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...
12Aug
Spam caller alert – patients advised to be extra vigilant to scam calls
Patients and their families are asked to be extra vigilant following reports about scam calls received from callers pretending to be from an NHS organisation in Preston. Two telephone numbers – 01772 789652 and 01772 429352 – have been making calls to patients asking for personal information and our Switchboard has confirmed that these are not legitimate telephone numbers. If you...
08Aug
Trust helping NHS fast-track patients with head and neck cancer into cancer vaccine trial
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals' Lancashire Clinical Research Facility is one of 15 sites in England where patients with advanced head and neck cancers are being fast-tracked into a trial of a new cancer vaccine, as the NHS expands its world-leading trial ‘match-making’ service. Despite advances in the treatment of early-stage HPV-positive tumours, up to 25% of patients relapse...
05Aug
Celebrating the Remarkable Career of Martin Myers MBE
After almost 30 years of dedicated service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, we bid a fond farewell to Consultant Clinical Biochemist and Laboratory Director for Clinical Biochemistry, Martin Myers MBE. Martin’s retirement marks the end of a remarkable career which has seen him deliver transformative change to pathology services at the Trust. Martin began his career...
05Aug
Exciting step forward for Trust Consultant Gemma after Clinical Research Investment Scheme award
Gemma Owens, Consultant Gynaecological Oncology Surgeon and Research Lead for Gynaecology at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has been selected as a successful candidate for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Clinical Research Investment Scheme (CRIS). This prestigious award marks an exciting step forward both for Gemma’s academic career and for the Trust’s ambitions...
