September 2025
25Sep
Trust consultant to work on pioneering £2.45 million project aiming to transform diagnosis of seizures and neurological conditions across the UK
Dr Abhijit Das, Consultant Neurologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) and Associate Professor at the University of Lancashire, is part of a team of researchers led by the University of Plymouth working on a pioneering £2.45 million project developing an affordable, easy-to-use brain-monitoring headset that could transform how seizures and other neurological conditions...
24Sep
No Wrapping or Ribbons - An Organ Donation story
Organ Donation Awareness Week is a time to reflect on the extraordinary impact of organ donation and the lives it transforms. Behind every transplant is a story of hope, loss, and generosity - often untold, but always profound. In the following account, one kidney recipient - Sue, from Lindale, Cumbria, who receives renal care from...
19Sep
Blackpool family given new hope after Trust grant access to new Duchenne treatment
A Blackpool family can see the “light at the end of the tunnel after 10 years of darkness” following Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s decision to grant 13-year-old Tyler Palmer access to a pioneering treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Tyler, who was diagnosed with the progressive muscle-wasting condition at age three, is now...
17Sep
Chief Executive of Intensive Care Society visits Royal Preston Hospital ahead of National Research Forum
Katie Nurcombe, Chief Executive of the Intensive Care Society (ICS), visited the Intensive Care Unit at Royal Preston Hospital last week, ahead of the UK Critical Care Research Forum in Manchester. Katie was welcomed by Shondipon Laha, Consultant in Critical Care at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, and President of the ICS. Both leaders, who began their...
04Sep
From Miracle to Milestones – How Oluchi Became Support Worker of the Year
When Oluchi Okoroafor's name was called out at the Black Healthcare Awards at the Park Plaza, Westminster, she could hardly believe it. She leapt to her feet, ran to the stage and dropped to her knees in tears before collecting the trophy for Health Support Worker of the Year. "Honestly, I was in shock!" Oluchi –...
03Sep
Trust Consultant leads study which could save the NHS millions in treatment costs
Dr Abhijit Das, Consultant Neurologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Lancashire, has led a study which has found a biological link between two common neurological conditions that could potentially save the NHS millions. The study, published in the journal BMJ Neurology Open and led...
