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28Apr

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating a major milestone, having completed its 1,000th prostatectomy using the cutting-edge da Vinci Xi robotic-assisted system at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. This achievement highlights the Trust’s continued commitment to advancing surgical care for patients with urological cancers and marks another important chapter in its journey...

16Apr

With Easter weekend approaching, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are showing people how they can work with their local NHS to support their loved ones to return home following a stay in hospital. Research shows following simple steps when getting a loved one’s home ready for their return from hospital will reduce the risk of being...

07Apr

Professor Ruth Endacott, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Director of Nursing and Midwifery, recently visited Royal Preston Hospital, spending time in the Sharoe Green Maternity Unit with the Women and Children's Research Team. During her visit she held conversations with Deputy Divisional Midwifery and Nursing Director Jo Lambert, Consultant Midwife Jo Goss...

28Mar

The National Forum for Health and Wellbeing’s flagship Preston Health Mela will return to the University of Central Lancashire on Saturday 12 April 2025. It will be held at the University’s Foster building from 11 am till 3 pm. Dr Mumtaz Patel, President of the Royal College of Physicians London and consultant physician from Manchester will be...

26Mar

Ward 16 staff at Royal Preston Hospital had a VIP visit recently, as Charles Hadcock, Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire, showed his appreciation for the care he received after experiencing a life-altering fall.  The Deputy Lieutenant was rushed to Royal Preston Hospital in October, after breaking his tibia, fibula and ankle, where he spent 18 days on the...

13Mar

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust today announced that Finney House will be closing in the summer. The Trust took over the lease of Finney House in Preston in November 2022 at a time when the facility was run as a residential home only and was rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission. It repurposed the...

11Mar

Burnley FC midfielder Josh Laurent is helping Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, along with Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), raise awareness of safer sleep messages as part of Safer Sleep Week between Monday 10 and Sunday 16 March 2025.  This year's theme will focus on what baby sleep should look like,...

04Mar

After a 10-year hiatus, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals enjoyed a successful initiation of the MRCP(UK) (Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom) – PACES (Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills) international higher medical examinations for physicians in February, at the Chorley and South Ribble Hospital outpatient facility. Over the course of two...

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