19Mar
Wear your odd socks for World Down Syndrome Day!
Each year, Down Syndrome International invites everyone across the world to wear odd socks to support World Down Syndrome Day. The date is the 21st day of the 3rd month to signify the uniqueness of the triplication of the 21st chromosome which causes Down Syndrome. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is supporting the campaign...
16Mar
Neonatal and maternity charity chosen as Charity of the Year by Preston’s Nationwide Building Society branch
Neonatal and maternity charity, Baby Beat, has been chosen as this year’s Charity of the Year by Preston’s Nationwide Building Society branch. Staff at the branch will be supporting with raffles, collections and challenges throughout the year. Based at Sharoe Green Maternity Unit at the Royal Preston Hospital, Baby Beat supports babies and...
15Mar
Neonatal and maternity charity Baby Beat helps new mums at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrate Mother’s Day
Neonatal and maternity charity Baby Beat, with the support of local shops and supermarkets, celebrated new mums and their babies being cared for at Lancashire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this Mother’s Day. In a year filled with sadness and families spending much time apart, this Mother’s Day will have had many different meanings...
12Mar
Four-phase expansion of Critical Care Unit at Royal Preston Hospital is now complete
A multi-million pound project to significantly expand and refurbish the existing Critical Care Unit at the Royal Preston Hospital has now been completed. Phases one and two of the four-phase project were completed several months ahead of schedule and opened to patients last summer; featuring state-of-the-art facilities, including six isolation rooms incorporating two dedicated anterooms...
11Mar
Local hospitals see Staff Survey results reach five year high
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are delighted to announce that its latest staff survey results have achieved new five year highs despite the challenges presented during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Trust’s five-year improvement in a number of key areas is most notable in staff members recommending the Trust as both a place to work and receive...
11Mar
Chorley & South Ribble Hospital’s operational hours update
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals can confirm it is now in a position to safely return Chorley and South Ribble Hospital’s Emergency Department to its pre-Covid opening hours. The Trust had previously committed to working towards the reinstatement of a 12-hour operating model, as soon as it was possible to do so. In November 2020, the Department...
11Mar
Spring into action for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity is launching their first-ever virtual Super Spring Challenge on Thursday 1st April. With many fundraising events cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic, participants of all ages and abilities are encouraged to sign up for the virtual Super Spring Challenge in support of their local NHS Charity. Registration is free and...
11Mar
World Kidney Day
Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash Kidneys are vital to your overall health and World Kidney Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys and the suffering caused when they don’t work as well as they should do. You might wonder why your kidneys are vital to your body and World...
