06May
Update to Adult Inpatient Visiting Arrangements
From Thursday 6th May 2021, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals will partially relax its visiting arrangements for adult inpatient areas which will see the following changes: Patients will be allowed one visitor per day lasting a maximum of one hour between the times of either 2pm – 3pm or 6pm – 7pm (seven days per week). Arrangements to visit a...
29Apr
Cancer specialist receives academic recognition
A Preston cancer specialist has been recognised for her outstanding work by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Dr Alison Birtle, a Consultant Oncologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has been awarded the title of Honorary Clinical Professor. Known as one of the country’s leading researchers into urological cancers, she will work with...
29Apr
Carers Forum
This week is ‘Experience of care week’ and to mark this important week we are really excited to announce a collaborative project, working with Lancashire Carers Services in partnership with NCompass. Together we are launching our new ‘Carers Forum’ to enable people who care for others to have a say and a real impact in...
29Apr
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Radiology team to run Guild Wheel for neonatal and maternity charity Baby Beat
Sebastian Zagrodnik, Nawaraj Subedi and Magda Borkowska in the Radiology Department at Preston are running the 21 mile Guild Wheel for Baby Beat, our maternity and neonatal charity, on the 8th May. Seb says, “The past 13 months of the Covid pandemic has made us realise how precious our families are to us and how important it...
26Apr
Team working leads to new streamlined service for frail patients at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Innovative team-working across a number of local NHS teams has led to a new streamlined approach to admitting frail older patients to hospital while bypassing Emergency Departments. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has worked with a wide range of partners including North West Ambulance Service (NWAS), local GPs, and community frailty nurses to develop...
26Apr
Parents welcome the opening of new single side rooms at Royal Preston Hospital Children’s Ward
Parents have welcomed the opening of new family rooms on the Children’s Ward at Royal Preston Hospital. This is the first stage of a development designed for parents who stay in hospital with their children, and is part of a wider plan to redevelop the hospital’s children’s services. Divisional Nursing Director for...
23Apr
Preston man to climb Ben Nevis for neonatal and maternity charity after the safe delivery of his baby girl
A man who once competed in England’s strong man competition has set himself a challenge to climb Scotland’s largest mountain, Ben Nevis, in aid of neonatal and maternity charity Baby Beat. Chris Wilding, 31, from Preston, decided to set himself the challenge of climbing the highest mountain in the British Isles at 1,345 metres for...
22Apr
New Pancreatic Rapid Diagnostic Service at LTH
The Upper Gastro Intestinal (UGI) team have now launched their new Pancreatic Rapid Diagnostic Service (RDS) pathway at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. This is in line with the NHSE Long Term Plan to provide a personal, accurate and fast diagnosis service with excellent patient experience. This new pathway was constructed over the last few months by...
