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17Jul

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...

13Jul

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been awarded the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award, recognising the quality and delivery of pastoral care for internationally educated nurses and midwives.  Launched in March 2022, the award scheme is also an opportunity for Trusts to recognise their work in international recruitment and demonstrate their commitment to staff wellbeing...

12Jul

Kevin McGee, Chief Executive of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has today announced that he is to retire from the NHS following 38 years of service.   He has had held numerous leadership roles within the NHS many of which have been in the Lancashire and South Cumbria (LSC) health system and has played a key role in the...

07Jul

Four colleagues from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals enjoyed a special celebration ceremony at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday, 5 July, the 75th birthday of the NHS. Professor Mohammed Munavvar (Consultant Chest Physician/Interventional Pulmonologist), Naeem Toorawa (Imam), Khalid Ibrahim (Imam) and Simon Gilbertson (Reverend/Chaplain) were honoured to represent the Trust following a rigorous nationwide selection process. They...

07Jul

Last week saw the exciting start to a new service for children based at Chorley District General Hospital. After many months of planning, everything was ready for the first “children’s surgery day” with children being admitted to Rawcliffe Ward for day surgery procedures. The ward became a “pop up” children’s ward, with posters...

06Jul

Cameras that people can swallow to check for bowel cancer are now being trialled in Lancashire as part of a national pilot. The new colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) features an easy-to-swallow pill with two cameras inside that provide clear images to help clinicians detect polyps (small growths that can progress to bowel cancer) and determine...

05Jul

Take a look at just a snippet of the fantastic work that takes place each and every day across Lancashire and South Cumrbia within our National Health Services. Happy Birthday to the NHS.

04Jul

Dear Patient, Carers and Public members in our communities The New Hospital Programme’s Transformation directorate would like to invite you to a 90-minute virtual workshop. The New Hospital Programme is a joint programme by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care. Improving NHS Infrastructure - NHS Recovery: NHS Recovery (dhsc.gov....

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01772 716565

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