05Jul
Christine’s journey from healthcare assistant to endoscopy manager
A nurse at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has shared her experiences after progressing from the role of healthcare assistant to a unit manager of an endoscopy department. Newly-appointed Chorley and South Ribble Hospital Endoscopy Manager Christine Roberts joined Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as a Band 2 Healthcare Assistant in November 2009. Christine began her healthcare career working ...
02Jul
“Oh Mr Porter what shall I do” said Boris
NHS staff who were on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19 will be at the heart of a special service of commemoration and thanksgiving to be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on Monday, the anniversary of the health service’s foundation. Martin Keeney who heads up the portering service s at The Royal...
01Jul
New video clinic suite opens at Royal Preston Hospital
Medical Director,Dr Gerry Skailes, pictured withChief Operating Officer, Faith Button. An innovative new video clinic suite has opened at Royal Preston Hospital. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has invested in the new facility after seeing a growth in popularity of video clinics among clinicians and patients since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
29Jun
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals shortlisted for an HSJ Patient Safety Award
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals have been shortlisted for the ‘Quality Improvement Initiative of the Year’ at the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) 2021 Patient Safety Awards. The awards recognise NHS teams who are actively enhancing patient safety by driving cultural change to minimise risk, enhance quality of care and ultimately save lives. Patient safety is a serious...
25Jun
Happy first birthday Stella - our youngest premature baby to ever be discharged from Royal Preston Hospital
Everyone at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals would like to wish a happy first birthday to a very inspirational little girl, Stella. Stella was our youngest ever premature baby to have been discharged from Royal Preston Hospital having been born 18 weeks early weighing just 480g on the Trust’s Neonetal Intensive Care Unit. Born at just 22 weeks...
25Jun
Dr Munavvar COVID-19 Update
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25Jun
Drop in Covid vaccination sites in Leyland and Preston
*Pfizer first and second doses and AstraZeneca first and second doses* Date: Saturday 26 June Times: 8am – 8pm Venue: Jubilee House, Lancashire Enterprise Business Park, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 6TR *Pfizer first and second doses only* Date: Wednesday 30 June – Saturday 3 July Times: 8am -7pm (please note the clinic will be closed between 1pm – 2pm) Venue: Jubilee...
24Jun
Closure of Sharoe Green Main Entrance 28th June - 3rd July between hours of 10pm – 6am
To undertake some urgent maintenance work at Royal Preston Hospital, we will be closing our Sharoe Green Unit (SGU) main entrance between the hours 10pm – 6am from Monday 28th June - Saturday 3rd July 2021. For patients requiring access to the wards within the SGU between these hours, entry will be via the Ante Natal Clinic...
