09Aug
Lancashire and South Cumbria set to revolutionise NHS pathology deliveries
The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is set to pioneer the use of drone technology to deliver medical samples between selected hospital sites thanks to around £1.4m in UK Research and Innovation funding. One of only 17 projects selected nationally, the work will see University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) and Lancashire...
05Aug
Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit staffroom gets a fantastic refurbishment thanks to Baby Beat
As well as specialist equipment, innovative research and training, and patient comforts and services, the Trust’s maternity and neonatal charity Baby Beat also uses their charitable funds to support staff welfare projects - so when they were asked if they could support a refurbishment of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit staffroom, they were more...
03Aug
Chloe's story
Major Trauma Centre Anniversary Royal Preston Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for Lancashire & South Cumbria in July 2012. Since then, the Major Trauma Centre has treated more than 11,500 trauma patients, many with life changing and life-threatening injuries. As the regional MTC, Royal Preston Hospital receives the most severely injured patients from across the Lancashire &...
03Aug
Celebrating 10 years of the Major Trauma Centre at Royal Preston Hospital
Royal Preston Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for Lancashire & South Cumbria in July 2012. Since then, the Major Trauma Centre has treated more than 11,500 trauma patients, many with life changing and life-threatening injuries. As the regional MTC, Royal Preston Hospital receives the most severely injured patients from across the Lancashire & South Cumbria region and...
02Aug
Nick's story
Major Trauma Centre Anniversary Royal Preston Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for Lancashire & South Cumbria in July 2012. Since then, the Major Trauma Centre has treated more than 11,500 trauma patients, many with life changing and life threatening injuries. As the regional MTC, Royal Preston Hospital receives the most severely injured patients from across the...
02Aug
Join the Preston Guild Wheel Walk in aid of Motor Neurone Disease this September
Take on the challenge of walking the 21-mile Preston Guild Wheel route in aid of Motor Neurone Disease this September. The team at Lancashire and South Cumbria Motor Neurone Disease Care and Research Centre at Royal Preston Hospital, organises a sponsored walk every year, with proceeds split between Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity and the MND...
01Aug
Charlotte and Jak
Major Trauma Centre Anniversary Royal Preston Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for Lancashire & South Cumbria in July 2012. Since then, the Major Trauma Centre has treated more than 11,500 trauma patients, many with life changing and life-threatening injuries. As the regional MTC, Royal Preston Hospital receives the most severely injured patients from across the Lancashire &...
01Aug
Patients and families welcomed to official opening of new Burnley kidney disease centre
Patients and families were invited to the official opening of a new centre in Burnley for people being treated for kidney disease. John Sagar Renal Centre, at Briercliffe Shopping Centre, provides haemodialysis treatment and outpatient clinic facilities for patients from across the region. Haemodialysis is a treatment to remove waste products and extra fluid from...
