10Aug
Microbiology Team awarded LEAF accreditation for sustainability work in Trust laboratories
Congratulations to the LTH Microbiology team, who have recently been awarded the bronze LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) accreditation from University College London for the brilliant work they’re doing to make our laboratories more sustainable. LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) is an established audit tool that is used by academic laboratories to reduce their...
03Aug
North West health leads encourage families to get children vaccinated to be school-ready
Parents and guardians of young children in the North West are being urged to make sure they have had all the vaccines they need before they start school in September. Having vaccinations before starting school tops up children’s antibodies to fight off serious childhood diseases and stay protected. Before they start school, children should...
31Jul
New memorial Garden opens at Royal Preston Hospital
A new memorial garden at Royal Preston Hospital was officially launched with a public opening yesterday, which was created by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity to honour organ donors and those who lost their lives in the Covid-19 pandemic. The project was made possible thanks to a generous £100,000 grant from NHS Charities Together, which helped fund...
28Jul
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals announce new Chair
Peter White has been appointed as Chair of the Trust Board and will be taking up his new position with effect from 1 August 2023. Peter brings with him a breadth of experience having held senior roles with Lancashire Police during a career spanning over thirty years culminating in his role as Assistant Chief Constable before he...
25Jul
Trust shortlisted in two categories in BIBA Awards
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted in two categories in this year’s BIBA Awards, Lancashire’s most prestigious and longest running business awards programme. The BIBAs celebrate Lancashire’s success stories, in the form of some of the most exciting companies and entrepreneurs in the county and are run by the...
19Jul
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Consultant Nephrologist helping educate and train around developing world
A former International Society of Nephrology (ISN) fellow, Aimun Ahmed – a Consultant Nephrologist with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals – has been helping to educate and train on kidney disease in developing countries across the world, in his role as an ISN Renal Ambassador. One of the ISN’s aims is to promote nephrology and kidney disease in...
18Jul
Upcoming strike action – everything you need to know
The BMA and BDA have announced that consultant doctors and dentists will be taking strike action for 48 hours from 07:00 on Thursday 20 July until 07:00 on Saturday 22 July. The action by consultants follows on from the longest period of industrial action in NHS history by junior doctors (five consecutive days), which started last Thursday and ended on...
17Jul
Winners of Lancashire Teaching Hospital’s Sustainability Art Competition announced
Talented pupils from local primary schools in Lancashire have paid a special visit to the Royal Preston Hospital after winning Lancashire Teaching Hospital’s sustainability art competition. Pupils from Euxton CE, Penwortham, Lea Endowed, Sherwood and Kingsfold Primary schools came to the hospital to meet Chief Medical Officer, Gerry Skailes and receive a certificate and...
