05Jun
Volunteers’ Week spotlight: Cath Tyrrell - “It gives me a real sense of purpose”
As part of Volunteers’ Week, we’re celebrating the incredible people who give their time to support patients, visitors and staff across our Trust. For one of our long-serving volunteers, Cath Tyrrell, giving back has become an important and rewarding part of life after retirement. Although she has been volunteering in the Discharge Lounge for...
03Jun
Volunteers’ Week spotlight: Roger Jackson on giving something back
For one of our dedicated volunteers, Roger Jackson, giving back to the hospital is deeply personal. Roger has been volunteering with us for four years in the Rosemere Coffee Shop, within the Cancer Centre at Royal Preston Hospital, spending time meeting people, chatting with patients and offering a friendly face to those attending appointments. “I...
01Jun
National Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June)
This week we celebrate the contribution of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ volunteers – numbering just over 300 - who go above and beyond to support our Trust, giving of their own time. We give a huge thank you to each and every one of our volunteers, who all bring something special to the Trust. Whether it’s providing...
01Jun
Volunteers’ Week spotlight: Melanie’s story - gaining experience, giving back, and finding a future in healthcare
When Melanie Williams started volunteering on Leyland Ward at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital in January 2025, she wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. “Like most people, when you think of a hospital, you think of doctors and nurses,” she says. “I didn’t really think about volunteers having a role here - but they...
21May
£1.48m NIHR investment to create new Centre for Stroke and Neurosciences at Royal Preston Hospital
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has secured £1.48 million in capital funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to develop a new Centre for Stroke, Neuroscience and Ageing Research (CSNAR) at the Royal Preston Hospital. The award forms part of the £47.8 million national NIHR capital programme, funded through the Government and...
21May
Celebrating 10 Years of the NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility
As the NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility / Centre for Health Research and Innovation marks its 10 year anniversary, we are proud to reflect on a decade of growth, innovation, and impact in early phase clinical research. Since opening, we have significantly expanded our early phase portfolio, progressing from no early phase activity to establishing a strong,...
15May
New graphics transform Children’s Emergency Department at Royal Preston Hospital
Children and families attending the Paediatric Emergency Department at Royal Preston Hospital are now being welcomed into a brighter and more comforting environment following the installation of a series of colourful new graphics. The artwork, created by Lancashire‑based design company Marvel @ Signs, has been funded with the support of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity and...
14May
Celebrating our ODPs
A family affair - Abigail’s journey into a 'hidden' NHS profession For Abigail Aspinall, Team Leader in Plastic Theatres at Royal Preston Hospital, becoming an Operating Department Practitioner was a family affair. Often described as one of the NHS’s ‘hidden’ professions, ODPs typically work within operating theatres, meaning their vital contribution can go...
