14Feb
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals introduce Stoma Friendly accessible toilets
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced accessible ‘stoma friendly’ toilets across Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals, thanks to funding from Rosemere Cancer Foundation and guidance from Colostomy UK. 27 accessible toilets over both sites now have hooks to hang personal belongings, shelves to provide a sanitary surface, a full-length mirror to...
06Feb
People in Lancashire urged to seek help after sexual assault
Staff who work in sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) in the North West are encouraging survivors of rape and sexual assault and abuse to seek help. As part of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, which runs from 3 February – 9 February 2025, the NHS is encouraging people to find out where their local SARC is. The...
03Feb
World Cancer Day 2025 - United by Unique
World Cancer Day is marked on 4 February each year, and 2025’s theme is ‘United by Unique’. This year we are highlighting how you can get the support you need, and how together we can help everyone affected by cancer. Anne Tomlinson, Lead Nurse Cancer and End of Life Care at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals said: “Here...
28Jan
Professor Alison Birtle to host on-air Prostate Cancer Clinic on BBC Radio Lancashire
Professor Alison Birtle, consultant oncologist with the Trust, will hold an on-air prostate cancer clinic on the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Lancashire on Wednesday January 29, from 8-8.30am. Professor Birtle has been a regular guest on the show, after featuring on a Men's Health special on Radio Lancashire in November 2017, as host Graham Liver...
22Jan
Trust consultant passionate about using video consultations to help reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint
As a regular and experienced user of video consultations, Alex Woywodt, Consultant Nephrologist with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, was recently invited to take the stage at the HETT (Healthcare Excellence Through Technology) Show at the ExCel exhibition centre in London to highlight the benefits. A passionate advocate for sustainable healthcare, Professor Woywodt emphasised how video consultations...
21Jan
Government review of the national New Hospital Programme: statement on behalf of the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria
On Monday 20 January 2025, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting made a statement on the outcome of the Government’s review into the national New Hospital Programme. The review, which was announced in July 2024, was designed to ensure that the New Hospital Programme could be delivered in a realistic and costed...
21Jan
Trust Medical Photography Team Lead receives prestigious Gold Medal award
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Medical Photography Team Lead, Lucy Tinniswood, was the recipient of the Institute of Medical Illustrators’ most prestigious award, the Norman K. Harrison Gold Medal at the Institute's recent annual awards at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Castle Donington. Lucy was awarded the medal by Institute chair Cat Lamoon, Senior Clinical Photographer with...
20Jan
Staff Nurse fulfils lifelong ambition with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
After over three years of hard work and perseverance, at the age of 41, Zaibunisha Patel has fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a nurse, taking up a role as Staff Nurse in the Endoscopy Unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. Zaib’s story is an inspirational one, finally achieving her goal after overcoming a...
