10Mar
The habit of a lifetime, Sister Anne reflects
Sister Anne today retired from being a volunteer at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after 24 years of loyal uninterrupted service. Presented with flowers from the Chaplaincy team and volunteers, Sister Anne between her many media interviews, reflected on her time here. Well, it's the end of an era isn't for me, because I've worked here for 24 years...
10Mar
Baby Beat Cross Bay Walk
Baby Beat are delighted to announce that registration for this years Cross Bay Walk, on Saturday, 9th July, is now OPEN! Do you fancy joining us this year, to help raise funds for innovative, life-changing projects for the benefit of the babies, mums, and mums-to-be cared for here on the maternity, neonatal, and gynaecology wards...
09Mar
Building work under way at new kidney disease centre in Blackburn
Building work is progressing on the site of a new centre for people with kidney disease, thanks to partnership working between two local NHS hospital trusts. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for providing renal services across Lancashire and South Cumbria, has partnered with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to build a...
07Mar
An opportunity for a ‘new life’ to skilled nursing staff Sana, Imad, Dima and Rabei
The NHS Refugee Nurse Support Pilot Programme which supports refugees who are qualified as nurses in their home country to resume their nursing careers in the NHS in England is celebrating welcoming a fourth cohort of nurses to organisations across the North West. In the North West refugee nurses from this most recent cohort have...
03Mar
Head of Research & Innovation appointed Interim Director of UKCRF Network
The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network) has appointed Paul Brown to the role of Interim Director. This follows the retirement of Helen Pidd, former Operations Director of the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility (CRF), in December 2021. The UKCRF Network, which is hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), collaborates with CRFs and...
01Mar
New funding boost for delivery of early stage clinical research across England
Nearly £161 million awarded over five years to NIHR Clinical Research Facilities, a £49 million (43%) uplift to expand early phase clinical research delivery in NHS hospitals 28 facilities will cover the length and breadth of England, supporting the government’s ambitions to level up health research across the country Existing facilities have provided faster access for patients to...
24Feb
Patient celebrates end of cancer treatment as Lancashire Teaching Hospitals marks 25 years of radiotherapy
A 73-year-old man has thanked staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after marking the end of his cancer treatment on the same day the department celebrated 25 years of delivering a radiotherapy service. Philip Eddleston, from Blackburn, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 2021 – which affects the small gland in the pelvis and is part of the...
24Feb
Radiotherapy Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrates 25 years of service and calls on public not to delay seeking help
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Radiotherapy Department is celebrating 25 years of service and is calling on the public to not delay seeking help if they notice any signs or symptoms relating to cancer. Radiotherapy is used to treat diseases (mainly cancer) and can be given in two ways: external radiotherapy using x-rays, or through internal radiotherapy or...
