09Mar
Building work under way at new kidney disease centre in Blackburn
Building work is progressing on the site of a new centre for people with kidney disease, thanks to partnership working between two local NHS hospital trusts. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for providing renal services across Lancashire and South Cumbria, has partnered with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to build a...
07Mar
An opportunity for a ‘new life’ to skilled nursing staff Sana, Imad, Dima and Rabei
The NHS Refugee Nurse Support Pilot Programme which supports refugees who are qualified as nurses in their home country to resume their nursing careers in the NHS in England is celebrating welcoming a fourth cohort of nurses to organisations across the North West. In the North West refugee nurses from this most recent cohort have...
03Mar
Head of Research & Innovation appointed Interim Director of UKCRF Network
The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network) has appointed Paul Brown to the role of Interim Director. This follows the retirement of Helen Pidd, former Operations Director of the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility (CRF), in December 2021. The UKCRF Network, which is hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), collaborates with CRFs and...
01Mar
New funding boost for delivery of early stage clinical research across England
Nearly £161 million awarded over five years to NIHR Clinical Research Facilities, a £49 million (43%) uplift to expand early phase clinical research delivery in NHS hospitals 28 facilities will cover the length and breadth of England, supporting the government’s ambitions to level up health research across the country Existing facilities have provided faster access for patients to...
24Feb
Patient celebrates end of cancer treatment as Lancashire Teaching Hospitals marks 25 years of radiotherapy
A 73-year-old man has thanked staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after marking the end of his cancer treatment on the same day the department celebrated 25 years of delivering a radiotherapy service. Philip Eddleston, from Blackburn, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 2021 – which affects the small gland in the pelvis and is part of the...
24Feb
Radiotherapy Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrates 25 years of service and calls on public not to delay seeking help
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Radiotherapy Department is celebrating 25 years of service and is calling on the public to not delay seeking help if they notice any signs or symptoms relating to cancer. Radiotherapy is used to treat diseases (mainly cancer) and can be given in two ways: external radiotherapy using x-rays, or through internal radiotherapy or...
23Feb
New Shuttle Service
With effect from Thursday 24 th February 2022, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals will be operating a free park and ride shuttle service between Preston Business Centre and Royal Preston Hospital to help support the introduction of afternoon visiting arrangements. Operating on weekdays only, the service will run from 12.15pm – 4pm on a continuous circuit between the two sites...
18Feb
Visiting restrictions to be eased at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Adult Inpatient visiting restrictions at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital are to be relaxed from today (Friday 18 February 2022) to allow patients to be able to spend important time with their loved ones. A controlled booking system will be reinstated to enable one visitor per patient to visit once per day up...
