11Mar
Local hospitals see Staff Survey results reach five year high
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are delighted to announce that its latest staff survey results have achieved new five year highs despite the challenges presented during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Trust’s five-year improvement in a number of key areas is most notable in staff members recommending the Trust as both a place to work and receive...
11Mar
Chorley & South Ribble Hospital’s operational hours update
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals can confirm it is now in a position to safely return Chorley and South Ribble Hospital’s Emergency Department to its pre-Covid opening hours. The Trust had previously committed to working towards the reinstatement of a 12-hour operating model, as soon as it was possible to do so. In November 2020, the Department...
11Mar
Spring into action for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity is launching their first-ever virtual Super Spring Challenge on Thursday 1st April. With many fundraising events cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic, participants of all ages and abilities are encouraged to sign up for the virtual Super Spring Challenge in support of their local NHS Charity. Registration is free and...
11Mar
World Kidney Day
Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash Kidneys are vital to your overall health and World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys and the suffering caused when they don’t work as well as they should do. You might wonder why your kidneys are vital to your body and World...
10Mar
Ready, Steady, Apply into Healthcare (with LTHTR)
Role: Healthcare Assistant Salary: Band 2 (£18,005 - £19,337 Per Annum, Pro Rata) Enquiry closing Date: 12 noon on Tuesday 16th March Training Dates: Monday 22nd March – Friday 26th March Interview Date: From w/c 29 March 2020 Some people were just born to care for others… We just need to find you, as we want you working in Chorley or...
08Mar
Nurse Steph goes on the run for her patients
Oncology research nurse Steph Ellison is on the run for the sake of her patients! Steph, who works at Rosemere Cancer Centre, Lancashire and South Cumbria’s specialist cancer treatment and radiotherapy centre at the Royal Preston Hospital, has won a place in this October’s London Marathon after six consecutive years of applying through...
08Mar
A leading nurse in research from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a place on a prestigious Florence Nightingale Leadership Programme
A leading nurse in research from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a place on a prestigious Florence Nightingale Leadership Programme. Nearly 600 applicants nationally applied for the highly sought-after course – and our very own Deepsi Khatiwada, made the final cohort of 44 scholars to develop her career as a future leader in healthcare. The...
08Mar
Building work under way at new Ulverston kidney disease centre
Building work is under way at the site of a new centre in Ulverston for people being treated for kidney disease, due to open in July. The new centre, on the former site of Sandside Lodge School in Sandside Road, will provide haemodialysis treatment and outpatient clinic facilities. Haemodialysis is a treatment to remove waste...
