18Jan
What’s your blood type?
You can find out at Royal Preston Hospital on Thursday 26th January, and help join us in saving lives. The NHS Blood and Transplant service will be here by the main lifts on the ground floor, between 10-30am and 2-30pm. People can drop by to register as a blood donor, and it may...
16Jan
First cohort begin innovative Practice-Based Pathway
A 25-strong first cohort started the Practice-Based Pathway at Preston College on Monday 9th January – a new, unique, innovative entry route into nursing, delivered by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). A first for the United Kingdom, the workplace-based programme, leading to a BSc (Hons) Nursing with...
13Jan
UKCRF Network awarded £2.4 million in public funding to support the delivery of early phase research studies
The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network), hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), has been awarded £2.4 million funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support research studies over the next five years. The UKCRF Network works in collaboration with 54 Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs) based within NHS Trusts...
10Jan
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals study to support families bereaved by Motor Neurone Disease
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity has received funding to run a study at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals to help support families who have lost relatives to Motor Neurone Disease. The study is funded by the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) and the George Barton Motor Neurone Disease (Research) Trust and is being undertaken in collaboration with the...
10Jan
Don’t let money worries affect your mental health
The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is urging people to reach out for help if they are struggling with post-Christmas credit card bills, alongside the rising cost of living. People can feel pressure to spend more money than they can afford on gifts and food during the festive period, which can then hit hard...
29Dec
New Trust Matters Now Available
We are pleased to confirm that the Winter 2022-23 edition of Trust Matters is now available online here. The latest edition includes a welcome message from Paul O’Neill, Non-Executive Director and Acting Chair of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, all the latest news, events and awards, service developments – including the creation of a...
29Dec
First batch of Medical Interns attain their PG Diploma in Clinical Practice with University of Manchester
The Trust’s Medical Intern Project - shortlisted for Workforce Initiative of the Year at the Health Services Journal awards – has seen its first graduates. The first batch of Medical Interns who commenced with the Trust in August 2020, shortly after the first lockdown for COVID-19, have now completed their full cycle of the programme. And...
20Dec
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Maternity service: Advice during North West Ambulance Service strikes
Reduction in services operated by North West Ambulance Service is expected on Wednesday 21st and 28th of December due to industrial action. This means North West Ambulance Service will be running at reduced capacity, prioritising those with life-threatening conditions. The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals maternity service will continue to offer its full range of services on...
