pressure ulcers to taking steps prevent blood clots,...

This February the Trust will be marking LGBT+ History Month to show support of the month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history and the history of gay rights and related civil rights movements. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals we want all of our colleagues to be able to bring their true self to work,...

Residents of Lancashire and South Cumbria are being encouraged to come forward for their COVID-19 booster before the programme ends next month. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that, thanks to the success of the vaccine programme, the offer of an initial booster dose should end on Sunday 12 February. This will...

The Trust marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a moment of solidarity, as Martin McDonald, Head of Pastoral Care Services, and Ailsa Brotherton, Director of Continuous Improvement, lit candles in the Chapel at Royal Preston.  Holocaust Memorial Day is marked to remember the six million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other...

Rosemere’s annual Walk in the Dark is returning this year, on Saturday, 22 April. It is a night-time charity walk from Chorley and District Hospital to Royal Preston, and a lot of staff like to get involved. Right now, there is an early bird entry price of just £10 (rather than the usual £15) – sign up at...

The NHS Blood and Transplant service were at Royal Preston Hospital on Thursday 26th January by the main lifts on the ground floor, for a special blood donation drop-in event.  And the event, which went on for four hours, proved extremely successful. On the day, there were 59 new donors registered, with 53 making appointments to give...