06Jun
Join Baby Beat's Grand Day Out
The Baby Beat charity team are hosting a Grand Day Out! Do you fancy joining us? Our fun-filled fundraiser takes place on Wednesday 13th July at The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre, at Brock, north of Preston. The day will commence with a two-hour curling session as we take to the ice and receive coaching and...
01Jun
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals proudly supports Pride month 2022
Happy Pride month! Every June, in the month where the famous 1969 Stonewall riots occurred in the USA, we celebrate pride month and this year marks 50 years since the first Pride march was held in the UK. Pride month is a time where we celebrate people across the gender and sexuality spectrum, highlighting that no-one should...
01Jun
We are asking for the local community's support during the Jubilee bank holiday
Clinical teams working hard across Lancashire and South Cumbria’s health system are asking for the support of the local communities as we head towards the Jubilee Bank Holiday. The extended bank holiday will see more people come together; and whilst this is a thing to be celebrated after the last two years, it does...
01Jun
Monkeypox
UKHSA has advised that cases of monkeypox have increased recently but the risk to the UK population remains low. Advice from UKHSA is that this is because the virus does not usually spread easily between people. It can be passed on through close person-to-person contact or contact with items used by a person who has...
31May
When one of our colleagues met members of The Royal Family
I met HRH Prince of Wales during his official visit to Oman in 1995 when I was PA to the Ambassador at the British Embassy. I was introduced to him with a colleague as we had worked on his programme and admin arrangements for the visit (I'm the redhead shaking his hand). I also had the...
30May
The number six
Number Six is not only the central character in the 1967–1968 television series but also the average number of weeks from first appointment to operation for cataract surgery at our specialist centre in Chorley. Yes that's right - only 6 weeks. More here: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ophthalmology-specialist-services
25May
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals teams up with charity to enhance maternity care for multiple pregnancies
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is working with the Twins Trust to enhance the care provided to mothers who experience a multiple pregnancy. The Twins Trust Maternity Engagement Project will help the Trust improve compliance the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for twins and triplets as advised in the recent Ockenden report. Adoption...
23May
Kidney patient’s milestone of 30 years on dialysis
A kidney patient in the care of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has reached the milestone of 30 years of dialysis treatment. Mahmood Jabbar, 71, is the Trust’s longest-standing dialysis patient, having started the life-sustaining treatment in 1991. Haemodialysis is a treatment to remove waste products and extra fluid from the blood, and is given to...
