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16Dec

If you have had chance to take a moment and a seat on one of the many benches around Royal Preston Hospital, you may have seen a plaque encouraging people to #sitwithhope - @goodgrieftrust‘s national initiative to ensure patients, staff and visitors know where to turn for help at the most difficult times of...

10Dec

Christmas came early to children at Royal Preston Hospital as Santa embraced the power of digital technology. With the help of Cisco, it’s Webex platform and volunteers, Father Christmas made a virtual visit live from the North Pole to the hospital on Thursday, 5 December to hear the wishes of those on the Children’s...

10Dec

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance are partnering with eight local EFL Club Community Organisations (CCOs) to deliver free Cancer Prehab sessions to cancer patients (18+) preparing for or currently receiving treatment. From January, the CCOs of Accrington Stanley, Barrow AFC, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool FC, Burnley FC, Fleetwood Town, Morecambe FC, and Preston North End...

05Dec

Following Monday's announcement, our Chief Executive Silas Nicholls, provides a quick overview of the proposed site for the replacement Royal Preston Hospital. A new hospital will improve quality, safety and patient experience and have a transformative impact on the services we will be able to provide on-site and in our wider communities, so we can...

03Dec

Professor Shondipon Laha, Critical Care Consultant with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, hopes to leave a legacy that will benefit patients and staff locally and nationally after being named the new president of the Intensive Care Society (ICS). Professor Laha took up the position on Monday 2 December in London, at the society’s annual members’ meeting, beginning...

02Dec

After considerable negotiations, the NHS can reveal the locations of two new potential sites for brand new hospitals to replace Royal Preston Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Patients in the region are now set to benefit from cutting-edge facilities and the absolute best in modern healthcare through high-quality, next generation hospital facilities and technologies as...

29Nov

Ahead of World Stroke Day last month, Clare Gordon, Consultant Nurse with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and Senior Research Fellow at UCLan, spent time helping support specialist stroke developments in Ghana. Clare enjoyed a fortnight in Africa, working with Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital and Ho Teaching Hospital in Ghana to support stroke care...

26Nov

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are celebrating a significant milestone for their growing Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) service, with the addition of a new Patient and Public Involvement Partner (PPI) who was successfully treated following his diagnosis Following his full recovery, Matthew Newsham, from Morecambe, has taken on the role of PPI partner, which involves current, former...

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