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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...

For free, secure access to a range of high-quality digital resources from the extensive, NHS-funded collection including e-books, journals, study aids, clinical decision support tools, databases of clinical management and social policy information and more, you need an NHS OpenAthens account. The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub and the national...

Apprentices at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust were recognised at the first Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Health & Social Care Apprenticeship Awards. The event was hosted by BBC One's the Apprentice contestant, Aaron Willis, at Mellor’s Stanley House Hotel and Spa. Twelve apprentices from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals were shortlisted for...

The NHS is anticipating an extremely busy weekend for our 999-emergency and 111-health advice services this Easter Bank Holiday weekend. To help ensure everyone who needs help gets the appropriate care, we want to encourage the public to use NHS 111 online, www.111.nhs.uk. The 111 online service offers patients quick...

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is calling on families to help get their loved ones home from hospital quicker. As hospitals and the wider NHS are experiencing a spike in COVID-19 Omicron cases and resulting hospital admissions, bosses are calling for families to help get people who no...

This February, NHS England and NHS Improvement is raising awareness of heart attack symptoms as part of the latest ‘Help Us Help You’ campaign.   Heart and circulatory disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, causes a quarter of all deaths in the UK and is one of the largest causes of...

Spring booster vaccines will begin in Lancashire and South Cumbria this week as the biggest and fastest vaccination programme in NHS history moves to the next phase. In line with new advice set out by the JCVI, the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme will now invite thousands of eligible people in...

The NHS is launching a drive to recruit 10,000 vaccination workers today on the ‘jabiversary’ of the first Pfizer jab. The health service made history when Margaret Keenan received the jab at Coventry a year ago, launching the NHS vaccination programme, the world’s first national effort to protect people against...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is thanking its staff and the local community for their support and compassion during recent months. On Sunday 5th July, the NHS marks its 72nd birthday, and while this is a celebration of our fantastic organisation, there is a great deal of sadness due...

Dr Abhijit Das, Consultant Neurologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Lancashire, has led a study which has found a biological link between two common neurological conditions that could potentially save the NHS millions. The study, published in the journal...

A midwife at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded an NHS Safeguarding Star Award for her work to promote safer sleep for babies. Deborah Gibbons, Lead Midwife for Safeguarding at the Trust, was awarded the prestigious accolade for her work around Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC), which...

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...

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...

Patients are being offered faster treatment in different parts of the country as part of an NHS ‘final push’ to virtually eliminate the number waiting two years or more. The NHS Elective Recovery Plan, published earlier this year, set out how the health service would address Covid-19 backlogs in treatment,...

An Apprenticeship Programme Trainer at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has been recognised for her outstanding contribution and achievements at the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Health and Social Care Apprenticeship Awards last week. Jane Parkinson, Apprenticeship Programmes Trainer at the Trust, won the Team Player Award at the award ceremony at...

NHS Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are collaborating to develop a digital education network that will share learning environment approaches across organisations in education and practices, helping to improve digital learning across the region. This collaboration of sharing digital resources developed as a direct result of the Targeted Practice...

A summer series of national New Hospital Programme roadshow events visited Preston today (16 August 2023), as Government representatives arrived to discuss the next steps for building two new hospitals in the region. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS welcomed Health Minister Lord Nick Markham CBE following on from the Government’s commitment...

Health services in Lancashire and South Cumbria will prioritise emergency and life-saving care during the latest round of industrial action. The local NHS is expecting to be under significant pressure this week and people living in the area have been warned that routine care will face disruption. The three-day strike...

Today (25 May 2023) the Government has announced a record investment of more than £20 billion, ring-fenced for the next phase of the national New Hospital Programme, which brings proposals for new cutting-edge hospital facilities for Lancashire and South Cumbria a step closer. In September 2022, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria stated...

Six Lancashire Teaching Hospitals apprentices have been shortlisted for the Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Health & Social Care Apprenticeship Awards 2023, along with the Trust itself.  Nominations for the 11 award categories were open to organisations, training providers, or apprentices themselves, with all nominees working towards, or having completed in the last 12 months,...

April is Stress Awareness Month and the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is reminding people how they can recognise the signs of stress and highlighting support that is available. Stress can easily and very quickly become too hard to manage and cause harm to your physical and mental wellbeing....

Residents of Lancashire and South Cumbria will be able to book their spring COVID-19 booster this week. The NHS has kicked off the next phase of its vaccination programme with a spring campaign to protect the most vulnerable, starting in care homes.  Those living in care homes are being prioritised...

The NHS is calling on those who are eligible to book their cervical screening appointments when invited to do so. The call comes as cervical cancer charity, Jo’s Trust, launches its annual Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23-29 Jan 2023) to raise awareness of cervical cancer and to drive uptake in...

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is calling on people from across the Preston and the Fylde postcode areas to offer their support to its Wellbeing Helpline and Texting Service, which urgently needs volunteers to ensure it can continue making a real difference people across Lancashire and South...

NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a campaign to encourage more people of Black heritage to come forward and donate blood. The campaign is coinciding with Black History Month and is partly in response to a growing need for blood donations to treat sickle cell disease. Please find attached a...

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria has stated its preference for new hospitals on new sites for both Royal Preston Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary as part of the New Hospitals Programme, which plans to develop cutting-edge facilities, offering the absolute best in modern healthcare and addressing significant problems...

A special opening event took place for a new centre in Blackburn for people with kidney disease, named in honour of a doctor who recently celebrated 50 years with the NHS.   The Laurie Solomon Renal Centre has been opened by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as part of a programme of...

NHS Hospital Trusts and patients on waiting lists in Lancashire and South Cumbria are benefitting from an innovative artificial intelligence service that allows patients to let their hospital know their current health status. The first stage of roll-out of the service has been so successful that it is now being...

Preston North End is to auction off the shirts worn and prepared for the club’s 5,000th Football League game against Derby County in aid of NHS charities. As of 8pm on Thursday 30th July the 20 match worn shirts from the game and a further five prepared for the match,...

Earlier this year, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals launched the Portrait Competition, a national competition where heroes of the NHS are chosen to have their portrait painted by a local artist. Artist Peter Bourne contacted the Trust about Artdex, an organisation who wanted to give back to those working on the frontlines...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are urging local people not to delay contacting their GP about any lung cancer symptoms. The NHS is committed to providing essential cancer services during the Covid-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the outbreak, there was a sharp...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity finally has a home thanks to the hard work and generosity of local businesses. The new NHS charity, supporting both Royal Preston and Chorley & South Ribble Hospitals, sprang into action at the start of the pandemic, as the team needed to be on-site to be able...

Local family-run D&G Builders and Joiners are showing their continued support for their local NHS by donating £1,000 to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has enjoyed a fantastic working relationship with D&G Builders for many years, having worked together on numerous projects to improve facilities for both...

Hundreds of people aged 65 and over and those who are clinically vulnerable are being invited to book a coronavirus vaccination at a new NHS large scale vaccination centre at St Johns Shopping Centre in Preston. The centre will be located in the large unit previously occupied by B&M Bargains....

Why do babies have their hearing tested at birth? 1 to 2 babies in every 1,000 are born with a hearing loss in one or both ears, 90% of whom are born into families with no history of hearing loss. The NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) offers all parents in England the opportunity...

A grand total of 15 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals employees and students were finalists in the 2025 Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Apprenticeship Awards, with Lewis Doherty a finalist in three categories! The Trust had two winners - Ava Bolton and Lucy Wilson - and two entrants were also highly commended - Cameron...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals' Lancashire Clinical Research Facility is one of 15 sites in England where patients with advanced head and neck cancers are being fast-tracked into a trial of a new cancer vaccine, as the NHS expands its world-leading trial ‘match-making’ service. Despite advances in the treatment of early-stage HPV-positive tumours,...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust today announced that Finney House will be closing in the summer. The Trust took over the lease of Finney House in Preston in November 2022 at a time when the facility was run as a residential home only and was rated inadequate by the Care...

The North West’s senior health leader has urged the public to use services wisely as 111 phone services, GP practices and A&E departments see high numbers of people contacting them following the festive period. Dr Michael Gregory, the NHS England North West Regional Medical Director  recommends the public tries 111....

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ recently refurbished decontamination unit was officially opened earlier this month during a visit from Director of Resilience for NHS England, Stephen Groves, and North West Regional Director of EPRR, Phil Storr. The duo officially opened the unit alongside Trust Chief Executive, Silas Nicholls, and were impressed with...

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is set to pioneer the use of drone technology to deliver medical samples between selected hospital sites thanks to around £1.4m in UK Research and Innovation funding. One of only 17 projects selected nationally, the work will see University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS...

Dear colleague Today marks a pivotal moment for the NHS. Each of the 42 integrated care systems is now legally underpinned by an NHS integrated care board and an integrated care partnership, whose task is to drive the delivery of better, more efficient and joined-up care for patients, improvements in physical...

A consultant in critical care at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has been shortlisted in this year’s NHS Parliamentary Awards. More than a hundred nominations across the ten categories were submitted in the North West, by more than 50 MPs; more than have ever been involved before. Professor Shondipon Laha, Consultant in...

The NHS is setting up new Nightingale surge hubs at hospitals across the country as part of preparations for a potential wave of Omicron admissions. Temporary structures capable of housing around 100 patients will be erected in the grounds of eight hospitals across the country, with work starting as early as...

NHS staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are set to benefit from state of the art sleep pods to enable them to catch up on much-needed sleep after long shifts. The sleep pods will give frontline clinical staff a peaceful and relaxing space to go to catch up on sleep before...

A staff member at Royal Preston Hospital has made it to the final of Strictly NHS, a charity ballroom dancing competition aimed at raising money to thank NHS staff for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Cassandra Gleeson, who works as a Clinical Trials Support Officer within the Research team...

The national New Hospital Programme would like to invite you to a 90-minute virtual workshop about your experience and feelings of patient safety in hospital – whilst either having been a patient, or in your experience caring for a loved one who has been a patient. The national New Hospital Programme...

The national New Hospital Programme would like to invite you to a 90-minute virtual workshop about your experience of using hospital facilities. The national New Hospital Programme team are running several patient and public workshops during 2023 and 2024 to hear about your experiences using hospital services to help improve the designs...

The national New Hospital Programme would like to invite you to a 90-minute virtual workshop about your experience of using hospital facilities. The national New Hospital Programme team are running several patient and public workshops during 2023 and 2024 to hear about your experiences using hospital services to help improve the designs...

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.

We want to improve the standard of care we offer so that all patients have equal access to the same high-quality care, no matter where they live in Lancashire and South Cumbria. We want to ensure that services are as close to people’s homes as possible, whenever they can...

Parents and carers are being urged to bring their children forward for vital pre-school vaccines this World Immunisation Week (24-30 April). Data shows that around one in 10 children are unvaccinated and unprotected against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) by the time they start school in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The...

Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day across the Trust, a day to mark women’s achievements, raise awareness of discrimination, take action to drive gender parity and embrace equality across the globe. As part of our celebrations, we’ll be chatting to various directors and divisional directors across...

Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day across the Trust, a day to mark women’s achievements, raise awareness of discrimination, take action to drive gender parity and embrace equality across the globe. As part of our celebrations, we’ll be chatting to various directors and divisional directors across...

Reduction in services operated by North West Ambulance Service is expected on Wednesday 21st and 28th of December due to industrial action. This means North West Ambulance Service will be running at reduced capacity, prioritising those with life-threatening conditions. The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals maternity service will continue to offer its...

A new multi-purpose room for patients and their relatives has been created in the Cardiac Unit at Chorley and South Ribble District Hospital, funded with £17,000 from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity, including a £10,000 grant from NHS Charities Together. The room was created by combining a small relatives room with an unused...

Mark Hindle, Managing Director of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Collaboration, has confirmed that he will be retiring in January 2023 after 45 years of service to the NHS. Mr Hindle will continue to advise and support the Pathology Board until he retires, but will be will be transitioning away from...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity is delighted to give local Chorley based company their Corporate Partner of the Year award thanks to innumerable support since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, local company, DG Builders & Joiners ltd. has donated £52,701.88 to the Hospital charity, helping to provide additional care and...

The parents and carers of more than 145,000 children aged five to 11 in Lancashire and South Cumbria can now book a COVID-19 vaccination, with appointments available from today (Monday 4 April 2022). The National Booking Service is now open and allowing the parents of children who are between five and 11 to book their...

Photo: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Deputy Divisional Nurse Director for Medicine (left) and Clinical Business Manager Karen Hatch accept the donation from Gujarat Hindu Society Vice-President Ishwerbhai Tailor. Generous members of Preston’s Gujarat Hindu Society have made a donation of £7,000 that will be used to fund improvements in the Critical...

When Dr Naveed Ullah Khan joined Lancashire Teaching Hospitals in October 2023 as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurology, it marked his first role in the NHS - the beginning of a remarkable period of professional and personal growth. His journey from China to Preston took in exams, visa delays, research,...

Lancashire and South Cumbria residents are being reminded where 'Good Health Starts...' this winter to make sure they stay healthy and reduce pressure on the NHS. The new health campaign highlights a variety of messages to promote good health and how making small and simple changes can have a...

On Monday 20 January 2025, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting made a statement on the outcome of the Government’s review into the national New Hospital Programme. The review, which was announced in July 2024, was designed to ensure that the New Hospital Programme could be delivered...

Eileen Burbridge, Theatre Manager at Royal Preston Hospital, admits being a nurse was all she ever wanted to do - and after a half century in the NHS, she has decided to take a well-earned retirement. Eileen, a typically forthright and proud Yorkshirewoman who hails from near Barnsley, reached her...

This National Careers Week, the 'We Are the NHS' campaign is highlighting the inspiring stories of senior South Asian staff and the exciting and varied nursing roles available across the NHS. When Asha Day’s younger siblings were born prematurely, she knew she had to step up to help her...

Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day across the Trust, a day to mark women’s achievements, raise awareness of discrimination, take action to drive gender parity and embrace equality across the globe. As part of our celebrations, we’ll be chatting to various directors and divisional directors across...

The Trust have received the highest badge of honour, the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, for outstanding support towards the Armed Forced community. The Gold Award is awarded to those that employ and support those who serve, veterans and their families, with the trust one of 156 employers nationally, including 23 North...

  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has been named Large Business Employer of the Year at the Lancashire Apprenticeship Awards 2022.   The annual awards recognise employers across the region that have integrated apprenticeships into the workforce and celebrates the achievements of apprentices making a difference in their workplace.   Taking home the award for Large...

A Nelson company has brought a smile to the lips of doctors, nurses and other clinical staff working at Rosemere Cancer Centre, Lancashire and South Cumbria’s regional specialist cancer treatment and radiotherapy centre. Concept Plastics Group Ltd, which is based at Barnfield Business Centre off Brunswick Street, has donated...

Generous staff at Barton Grange Landscapes have donated a Christmas tree to brighten up the Critical Care department for staff at Royal Preston Hospital this festive season. The company, based at Barton, near Preston, donates a Christmas tree to the department every year. This year, with visiting to the department...

Staff on the Intensive Care Unit at Royal Preston Hospital are part of a 100 strong Zoom choir which is releasing a re-make of classic Police track ‘Every Breath You Take’ in a bid to secure the Christmas number one spot. The ICU Liberty Singers, made up of ICU staff across...

A leading bridal designer from Lancashire has teamed up with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity to design branded face coverings. With over 20 years’ experience creating bespoke wedding dresses, Jennifer Pritchard Couchman, owner of Sketch My Dress, in Lancaster, wanted to put her talents to use during the Covid-19 pandemic by offering...

Staff at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital can now enjoy breaks in the sunshine thanks to NHS Charities Together funding. As a result of generous donations, NHS Charities Together, a national membership organisation representing, supporting and championing NHS Charities across the UK, recently awarded Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is set to receive a state-of-the-art radiotherapy machine that will help improve cancer care for patients across the region. The Trust is one of three in the North West – alongside The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust – to...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity (LTHC) has been awarded a six-figure grant as part of Volunteering for Health - a £10 million programme being delivered in partnership by NHS England, NHS Charities Together and CW+, the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The three-year Volunteering for Health programme...

The results of the annual NHS Staff Survey have now been announced, and despite challenging circumstances, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is pleased to be on or above average in all areas of the NHS People Promise, which are the themes in the survey we are measured against. The Staff...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomed three new Patient Safety Partners (PSPs) last week as part of their work to support and enhance patient safety and experience. The brand-new role, which has been developed in line with NHS England and the Patient Safety Framework, will offer support to staff,...

Members of the public are invited to attend the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB). Integrated Care Boards were first established in July 2022 and replaced Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The ICB is a statutory NHS organisation which is responsible for...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals hosted a two-day workshop earlier this month with the NHS England and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Core20PLUS5 accelerator sites, focusing on reducing healthcare inequalities in our communities. The international IHI team and colleagues from the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme at NHS England joined the...

Members of NHS Property Services volunteered their time to help prepare for the grand opening of the new Age UK Lancashire Charity Shop in Burnley. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trusts have come together with Age UK Lancashire to help promote Healthy Living and a...

Year 6 children to receive mental health support to reduce NHS strain. The EFL Trust, alongside four Club Community Organisations (CCOs) in Lancashire, are aiming to support children and their mental health through a new two-year project, Headstart, funded by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity after successfully applying for an NHS Charities...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted at this year’s Health Estates and Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) awards. The awards aim to recognise the dedicated work and achievements of staff working within NHS Estates and Facilities Management departments over the past year, with nominations from across six...

The NHS in central Lancashire is calling on families to help get their loved ones home from hospital as quickly as possible in the lead up to, and throughout, the traditionally busy Christmas period. On a regular basis Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has around 80 people who no longer...

Building work is progressing on the site of a new centre for people with kidney disease, thanks to partnership working between two local NHS hospital trusts.  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for providing renal services across Lancashire and South Cumbria, has partnered with East Lancashire Hospitals...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria University have been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to deliver an 18-month Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship. This accelerated course is available for existing Assistant Practitioner staff in NHS Trusts across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS)....

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Hospital Trust (UHMBT) and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTr) are moving forward as part of the second phase of Government’s flagship Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP). LTHTr and UHMBT have agreed to work collaboratively to maximise seed funding and healthcare opportunities...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced strike action by resident doctors from 7am on Wednesday 17 December 2025 until 7am on Monday 22 December 2025. During these strikes, all other NHS staff (including consultants and other specialist doctors) will still be working, and the focus of the NHS will be on ensuring as...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced strike action by resident doctors from 7am on Friday 14 November 2025, concluding at 7am on Wednesday 19 November 2025.  During these strikes, all other NHS staff (including consultants and other specialist doctors) will still be working, and the focus of the NHS will be on ensuring...

The Our People Awards celebrate the achievements of dedicated frontline colleagues at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Sponsoring an award is an excellent opportunity for businesses and organisations to show their appreciation for the hard work, dedication and commitment of NHS colleagues. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are currently looking for...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust/ East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is delighted to be once again featuring in the second series of Channel 5’s groundbreaking Cause of Death documentary, which follows real life coronial investigations and the effects it has on family members, from the moment a body arrives...

Chorley & South Ribble Hospital is one of eight surgical hubs to be awarded accreditation as part of a pilot scheme to ensure the highest standards in clinical and operational practice. The scheme, run by NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme in collaboration with the Royal College...

The results of the annual NHS Staff Survey have now been announced, and despite challenging circumstances, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is pleased to be one of only three Trusts in the North West to have increased our overall staff satisfaction score. The Staff Survey is the largest of its...

  Trade unions representing some NHS staff are in dispute with the Government over the 2022/23 pay award. A number of the unions have balloted their NHS members to take part in industrial action. As a result, the BMA and HCSA have announced further junior doctors strikes running from 06:59 on Tuesday 11 April...

With winter fast approaching, health leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria are asking patients to ensure they understand which NHS service is best for them. The NHS has a number of different services available and with winter pressures building up, it’s important that patients know where they can go....

The NHS Refugee Nurse Support Pilot Programme which supports refugees who are qualified as nurses in their home country to resume their nursing careers in the NHS in England is celebrating welcoming a fourth cohort of nurses to organisations across the North West. In the North West refugee nurses from...

A new, joined-up pathology service has officially launched across Lancashire and South Cumbria, helping to strengthen and modernise diagnostic services for local patients. From 1 April 2026, pathology services across the region have come together as one service, led by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This change brings staff and expertise ...

The NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre recently held a showcase event for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals (AHPs) and other healthcare professionals working across its partner NHS Trusts, including Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Watch this video from the day to find out more and hear from Will Smith, Physiotherapist at LTH...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the first centre in the region – and one of just seven across the UK – to introduce robotic TAMIS (Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery): a cutting-edge approach to treating early-stage rectal cancer and complex polyps. The new technique enhances the Trust’s long-established regional...

Dr Abhijit Das, Consultant Neurologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) and Associate Professor at the University of Lancashire, is part of a team of researchers led by the University of Plymouth working on a pioneering £2.45 million project developing an affordable, easy-to-use brain-monitoring headset that could transform how...

A Blackpool family can see the “light at the end of the tunnel after 10 years of darkness” following Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s decision to grant 13-year-old Tyler Palmer access to a pioneering treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Tyler, who was diagnosed with the progressive muscle-wasting condition...

Patients and their families are asked to be extra vigilant following reports about scam calls received from callers pretending to be from an NHS organisation in Preston. Two telephone numbers – 01772 789652 and 01772 429352 – have been making calls to patients asking for personal information and our Switchboard has confirmed that these are not...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating a major milestone, having completed its 1,000th prostatectomy using the cutting-edge da Vinci Xi robotic-assisted system at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. This achievement highlights the Trust’s continued commitment to advancing surgical care for patients with urological cancers and marks another...

With Easter weekend approaching, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are showing people how they can work with their local NHS to support their loved ones to return home following a stay in hospital. Research shows following simple steps when getting a loved one’s home ready for their return from hospital will...

Burnley FC midfielder Josh Laurent is helping Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, along with Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), raise awareness of safer sleep messages as part of Safer Sleep Week between Monday 10 and Sunday 16 March 2025.  This year's theme will focus on what...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced accessible ‘stoma friendly’ toilets across Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals, thanks to funding from Rosemere Cancer Foundation and guidance from Colostomy UK. 27 accessible toilets over both sites now have hooks to hang personal belongings, shelves to provide a sanitary...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recently hosted the 10th Preston Renal Biopsy Course - the only course in the world allowing delegates to train on a purpose-built renal biopsy simulator. Since 2012, the event has put Preston on the map, drawing nephrologists and nephrology trainees to Lancashire from 48 different countries...

Staff who work in sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) in the North West are encouraging survivors of rape and sexual assault and abuse to seek help.  As part of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, which runs from 3 February – 9 February 2025, the NHS is encouraging people to find out where...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ plastic surgery department has opened the first service in the region – and one of only a small number nationwide - offering the ‘gold-standard’ Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Plastic Surgical Reconstruction for NHS skin cancer patients. Based at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, the service offers patients with...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have expanded their Endoscopy service with the opening of a new building – The Sherwood Endoscopy Unit. The unit, named after the northern suburb of Preston, is located at the front of the hospital and will add another two endoscopy rooms to the service resulting...

Lytham dad-of-two Chris Morton has found turning 40 tougher than he thought it was going to be! Chris, a senior business partner in the Finance Department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, began planning for his big birthday at the start of the year when he and wife Emma came...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to announce that their Chorley Children and Young People Surgical Hub Project has been shortlisted for the Improving Care for Children and Young People Initiative of the Year at this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards. The HSJ Patient Safety Awards recognise...

United Utilities and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces to ask patients and visitors to help keep the hospitals in good shape by only flushing pee, poo and paper down the loo. The move follows a dramatic increase in blockages and flooding at both its Royal Preston...

Over 120 colleagues from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust took part in the annual ‘Fast for a Day’ challenge earlier this week, which was set up to provide support and encouragement to Muslim colleagues who are observing the month of Ramadan. The challenge, which is in its fourth year of...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s cardiorespiratory department have introduced a state-of-the-art ultrasound scanner which provides ultrasounds at a patient’s bedside to enhance quality of care. The technology is Butterfly IQ’s single-probe, whole-body handheld scanner, which is connected to a tablet or smartphone and provides instant images,...

Professor Alex Woywodt, a Renal Consultant at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has recently been recognised for his written work on the impact art can have on the renal community. The article, titled “Beautiful and effective: what art can do for nephrologists and for our patients”, was published in...

Free parking for patients over the festive Bank Holidays We are pleased to confirm that Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be offering free parking to all patients and visitors at both Royal Preston Hospital, and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, over the upcoming festive Bank Holidays. These dates...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomed the Cisco Connected Santa experience for a second year running on Thursdaylast week, bringing some Christmas magic to the Children’s Ward at Royal Preston Hospital. As part of their initiative to give back to communities, Cisco hosts Connected Santa, an employee-led programme...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust celebrated RCN Nursing Support Workers’ Day for the first time last month, recognising the fantastic work this set of colleagues do to support excellent patient care. Nursing Support Workers are the bedrock of our wards, clinics and community teams, and encompass hundreds of different...

A Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Consultant was last week formally announced as President-elect of the Intensive Care Society, whose role is to ensure delivery of the highest quality of critical care to patients across the UK. Shondipon Laha, who works as a Consultant Intensivist and Anaesthetist at the...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust held a special ceremony last week to celebrate the work that takes place in medical education, recognising outstanding work from both teachers and students. The Undergraduate Medical Teaching Awards 2022/23 were held in the Lecture Theatre at Royal Preston Hospital and saw colleagues across the...

A Clinical Nurse Tutor at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was commended for her contribution to International Nursing and Midwifery at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace this week, hosted by His Majesty The King. Meettu Koshy, Clinical Nurse Tutor in the Professional Education Development Team at the Trust, admitted...

100 Voices - an immersive sound installation created from five months of research, workshops and conversation with staff, patients, and visitors in 12 hospitals across four NHS Foundation Trusts, including Lancashire Teaching Hospitals - is coming to Royal Preston Hospital next week. The unique installation will be located in the Chapel from...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is marking the first anniversary of the opening of Finney House today, when it took over the residential facility to run a Community Healthcare Hub designed to accommodate patients who no longer need specialist hospital care. The site was formally opened on 14 November, 2022, when...

Take charge of your health – that is the message from NHS chiefs this Self Care Week. Staying active, checking your medication and knowing how to treat common illnesses yourself are just some of the little things we can all do to prevent health and wellbeing issues getting to the point...

Colleagues from Rosemere Cancer Centre, part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have been asked to be part of a specialist panel at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Surface Guided Radiotherapy Treatment (SGRT) Community in December at County Hall, London. Speaking at the two-day conference, SGRT Europe: A new...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cancer Research nurse, Haiyan Huang, has been successful in recruiting the first UK patient to the HeredERA clinical trial, which aims to find better ways to give treatment to breast cancer patients. The trial, which is sponsored by F.Hoffmann La Roche Ltd, looks...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is encouraging local carers to join their Carers Forum, which provides a chance to engage with local carers to listen to experiences and ideas in order to shape services to better suit their needs. Carers play a vital role in supporting loved ones, yet their...

Measles cases are rising across England, with numbers expected to rise now that millions of children have returned to school this week. The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is urging parents and guardians to check that their children are up to date with their MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella)...

Thanks in part to a grant of £15,228 from NHS Charities Together, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity has been able to fund new gym equipment at the Royal Preston Hospital to help patients rehabilitate. The new facilities will enhance patient experience and outcomes when rehabilitating from traumatic injury, surgery or ill-health, including...

As temperatures across the country are set to soar over the coming days, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is encouraging people to take steps to stay safe. Forecasters are expecting temperatures in the region to rise throughout the week, with many areas in the North West predicted to...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to announce that Professor Mohammed Munavvar, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Interventional Pulmonologist, has been shortlisted for Clinical Leader of the Year at the HSJ Awards, recognising an outstanding contribution to healthcare and securing a place at the prestigious awards ceremony later this...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted in two categories in this year’s BIBA Awards, Lancashire’s most prestigious and longest running business awards programme. The BIBAs celebrate Lancashire’s success stories, in the form of some of the most exciting companies and entrepreneurs in the county...

As a lasting tribute to organ donors and those who lost their lives in the Covid-19 pandemic, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity has been able to create a Memorial Garden at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, thanks to a generous grant from NHS Charities Together, as well as other donations from...

Today, colleagues across Lancashire Teaching Hospitals celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first Windrush arrivals, whose history is forever intertwined with the NHS. On June 22 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, just a couple of weeks before the NHS came into being on July 5. The ship carried 492 passengers...

Five initiatives across Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been shortlisted for awards in this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards, which recognises safety, culture and positive experience in patient care, celebrating its worthy finalists on a national scale. A record-breaking 515 entries were received for the Awards, with 209 organisations, projects...

Gemma Abbott, a staff nurse in the Neurosurgery Unit at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, was a double winner at the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS apprenticeship awards at the Imperial Banqueting Suite in Preston last month. The event recognised the outstanding contribution and achievements apprentices from the area have made over...

A specialist Health Day event for people living with learning disabilities or autism has been set up at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, giving patients the opportunity to feel more comfortable ahead of their appointments. ‘Our Health Day’, which has been set up by the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Learning Disabilities...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the first centre in the UK – and the third in Europe – to utilise the cutting-edge LungVision Bronchoscopic Navigation System at Royal Preston Hospital. The technology has been available for little over a year, with the Trust’s Consultant Respiratory Physician and Interventional...

The Tech Team from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were inspiring the next generation of digital roles at a Teen Tech event hosted by UCLan this week, highlighting the importance of cyber security, and educating local children on the importance of safeguarding digital systems. The event, which was held...

Patients being discharged from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are benefitting from enhanced welfare support and a more streamlined service, thanks to a pilot scheme in partnership with Age UK Lancashire. The scheme, which is one of the first in the UK, was set up earlier this year and is...

Nurses at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust were recognised for their efforts in supporting student nurses last week, at an event to celebrate one of this year’s cohort of nurses who completed the Learning Mentor Apprenticeship.   The programme, which was set up in 2019 following feedback from students and new...

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is marking World Asthma Day this year by highlighting the help available to manage this common long-term health condition.   The global awareness day on Tuesday 2 May is an opportunity to educate children and young people about the symptoms and triggers of asthma and...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for its commitment to making a positive impact with local communities across Lancashire and South Cumbria after being awarded Level 1 Social Value Quality Mark accreditation. As part of the accreditation, the Trust has made several pledges to promote employment, training and...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts Research and Development team received the one to watch award at the Medilink Healthcare Business Awards 2023 in Manchester last month for their work in partnership with Liopa, a technology company providing Visual Speech Recognition software. The award, which was presented at the Lowry Hotel, recognised...

Colleagues across Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust took part in an annual ‘Fast for a Day’ challenge this week – set up to provide support and encouragement for Muslim colleagues who are observing the month of Ramadan. The challenge, which sees colleagues fast from sunrise to sunset, was set up by...

The Kidney Choices team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are delighted to announce a brand-new venue for their Kidney Choices event in March, which will provide education and support to patients with kidney function below 20%. The new venue, located at the Civic Centre in Leyland, will allow more patients...

Thousands of people in Lancashire and South Cumbria who have been sent a lifesaving bowel cancer home testing kit are being encouraged to use it and return it. A new NHS campaign aims to increase uptake of the home testing kit to ensure more people are diagnosed with bowel cancer...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new Patient Experience and Involvement Strategy which will help transform care for patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria. An extensive consultation was undertaken with patients and their families last year to try and understand what colleagues and departments at the Trust...

An official opening event was held at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust on Friday morning, 24th February, to celebrate the completion of the refurbishment of the Muslim prayer room at Royal Preston Hospital. The Chaplaincy department were delighted to welcome Executive colleagues from the Trust to showcase the new room,...

A refurbished ward has opened its doors to welcome older adult female patients. Skylark Ward, based at Royal Preston Hospital but run by staff from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft), was officially opened by CEO Chris Oliver on Monday (February 6th) at a special ceremony attended by...

People living in Lancashire and South Cumbria who are eligible for a COVID-19 autumn booster vaccine and are yet to get it are urged to book now. The NHS vaccination programme will have appointments available at sites across the region next week, giving everyone the opportunity to book a booster...

Two companies, which regularly work for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have come together at the start of Children’s Mental Health Week to gift and install a new TV that will benefit children struggling emotionally. The TV, donated by Bradford-headquartered audio-visual company AV Universal and fitted by Chorley...

The NHS Blood and Transplant service were at Royal Preston Hospital on Thursday 26th January by the main lifts on the ground floor, for a special blood donation drop-in event.  And the event, which went on for four hours, proved extremely successful. On the day, there were 59 new donors registered,...

As many as 100,000 patients on waiting lists in Lancashire and South Cumbria could be contacted by the end of March 2023 and asked about their medical condition. Since April, 25,000 patients have been contacted by Chatbot, an automated call system, which guides patients through a series of questions designed by NHS consultants...

Last May, we launched our 25th Anniversary Guiding Light Appeal to bring Surface Guided Radiotherapy Treatment to the Rosemere Cancer Centre here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. At a cost of £1.3 million, the cutting-edge kit will revolutionise radiotherapy treatment for thousands of patients from across Lancashire and the...

Dental Therapist Sarah Hartigan, who works in Special Care Dentistry and Restorative Dentistry with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has co-written a chapter in a new book on the Care of Head and Neck Cancer Patients for Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists.  Editor Jocelyn J. Harding has compiled the...

Veteran Gregg Stevenson is hoping to make the plane for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, having been helped along the way by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Specialist Mobility Rehabilitation Centre. Gregg, from Foulridge, near Burnley, was seriously wounded in Kajaki, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2009, losing both legs, his...

You can find out at Royal Preston Hospital on Thursday 26th January, and help join us in saving lives.   The NHS Blood and Transplant service will be here by the main lifts on the ground floor, between 10-30am and 2-30pm.   People can drop by to register as a...

The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network), hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), has been awarded £2.4 million funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support research studies over the next five years.  The UKCRF Network works in collaboration with 54 Clinical Research Facilities (...

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is urging people to reach out for help if they are struggling with post-Christmas credit card bills, alongside the rising cost of living. People can feel pressure to spend more money than they can afford on gifts and food during the festive period,...

We are pleased to confirm that the Winter 2022-23 edition of Trust Matters is now available online here.    The latest edition includes a welcome message from Paul O’Neill, Non-Executive Director and Acting Chair of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, all the latest news, events and awards, service developments –...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals. On Thursday, 8th December, at Chorley, Janet Miller, Public Governor at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation, switched on the festive lights at the Euxton Lane entrance. Chaplain Simon Gilbertson gave a Christmas...

The textbook ‘Endocrine Hypertension: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice’ is the result of a year’s hard work in his ‘free’ time. And Professor Joseph M. Pappachan MD, FRCP – a consultant endocrinologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and honorary professor at Manchester Metropolitan University – hopes his labour of...

On Wednesday 26 October 2022, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust opened their new virtual reality suite, located in Education Centre Two at Royal Preston Hospital. It comes at a cost of just under £300,000, from a grant provided by Health Education England. The interactive and immersive rooms allow learners to train in...

Locum Breast Consultant Shazia Hafiz set off at 4:30am on Sunday for her epic effort to raise money for the NHS Central Lancashire Chorley Breast Unit.  And, almost 28 miles and 12 hours later, 4:30am start, with mind and body weary, she completed her charity walk, from her home in Salford to...

A grateful patient has donated a specialist reclining surgical recovery chair to Royal Preston Hospital to say thank for the care he received from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.  Hugh Sloan and his family, from Ulnes Walton near Leyland, gave £1,015 to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity to pay for an Astra...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTr) and L&M Healthcare have come to an agreement which will enable the creation of a new Lancashire Community Care Hub at Finney House - Flintoff Way, Preston. As of Monday 14th November 2022, the Trust will take over the lease of the building...

For parents / guardians / carers / teachers What and when? North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is holding an online session on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for babies and children as it is given differently to adults. You can join in and learn to be a lifesaver – all you need is a cushion,...

Specialist equipment offering Motor Neurone Disease (MND) patients more independence, confidence and control has been funded by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity.  The state-of-the art equipment supplied for patients under the care of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust includes arm supports and rests to assist with eating and drinking, along...

Do you want to study nursing? If so, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is working in partnership with the NHS across Lancashire and South Cumbria to provide a new practice-based pathway of the BSc (Hons) Nursing with Registered Nurse (Adult), which begins on Monday, January 9th, 2023. To help address...

Professor Mike Thomas, chair of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, has been ratified as the new Chair of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative Board (PCB). He takes over from David Flory, chair of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), who has stepped...

Neonatal and maternity charity Baby Beat has funded six new cots designed to enhance the care provided to babies receiving treatment on Ward 8 Children’s Ward at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. At a cost of nearly £18,000, Baby Beat, with the support of a number of generous grants from...

Wednesday 22nd June is National Windrush Day when we celebrate the outstanding contribution of Caribbean people to the UK, making the NHS what it is to this day. The ship ‘Empire Windrush’ arrived in the UK from Jamaica in June 1948, bringing the first wave of Caribbean migrants who had responded...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the first National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day in recognition of its dedicated Estates and Facilities workforce. The Estates and Facilities division is made up of over 1,500 staff – around 11% of the workforce - across Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals,...

A kidney patient in the care of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has reached the milestone of 30 years of dialysis treatment. Mahmood Jabbar, 71, is the Trust’s longest-standing dialysis patient, having started the life-sustaining treatment in 1991. Haemodialysis is a treatment to remove waste products and extra fluid from the...

Two of the area’s best-known children’s charities are uniting to stage the ultimate family fun day fundraiser at Penwortham’s Sir Tom Finney Pub. The free entry event on Sunday, 29th May, will run from 11 am to 6 pm and is a collaboration between Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation...

An unbroken marathon of life-saving service hit an amazing 10-year record today. Northwest Blood Bikes delivery of vital NHS supplies has continued round-the-clock for ten years regardless of appalling weather, snarled traffic and back-to-back pandemic lockdowns. Today’s stunning milestone means the riders have taken blood between hospitals across the...

Did you know there are around 350 different careers in the NHS?  That means that there’s almost certainly a job with us that would be perfect for you or someone you know! Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest Trusts in the North West and we...

A Research Matron from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust represented the North West at this year’s Women of the Year Luncheon & Awards Ceremony. The annual awards aim to highlight and celebrate the achievements of exceptional women across the UK while helping to raise funds for their chosen charities,...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has marked the two-year anniversary since admitting their first patient suspected of having COVID-19 into hospital – with a confirmed positive test just days later. In an open letter to the people of Lancashire & South Cumbria, Chief Executive Kevin McGee OBE, paid tribute to all...

The NHS and care services across Lancashire and South Cumbria continues to see sustained levels of pressure, with high levels of bed occupancy, from the impact Omicron has had on hospital admissions in recent weeks, high staff absences due to Covid-19, and high demand for services as a result of...

Workplace training provider and wellbeing company Health@Work is proud to have reaccredited Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with the Workplace Wellbeing Charter accreditation again in 2021. Awarded to those companies who achieve the highest standards in their employee wellbeing initiatives, the Workplace Wellbeing Charter has once again recognised the...

The Royal College of Anaesthetists and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), have given this year’s annual research award to Professor Dr Shiva Tripathi, in the category of consultant. The award recognises NHS Clinicians who are making outstanding contributions to clinical research, particularly in relation to the National...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to announce the opening of three new day case theatres at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. The new theatres, which now make nine in total, are a much welcomed addition to the site and will help make inroads for patients who are...

The first oral antiviral drug designed to treat patients with Covid-19 and trialled at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been approved by the UK medicines regulator. The Lancashire Clinical Research Facility, who are a partnership of the Trust were one of seven centres across the UK recruiting volunteers...

World Stroke Day: Don’t miss out on #PreciousTime On Friday 29 October, the Blackpool Tower will be lit up in recognition of World Stroke Day. The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria will be giving strong support to World Stroke Day – an annual opportunity to highlight the serious nature and...

The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity has used a portion of NHS Charities Together money, raised thanks to Colonel Tom Moore’s inspiration and the generosity of many thousands of others who have donated and raised money, to purchase water bottles for all staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The charity purchased 10,000 ‘...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust today confirmed that its Board had taken a formal decision to work towards a September 2020 date for the reopening of the Emergency Department (ED) at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. This timetable is subject to a number of building changes to comply with current...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is celebrating after recently triumphing at the prestigious international ‘Learning Awards’. The Trust scooped gold in the ‘Innovation in Learning’ category for the impact it’s LIFE (Learning, Inspiration, Future, Employment) Centre has in educating young people on NHS careers and promoting a healthy lifestyle. The awards...

2020 marks the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, and on Sunday 5th July, the NHS turns 72. To celebrate, a three-generation family of nurses in roles at Royal Preston Hospital told us what being a nurse means to them, and how it feels to pass on the baton. Noeleen Griggs, from...

9 year-old Ahaan Ram has raised more than £2,000 for his local NHS by writing a book of stories and poems and asking for donations for a good cause. Ahaan, who attends Ashbridge Independent School in Hutton, wrote a series of short stories and poems to mark his 9th birthday on 7th ...

People with kidney disease on dialysis treatment in East Lancashire, North Lancashire and South Cumbria will see improvements to the service they receive following the award of a new contract. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for renal services across Lancashire and South Cumbria, has awarded a...

A consultant oncologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has taken part in one of the country’s most-loved TV shows. Dr Alison Birtle, who works at Royal Preston Hospital, took to the stage with Michael Ball as part of the NHS Voices of Care Choir, to sing a moving rendition of...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the first hospitals in the country to receive the Covid-19 vaccine and we have now started to vaccinate the most vulnerable in our communities. The Trust has set up its vaccination hub in the Education Centre at Royal Preston Hospital. We...

NHS invites people 60+ to join eligible groups in getting the Covid-19 vaccination. Here’s how… Those who are aged 60-63 are now invited to book their Covid-19 vaccination. Letters are being sent to all eligible residents across the area who have not already received their invitation, but you do not...

The UK’s largest nurse-led stroke research team has been awarded prestigious funding to investigate end-of-life care for stroke patients. The University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) Dr Clare Thetford and Professor Liz Lightbody will lead the team, in collaboration with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) and institutions...

Dr Shiva Tripathi has received the title of Honorary Clinical Professor within the Lancashire Applied Health Research Collaboration Hub (LARCH) at The University of Central Lancashire. This comes hard on the heels of a similar appointment for Dr Alison Birtle and the 2020 NHS Healthcare Science Lifetime Achievement award to Dr...

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...

As a show of Preston North End Football Club’s support for the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme, the Club will host a pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinic for fans at Deepdale Stadium during their upcoming match versus Swansea City this weekend. Supported by the Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care...

Due to increased pressures across our sites (Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital), Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has taken the decision to escalate to OPEL 4 – the highest level of internal escalation. This allows us to be able to take additional steps to maintain safe services...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hosted the first annual Northwest Enhance Forum - and one of the first in England - bringing together foundation doctors, educators and system leaders to celebrate innovation, leadership and quality improvement in medical training.  The forum, in Education Centre 1 at the Royal Preston Hospital,...

Due to increased pressures across the local healthcare system in Central Lancashire, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is working with wider system partners to take enhanced measures to prioritise the safe and timely care of patients. There are some immediate actions being taken by Trust teams and partners, including: ...

Specialist Therapeutic Radiographer Katie Fisher, based at Rosemere Cancer Centre in Royal Preston Hospital, has led an innovative project that is transforming patient care at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by harnessing the power of nature. Katie developed the initiative as part of her Rapid Evidence Conversion Summaries (RaCES) ...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hosted its inaugural Early Pregnancy Loss Conference at Kilhey Court, Standish at the end of October, bringing together healthcare professionals, patient partners, and advocacy groups to explore the clinical, emotional, and pastoral dimensions of early pregnancy care. The conference was funded and sponsored by 4...

Lt Col Rachel Diss, Occupational Therapist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and National Diversity and Inclusion Lead for the Army Cadet Force, won the Defence Inclusivity Award at the 2025 Soldiering On Awards. The ceremony, held in partnership with Barclays at the Park Plaza in London on 22 October, celebrated...

Paul Brown, Deputy Director of Research & Innovation (Operations) at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has an additional national role as Director of the UK Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Network, and recently addressed over 750 attendees at the UKCRF Network Conference 2025. Held at Birmingham’s International Conference Centre, the two-day event...

The fantastic achievements of staff and teams from across Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were recognised at a glittering awards ceremony last week.   The Trust proudly hosted their highly-anticipated Our People Awards on Friday night at Imperial Banqueting Suite, Preston.   The event, hosted by BBC Radio Lancashire's Graham Liver,...

A world-first surgical technique, developed and performed exclusively by three surgeons at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is attracting the attention of colleagues in Europe and America.  Consultant colorectal surgeons Mr Tarek Hany, Ms Alka Jadav and Mr Arnab Bhowmick reached a major milestone in June last year as...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Diaverum as the new provider of dialysis services at Clifton Dialysis Unit in Blackpool, as part of a long-term partnership to enhance renal care across the region. Awarded through a competitive tender process, the seven-year contract with...

Broadoaks Child Development Centre in Leyland, managed by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is celebrating a transformational new chapter in its journey to enhance services for local children and families. Following significant roof and internal refurbishment works, the centre now offers a more welcoming and accessible environment for all...

We are proud to announce that Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been re-accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA), reaffirming our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible care and support to veterans, reservists, members of the armed forces community, and their...

A moment of spiritual significance and celebration took place at Royal Preston Hospital on Thursday afternoon, as the Bishop of Lancaster, the Right Reverend Paul Swarbrick, became the first bishop to celebrate mass at the hospital. Held in the hospital’s chapel, the special 50-minute service brought together senior leaders,...

By day, Sharon Bolton is a skilled and dedicated Theatre Practitioner at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, serving as Team Leader in Gynaecology Theatres.  By night and at weekends, she’s an award-winning hockey coach, nurturing the next generation of talent across Lancashire.  From Walton-le-Dale, Sharon has worked in...

Sharada Gudur, a Respiratory Medicine Consultant at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and a respiratory champion for Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, recently joined representatives from Asthma and Lung UK at the Houses of Parliament to urge the Government to prioritise lung health in its NHS 10-year plan. Respiratory diseases...

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...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Paediatric Elective Surgical Hub has been accredited as part of a Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) quality improvement scheme, recognising clinical and operational enhancements to children’s surgical care. The accreditation of the hub, which is based at the Trust’s Chorley and South Ribble District...

The Department of Anaesthesia at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for providing the highest quality care to patients, after formally being reaccredited with the Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. A benchmark in quality, the Trust received the prestigious award as...

Two teams at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been recognised for their work in cardio-respiratory and sleep services from the NHSE/ICB Health Care Science in Lancashire and South Cumbria Network. The teams were awarded with a Learning, Excellence and Achievement for Physiological Science (LEAPS) Award, and Trust...

The British Medical Association (BMA) have announced junior doctors will take strike action from 7am on Thursday 27 June, 2024, until 7am on Tuesday 2 July, 2024. What’s happening? We have now seen over a year of industrial action across the NHS and staff continue to work hard to provide patients with the...

Former Lancashire Teaching Hospitals technician Steve Whalley recently celebrated an extraordinary milestone - 50 years of an unwavering relationship with the Trust, and what is now the Specialist Mobility Rehabilitation Centre, following a fateful motorbike accident. Back in October 1973, Steve lost his right leg following a life-changing crash, and following surgery...

The British Medical Association (BMA) have announced junior doctors will take strike action from 7am on Saturday 24 February until 23:59pm on Wednesday 28 February. What’s happening? We have now seen over a year of industrial action across the NHS and staff continue to work hard to provide patients with the...

A replacement robotic system is being installed in the Pharmacy departments at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to help both Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital speed up prescription processing to get medication to patients, faster. The update to the Royal Preston Hospital’s Pharmacy department...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust got into the Christmas spirit yesterday as both Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital hosted their Christmas lights switch on and carol services. Reverend Martin McDonald held a service in the chapel at RPH, backed by the Fulwood Methodist Community Choir,...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating after both Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital were named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider, after successfully completing a national programme of local data audits. The NJR monitors the performance of hip, knee, ankle, elbow...

A Consultant Nurse at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for her work in growing the British Indian Nurses Association (BINA) at the recent RCN awards, helping to provide pastoral support for international nurses.  Anu Thomas, Consultant Nurse and Clinical Lead for Stroke at the Trust, celebrated...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Organ Donation team have been honoured for their dedication to organ donation and transplantation after being recognised in the annual Rosie Neath Award. The team were named as ‘Highly Commended Runner-Up’ in the Rosie Neath Award for Outstanding Achievement in Organ Donation at...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has received its Care Quality Commission (CQC) report following inspections in May, June and July of this year. Unannounced inspections took place at urgent and emergency care at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, as well as medical care, and surgery...

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria has launched a new breast pain clinic to support people in Central Lancashire. The new specialist service provides examinations and advice to patients suffering from breast pain in Preston, Chorley and other parts of Central Lancashire and is run by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a ‘Tea for Two’ initiative in its Discharge Lounge to help improve patient experience and staff wellbeing for patients using the service who are waiting to go home. The new programme encourages staff working in the Discharge Lounge to pull up a...

Last week colleagues and families at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust marked Baby Loss Awareness Week, where parents, family, and friends unite with others to remember our much loved and missed babies, who were taken too soon. Over the week colleagues raised awareness and much-needed funds to help those...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Cancer Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria, is proud to have achieved their best ever scores for patient experience, as well as winning at the prestigious HSJ patient safety award for elective recovery – highly commended for patients who are referred on a cancer...

The BMA and BDA have announced that consultant doctors and dentists will be taking strike action for 48 hours from 07:00 on Thursday 20 July until 07:00 on Saturday 22 July. The action by consultants follows on from the longest period of industrial action in NHS history by junior doctors (five consecutive days), which started...

The expansion of the Clinical Health Psychology Service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was launched last week with a ribbon-cutting event attended by Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Member of Parliament for Chorley and Speaker of the House of Commons. Sir Lindsay was invited to formally launch the expansion, with...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals staff received an early present this week ahead of the NHS’ 75th birthday, with the reopening of Charters Restaurant at Royal Preston Hospital. The major makeover was made possible by funds from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity and NHS Charities Together, and following an extensive refurbishment, the ribbon...

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded with a Green Status award for their work in creating a home from home environment for families whose babies need a little extra care following birth. The award is part of the Family Integrated...

Rosemere’s annual Walk in the Dark is returning this year, on Saturday, 22 April. It is a night-time charity walk from Chorley and District Hospital to Royal Preston, and a lot of staff like to get involved. Right now, there is an early bird entry price of just £10 (rather than...

If you have or are at risk of Type 2 diabetes and are struggling to keep your new year’s resolution to lose some weight, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria may be able to help. Type 2 diabetes is largely preventable, and people can significantly reduce their risk simply by...

Expectant parents across Lancashire and South Cumbria now have access to an app that will store all their maternity notes, rather than needing to carry around a bulky paper file. The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria has joined Badgernet, a portal for clinical staff, which provides an app for...

New state of the art gym and rehabilitation improvements at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital have been funded by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity, thanks in part to a grant of £21,042 from NHS Charities Together. The new improved facilities will enhance the experience and outcomes for Core Therapy patients rehabilitating from...

We would like to remind everyone that the Annual Members' Meeting will be held this evening between 6:00pm and 7:30pm. Due to Covid-19 restrictions in place within a NHS setting, we took the decision to once again hold this year’s Annual Members’ Meeting virtually. Of course, whilst it is...

A new initiative to fight eating disorders has been funded by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity, boosted by a £94,000 grant from NHS Charities Together.  The two-year Healthier Thinking for Me project, run by Spring North Consortium with a host of community-based partners, has already supported over 23 young people in Lancashire and...

Black History Month takes place during October, with this year’s theme “Time for Change: Action Not Words".  There are a lot of NHS organised events and meetings online to get involved in,, most of which are detailed here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/black-history-month-2022  Black History Month events across...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomes a new report highlighting the need to reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care services across Lancashire and South Cumbria.    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its findings today (Friday 22 July) following a series of coordinated inspections which took place throughout March and...

Number Six is not only the central character in the 1967–1968 television series but also the average number of weeks from first appointment to operation for cataract surgery at our specialist centre in Chorley. Yes that's right - only 6 weeks. More here: https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ophthalmology-specialist-services

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Dr Ruth Board becomes a UCLan Honorary Clinical Professor The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has bestowed a prestigious academic title on a Preston-based skin cancer specialist. Consultant Medical Oncologist Dr Ruth Board, from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR), has been awarded the title of...

Nearly £161 million awarded over five years to NIHR Clinical Research Facilities, a £49 million (43%) uplift to expand early phase clinical research delivery in NHS hospitals 28 facilities will cover the length and breadth of England, supporting the government’s ambitions to level up health research across the country Existing facilities have provided...

The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network) has appointed Paul Brown to the role of Interim Director. This follows the retirement of Helen Pidd, former Operations Director of the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility (CRF), in December 2021. The UKCRF Network, which is hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (...

A former student nurse at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has defied all odds as she becomes a Registered Nurse following an 18-month apprenticeship. From as early as she can remember, Felecia Benn had always hoped to become a nurse, which she attributes to her two great aunts, who...

Macmillan’s Cancer Information and Support Service in Lancashire has undergone a £48k refurbishment to help enhance the experience for people living with cancer. The service, which has three sites based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, two at Royal Preston Hospital  and one at Chorley and South Ribble...

Throughout the pandemic, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals have kept their visitor policies under regular review to get the right balance between patient safety and flexibility for patients and their families. In response to a more stable Covid-19 position at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals and a reduction...

A member of staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has raised more than £700 for his local NHS by taking on a 100-mile bike ride of Lancashire and Cheshire. Richard Hogger, Assistant Finance Director at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, originally took one of the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity places in Ride London, which...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Board met on Monday 21 September to discuss progress made towards the re-opening of the Emergency Department at Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital. The unit has been temporarily closed since Wednesday 1 April as part of the Trust’s response to the pandemic. The...

A consultant nurse and Clinical Lead for Stroke at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Anu Thomas, has set up an organisation to provide pastoral care for Indian nurses. The British Indian Nurses Association (BINA), set for official launch tomorrow, has been set up with the support and insight of NHS England, NHS...

One of Our Nurses Hello everyone! I am a registered nurse, who has worked at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for the last five years. I am currently living with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, which are life-long and debilitating conditions. These can be a daily struggle due...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to announce that the relocated freestanding Chorley Birth Centre within the Chorley and South Ribble Hospital site will be opening on Monday 14th December 2020. The new centre offers an outstanding birth environment for women with active birthing equipment and birthing pools in...

The month of February marks LGBT+ History month which the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to support. It is a month-long, annual celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Non-Binary history, including the history of LGBT+ rights and related civil rights movements. Since 2011 LGBT+ History Month has...

Staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's new specialist rehabilitation unit have been looking back at their first two months of caring for patients.  The Avondale Rehabilitation Unit, which opened in mid-December, was created predominantly for patients who need more intensive rehabilitation and two or more people to assist and...

The Health Academy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recently invested in a 3D printer that has helped enable the supply of PPE alongside the creation and development of research prototypes. The Ultimaker S5 3D printer was first loaned to The Health Academy just before the pandemic for education...

Residents of more than 100 care homes in Preston and Chorley have been given instant access to healthcare thanks to a new project by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.   The trust has been able to prevent a large number of avoidable hospital admissions since the launch of its new ‘Digital...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced strike action by resident doctors from 7am on Tuesday 7 April until 6.59am on Monday 13 April 2026, starting just after the Easter bank holiday weekend. Health services are expected to be busy over the long weekend, so the public is being asked to use services...

We are celebrating a major milestone in our digital communications! A recent Facebook post about the pioneering cancer vaccine trial at Lancashire Clinical Research Facility has reached more than 800, 000 people - the highest engagement ever recorded on our Trust's social media channels. The post highlighted our involvement in a national...

Gemma Owens, Consultant Gynaecological Oncology Surgeon and Research Lead for Gynaecology at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has been selected as a successful candidate for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Clinical Research Investment Scheme (CRIS). This prestigious award marks an exciting step forward both for Gemma’s academic career and...

Blackpool FC captain George Honeyman has united with agencies across Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire for Safer Sleep Week 2026 - which runs until Sunday - to raise awareness of the lifesaving steps families can take to protect babies while they sleep. This year’s theme, “Baby Necessities,” focuses on...

Here at Lancashire Teaching Hospital, we pride ourselves in being a health research active organisation. We have an expansive Research and Innovation Centre which includes our Clinical Research Facility where we conduct early phase clinical trials. Involving patients and public in our research ensures that we run better studies because:...

Royal Preston Hospital has officially reopened its fully refurbished helipad following the completion of a major upgrade programme made possible by a £720,000 donation from the HELP Appeal - the country’s only charity dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, which funded five in 2025 alone.  The grant, the largest single charitable...

Gemma Devine, a Healthcare Assistant with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, is using her journey with multiple sclerosis (MS) to inspire patients, colleagues, and young people alike - proving chronic illness doesn’t have to hold you back. Gemma, 28, works on Rookwood A, a dementia-friendly ward at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital....

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced national strike action by resident doctors from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July 2025. During the strikes, there may be fewer resident doctors working than usual. Our teams will need to prioritise life-saving care. Less urgent cases may experience longer waits ...

With effect from 8am on Friday 1st August 2025, the Trust will be making a small increase to some patient parking charges across its sites which reflects increases in inflation.  Please note that some patient groups are exempt from any charges, and in some circumstances patients and visitors are entitled to...

Please be aware that the shuttle bus service, which operates between Royal Preston Hospital (RPH) and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital (CDH), is no longer in use. Over the last month, this has been communicated on our Trust website, in local media and via the general office where patients previously...

The National Forum for Health and Wellbeing’s flagship Preston Health Mela will return to the University of Central Lancashire on Saturday 12 April 2025. It will be held at the University’s Foster building from 11 am till 3 pm. Dr Mumtaz Patel, President of the Royal College of Physicians London and consultant...

On 14 January 1985, ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’ by Foreigner was the new UK number one, while Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first outing as The Terminator had just been released in cinemas. That very day, a cold Monday morning, Deborah Gibbons, Sandra Murray, Sanchia Baines, Jill Dixon, Jennifer Hardman and...

Patients on the stroke rehabilitation ward at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital are now pedaling their way to recovery after members of its stroke therapy team joined forces with the trust’s charity team to buy a therapeutic recumbent exercise bike for the ward’s gym space. The new RECK...

World Cancer Day is marked on 4 February each year, and 2025’s theme is ‘United by Unique’. This year we are highlighting how you can get the support you need, and how together we can help everyone affected by cancer. Anne Tomlinson, Lead Nurse Cancer and End of Life Care at...

Chloe Carter, a patient with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, was made to feel like royalty after getting the opportunity to meet Queen Camilla and dress the Christmas tree at Clarence House.  Every year, Her Majesty The Queen – Royal Patron of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity – invites some Roald Dahl...

A leading Lancashire and South Cumbria-based respiratory consultant has advised local communities to be extra vigilant this winter to protect their lungs, following national increases in flu, RSV and COVID-19, which exacerbates other conditions such as COPD and asthma. In the week beginning 9th December, there was a 28% increase in...

Following a first-of-its-kind clinical trial conducted at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Primel has announced use of its Active Hand Shield technology will improve patient safety, address the current challenges of hand hygiene compliance by healthcare workers, and reduce the cost and burden of healthcare-associated infections. The trial of Primel Active Hand...

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 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...

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...

A Gold STAR celebration event was held on Thursday 24 October in Education Centre 1, awarding teams who raise quality standards across the Trust, and are dedicated to improving staff and patient experience. At the event gold stars were awarded to four teams, making 87 gold areas within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The awards...

On 30 October 2024, during the Chancellor’s budget statement, a brief reference was made to the continuing work of the New Hospital Programme. On 29 July 2024 the Chancellor announced a review of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) to ensure it had a ‘thorough, realistic and costed timetable for delivery’. Both the Lancashire...

From Monday 21st October 2024, the ‘urgent’ GP / community blood tests currently provided at Royal Preston Hospital’s blood test clinic will be moving to Healthport Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), Vicarage Lane, Fulwood. The clinic will run from 8.30am – 12.30pm, Monday to Friday. We ask that patients attend before 12noon to...

A global-first operation, performed for the last five years exclusively by three Lancashire Teaching Hospitals surgeons, has celebrated a key milestone. Consultant colorectal surgeons Tarek Hany, Alka Jadav and Arnab Bhowmick performed the 100th case of extra-peritoneal colorectal surgery (EXPERTS) – a novel operation “designed and performed with a view of...

Having hosted the legendary Tony Blackburn and fellow presenter Richie Anderson as part of a BBC Radio 2 takeover earlier this week, Preston Hospital Radio are hoping to build on that platform to encourage more volunteers to present the show. Radio 2 have been in Preston this week, ahead of three days...

Radio 2 is coming to Preston to host three days of incredible live music from some of the world’s biggest pop stars this weekend... and some of their presenters are popping into our Hospital Radio studio at Royal Preston Hospital on the way! Moor Park will be the setting as...

Today is World Bladder Cancer Day, the final day of May, which is also Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. Every year, over 610,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer, and 1.9m people find themselves living with the condition. It is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the 13th cause of death...

Upon meeting Ancy Jogy Jacob, it is obvious to see why the Clinical Practise Educator won the All Smiles award at last year’s Internationally Educated Colleagues Celebration Day. A smile from a nurse can convey acceptance, build trust, help address emotional needs of patients, and reduce stress for patients...

Gregg Stevenson, a former Lead Physical Training Instructor and Mental Health Practitioner at the Trust’s Specialist Rehabilitation Centre (SMRC), secured back-to-back European titles at the weekend, winning gold with Lauren Rowles in the PR2 mixed double sculls (PR2 Mix 2x) at the European Rowing Championships in Szeged, Hungary. The...

It’s Healthcare Science Week (11-15 March) and it’s a great opportunity to find out more about the diverse range of healthcare science careers available within the NHS. Healthcare science has an important role within the NHS. Did you know that over 55,000 colleagues work in healthcare science in the...

Yellow Cold-Health Alert is being issued across the whole of the north west from 6am on Wednesday 7 February until 8pm on Friday 9 February. Children, older people and other vulnerable groups can be particularly at risk in colder temperatures, while people with long-term health conditions, such as respiratory and heart conditions,...

The NHS' top emergency doctor has warned the health service is still in the thick of winter, with norovirus and flu cases at their highest levels this winter and up three-quarters on the same week last year. The latest weekly winter data shows an average of 688 patients were in hospital...

The Gift of Life butterfly sculpture and new memorial garden at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital was unveiled at an informal opening on Thursday 25 January, having been created by the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity to honour organ and tissue donors. The memorial garden was commissioned and paid for by the...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals held the grand opening of its newly refurbished Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit at Royal Preston Hospital on Tuesday (January 23), helping to enhance and improve care for women and families experiencing early pregnancy or complications. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was presided over by Chief Nursing Officer, Sarah...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Paediatric Neuromuscular Service has received a prestigious Centre of Excellence award from leading national charity, Muscular Dystrophy UK. The charity, which helps more than 110,000 children and adults in the UK living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions, awarded the Trust’s Paediatric Neuromuscular Service...

We are currently looking to better understand how we can engage with our members and local population, to keep you informed as well as listen to what’s important to you and our community. The Governors of a Foundation Trust are charged with reflecting the views of the local population...

Thousands of people were in hospital with winter viruses last week, including over 940 patients with flu, as staff contended with significant winter pressure on top of the impact of industrial action. The latest figures for the week to Christmas Eve show there were an average of 942 patients with flu in...

A leading Lancashire and South Cumbria-based respiratory consultant has advised people with respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma to be extra vigilant this winter and ‘protect their lungs’. Professor Mohammed Munavvar, who works at Royal Preston Hospital as a consultant chest physician, has seen an...

Local health experts are asking parents and carers to be aware of the signs of respiratory illnesses in children as temperatures drop. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that causes coughs and colds in winter and is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (a common chest infection) in...

Viewers of Channel 5’s Cause of Death series, which gives an insight into coronial investigations and the work of the mortuary team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, alongside Lancashire Police and the Coroner’s Office, will have witnessed in last night’s episode how Jack Emmett, with the support of his...

Our Gynaecology & Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (GAU) on the first floor of Sharoe Green Unit is currently undergoing a refurbishment in response to patient feedback to improve our services. From 20/11 for around 6-8 weeks the service will be temporarily located in the Gynae outpatient suite on the ground floor Mon –...

The Cause of Death series on Channel 5 has shone a light on real life coronial investigations, going behind the scenes as medical mysteries are solved. Among those helping solve those mysteries are certain professionals within the NHS, whose roles may be less well known to the public. Indeed, some areas...

Around 14,000 people die every year in the UK as a direct result of falls or injuries sustained, with around a third of people aged 65 and over falling at least once a year. As people get older it’s not unusual that they become unsteady on their feet and even though...

  Premier League side Burnley FC and Championship duo Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers are backing ICON Week 2023. The third annual ICON week (25 to 29 September 2023) is here to raise awareness of infant crying and how to cope to support parents/carers and prevent serious injury, illness and even death of...

As we mark Organ Donation Awareness Week, Keith Astbury discusses the importance of donation, five years after his daughter Pippa gave the gift of life. Pippa suffered a sudden brain haemorrhage in 2018, and surgeons at Royal Preston Hospital were, unfortunately, unable to save her. Unbeknown to her family, Pippa’s...

Birthday boy Gregg Stevenson – formerly Lead Physical Training Instructor and Mental Health Practitioner at the Trust’s Specialist Rehabilitation Centre (SMRC) - helped win the World Rowing Championships PR2 mixed double sculls in Belgrade on Saturday, qualifying for the Paralympics in Paris next summer in the process. The veteran, from...

Congratulations to the LTH Microbiology team, who have recently been awarded the bronze LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) accreditation from University College London for the brilliant work they’re doing to make our laboratories more sustainable. LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) is an established audit tool that is used by...

Lancashire Teaching Hospital’s Chief Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Officer Sarah Cullen will be running the Great North Run on 10th September to help raise vital funds for the LTH Children’s Appeal. The funds raised will be used to help improve the experience of all children and their families...

Parents and guardians of young children in the North West are being urged to make sure they have had all the vaccines they need before they start school in September. Having vaccinations before starting school tops up children’s antibodies to fight off serious childhood diseases and stay protected. Before...

A new memorial garden at Royal Preston Hospital was officially launched with a public opening yesterday, which was created by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity to honour organ donors and those who lost their lives in the Covid-19 pandemic. The project was made possible thanks to a generous £100,000 grant from NHS...

A former International Society of Nephrology (ISN) fellow, Aimun Ahmed – a Consultant Nephrologist with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals – has been helping to educate and train on kidney disease in developing countries across the world, in his role as an ISN Renal Ambassador. One of the ISN’s aims is to promote...

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...

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...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals hosted a Maternity Conference 2023 on Thursday, 15 June in Education Centre 1 at Royal Preston Hospital, with a number of lectures from key speakers. The conference, which took place over seven hours, was about coming together to learn, inspire and improve our maternity services, with poster presentations showcasing the...

A specialist Health Day event for people with a learning disability or autism has been held at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital to help patients feel less anxious ahead of their hospital appointment. ‘Our Health Day’ was set up by the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Learning Disabilities team to make it...

On Tuesday 27 June we will host our first of many digital pop-up clinics from AGE UK, at Chorley in the ATC entrance. AGE UK have been granted funding for this wonderful project, to support patients and families from age 18, who feel excluded through digital technology. This scheme will cover a...

Thanks to a successful application from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity, the amazing patients and staff of Ward 8 at Royal Preston Hospital are among 600 lucky recipients worldwide of a special LEGO MRI scanner. The charity submitted an application to receive one of the sets, designed to help children cope with MRI...

This April we marked the 10th anniversary of the Macmillan Information Centre at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, which supports patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria with a range of issues including financial advice and emotional support. On the occasion, colleagues and patients joined together at the hub in the Rosemere Centre...

Our fabulous Baby Beat volunteers were named the UCLan Community Team of the Year 2023 in May, at the Community Leadership & Volunteering Awards ceremony at the University’s Foster Building in Preston. Organized by the UCLan Centre for Volunteering and Leadership, the annual awards highlighted the efforts of those who donate...

My name is Chris and I have been volunteering at Royal Preston Hospital now for over a decade and still find it fulfilling. I retired from an engineering role at BAe Systems in 2011. After about 6 months getting under my wife’s feet, she reminded me that I’d told everyone...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Governors Piotr Spadlo and Janet Miller both attended the Governor Focus Conference at the Kia Oval in London on Tuesday 23 May. Both had a brilliant day, at the famous old Test cricket venue in Kennington, Lambeth – which also hosted England's first international football match and the first...

Channel 5 documentary series Cause of Death, featuring several departments across Royal Preston Hospital, has been long-listed in the National Television Awards for Best Factual. The Candour Productions series, which aired in October and November last year, was also filmed alongside the Coroner’s Office and Lancashire Police, following real life...

There is no substitute for experience, and Lancashire Teaching Hospital’s Major Incident (MAJAX) simulation days at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital – the first such events in the North West – will be of huge benefit for organisational learning at the Trust and for Emergency Medicine trainees across the region. Organised...

The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Learning Disabilities team will be hosting a fantastic interactive event for people with living with a learning disability or autism on Tuesday 20th June. The ‘Our Health Day’ event will take place at Chorley and South Ribble District Hospital from 10am – 1pm on 20th June in...

The fabulous Baby Beat volunteers won the UCLan Community Team of the Year 2023 award on Wednesday night at the Community Leadership & Volunteering Awards ceremony at the University’s Foster Building in Preston. Organized by the UCLan Centre for Volunteering and Leadership, the annual awards highlighted the efforts of those who...

May is Stroke Awareness Month in the UK, raising awareness of the symptoms and the importance of acting quickly when you spot one of the signs. Stroke is one of the leading causes of adult disability in the UK, and two-thirds of people who survive find themselves living with a...

Art Competition - Local schools invited to tell us which environmental issues matter most Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is hosting a special art competition aimed at finding out more about the environmental issues that most to the young people of Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Trust is hosting a sustainability themed...

People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria have been urged to get repeat prescription orders in early to avoid being without vital medication during the coming month which will see three bank holidays as well as nurses on strike. This year, in addition to the Early May Bank Holiday (1 May)...

The Orange Button Community Scheme in Lancashire and South Cumbria has achieved a significant milestone having signed up 2,500 members. The suicide prevention scheme, which launched in September 2020, sees Orange Button ‘wearers’ train to be able to listen to and support people who are struggling and are having thoughts of suicide,...

With hay fever season upon us, it’s important to know how to manage your symptoms and where to seek advice. As the weather warms up this spring, many of us are looking forward to spending more time outdoors. However, for those with hay fever, spring and summer can be...

The most vulnerable residents in Lancashire and South Cumbria are now able to get their COVID-19 spring booster. Eligible people across the region can book an appointment to have the jab or attend a walk-in centre without waiting to be invited by the NHS.   Some care home residents have been...

Wednesday (12th April 2023) marked the 10th anniversary of the Macmillan Information Centre at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, which supports patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria with a range of issues including financial advice and emotional support. To mark the occasion, colleagues and patients joined together at the hub in the Rosemere...

Major trauma patients at Royal Preston Hospital will continue to be supported by voluntary non-clinical service Headway Central Lancashire for the next four years after the local charity received £170,000 in National Lottery Funding. The Major Trauma Patients Support Service began in 2020 and has so far helped 6,470 patients and their families...

People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria have been encouraged not to leave it too late to order repeat prescriptions if they are due in the next few days ahead of the Easter break and the following days of industrial action which will see significant pressure on the NHS. As...

Today the Trust is marking World Autism Awareness Day, which is held on 2 April every year and concludes the annual World Autism Acceptance Week which began on 27 March. Every year, World Autism Awareness Day focuses on sharing stories and providing opportunities to increase awareness and understanding of autism, fostering worldwide...

The first post-pandemic Preston Health Mela event was held on Saturday – a fun-packed focus on ways to maintain health and wellbeing. Hosted by UCLan in the Foster Building, with a wide range of exhibitors, Trust Staff governor Piotr Spadlo and Public Governors Janet Miller and Margaret France were in attendance,...

A Lancashire Teaching Hospitals colleague has earned an Allied Health Professional (AHP) Support Workforce Recognition Award for spreading the word about career opportunities within the Trust. Student Occupational Therapist, Sophie McLean, was recognised by the Allied Health Professions Faculty for Lancashire and South Cumbria for “speaking confidently at a national...

This week the Trust is marking Neurodiversity Week – a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. As a Trust, we aim to support all our colleagues and ensure they feel they can bring their best self to work. This week, we have been speaking to the Neurodiversity...

A Consultant Clinical Scientist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals was a proud guest at the House of Lords last week, after being made an honorary fellow of the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS). Rob Shorten, who started his career in healthcare science as a Biomedical Scientist, was nominated by one of...

Lancashire Teaching Hospital Charity is excited to share its BRAND-NEW challenge event for 2023! Do you fancy the opportunity to abseil down the historic Peel Tower monument in Bury, descending a drop of 128ft to raise funds for the young patients treated at our hospitals? Join us on Saturday 25th March...

Dr Pierre Martin-Hirsch, Director of Research and Innovation and Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, is celebrating remarkable success on two fronts. In collaboration with the International Agency of Research Against Cancer (IARC), a specialised agency of the World Health Organisation, Dr Martin-Hirsch, along with fellow local specialist Professor...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals will be marking World Cancer Day today (4 February, 2023), a positive annual global movement to help unite people in support of the ongoing work to tackle cancer. We live in a time of awe-inspiring advancements in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and as the leading cancer centre for...

Simple steps to keep you safe during your hospital stay Keeping you safe and well while in hospital is a priority for the staff looking after you. There are also some simple things you can do to help keep yourself safe during your hospital stay. From preventing pressure ulcers to...

Residents of Lancashire and South Cumbria are being encouraged to come forward for their COVID-19 booster before the programme ends next month. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that, thanks to the success of the vaccine programme, the offer of an initial booster dose should end...

Vaccinations  Health chiefs in the North West have urged people to grab a vaccine boost to protect themselves from COVID-19 and flu amid continuing high infection rates and hospital admissions.  Hundreds of sites across the region, including general practices, pharmacies and hospital hubs, are continuing to offer first, second and...

A 25-strong first cohort started the Practice-Based Pathway at Preston College on Monday 9th January – a new, unique, innovative entry route into nursing, delivered by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). A first for the United Kingdom, the workplace-based programme, leading to...

The Royal College of Nursing will be holding strike action  from 8pm on 30 April to 11.59pm on 1 May, 2023. The RCN have confirmed that this strike will involve nursing staff working in emergency departments, intensive care units, cancer care and other services that were previously exempt. The RCN and Government are...

The Trust’s Medical Intern Project - shortlisted for Workforce Initiative of the Year at the Health Services Journal awards – has seen its first graduates.  The first batch of Medical Interns who commenced with the Trust in August 2020, shortly after the first lockdown for COVID-19, have now completed their full...

Patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do as a Trust and this week, we are proud to launch our new Patient Experience and Involvement Strategy for 2022-25, which sets out how we intend to build on the fantastic work we already do to deliver high...

The last remaining mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in Lancashire and South Cumbria will close later this month. The centres at St John’s Shopping Centre in Preston, Barbara Castle Way in Blackburn and Charter Walk Shopping Centre in Burnley will close on 23 December. The three sites are the last remaining...

A press release, internal communications and stakeholder updates were issued on 26th September 2022, informing the public of the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme’s recommendations for two new hospitals on new sites for Royal Preston Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary as the preferred option, and alternative partial rebuild...

Pregnant women in Lancashire and South Cumbria are being offered three vaccines – for COVID-19, flu and whooping cough – at special drop-in clinics across the area. The clinics will take place at hospital antenatal clinics and are being offered to help protect both mum and baby. Previously all three vaccines have...

What is Scarlet Fever? Scarlet fever is usually a mild illness, but it is highly infectious. Therefore, look out for symptoms in your child, which include a sore throat, headache, and fever, along with a fine, pinkish or red body rash with a sandpapery feel. On darker skin, the rash...

As National Grief Awareness Week continues, here is the story of Fiona Hanrahan, who lost her father Patrick last December. Our Bereavement team got in touch, and, as we approach the first anniversary of his passing, Fiona said: "Having someone to talk to has brought me a great deal of...

When supporting a person experiencing feelings of suicide or self-harm, the role of the internet is frequently overlooked.   Proudly supporting the Samaritans’ internet safety guidance for practitioners, we are urging anyone who provides support around suicide and self-harm (across health, social care and the volunteer community) to learn how to...

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed up to 100,000 nursing staff will take part in strikes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland next month. But while members of the union will take action at half of the locations in England where the legal mandate for strikes was secured in...

For those on waiting lists for surgery, it is of great benefit to try and maintain a healthy lifestyle - people who are a healthy weight and do not smoke recover better from surgery and have an improved quality of life after their operation. Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care...

As lead post-mortem radiographer Amy Brookes says: “This is a very hidden part of healthcare – not many people know what we do or how we do it.”   But Channel 5 series Cause of Death has helped shine a light on what is a very significant and interesting role within the NHS....

This week we are running a ‘What the Poppy means to me’ feature across our platforms, up to and including Armistice Day on Friday 11th November, when we unite across faiths, cultures and backgrounds to remember the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth. ...

The national Picker Inpatient Survey 2022 is due to get underway this November. We are asking our Lancashire Teaching Hospitals colleagues to make sure that the poster is displayed in all inpatient areas. You can download and print the poster below.

Having launched a new menu including Halal food in July, the Lancashire Teaching Catering team are looking forward to further exciting additions after a visit from the Vegetarian Society. The Vegetarian Society Cookery School, in Altrincham, help more people go vegetarian and have a positive impact on animals, health and...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Medical Intern Project has been shortlisted for Workforce Initiative of the Year at the Health Services Journal (HSJ) awards. A staggering 1,067 entries were received for the Awards, with 219 projects and individuals making it to the final shortlist, from across 162 organisations, reflecting the breadth of innovation and care...

Today is World Menopause Day, and people across the globe are coming together to raise awareness of this natural transition that millions experience - but which remains shrouded in taboo. The menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 and symptoms can last up to ten years, including everything from...

“Babies cry, you can cope!” that’s the message from NHS, local authorities, and healthcare organisations from across the country who have come together this September to promote lifesaving messages to parents. Research suggests that some parents and caregivers can lose control when a baby’s crying becomes too much....

Residents in Lancashire and South Cumbria aged 75 and over, and those with weakened immune systems, are now able to book their own appointment for the new-style booster. This follows the rollout of the new variant-busting jab to care home residents and staff earlier this week. From Monday 12 September onwards, GPs,...

Is three the magic number? Not according to health officials in Lancashire and South Cumbria, who are encouraging residents to check their blood pressure during ‘Know Your Numbers’ week. The national drive aims to get those aged 40 and over to have their blood pressure checked regularly, either at a pharmacy...

Patients and families were invited to the official opening of a new centre in Burnley for people being treated for kidney disease.  John Sagar Renal Centre, at Briercliffe Shopping Centre, provides haemodialysis treatment and outpatient clinic facilities for patients from across the region.   Haemodialysis is a treatment to remove waste...

The Catering team have been working hard to establish a proven and secure method for producing halal food for our colleagues who practise the Muslim faith. The new menu launches today Monday 25th July, a taster session being held last Wednesday for a few colleagues. Imam Khalid Ibrahim and Imam...

Join us for joint branch meeting and learning opportunity. Lead by Mary-Anne Parkinson, JES lead for RCN North West, and Chair of the RCN Stewards Committee, Maggy Heaton, the 2 hour-long learning session will focus on the importance of up-to-date and accurate job descriptions and examine whether existing banding is appropriate...

Gender expression is the ways you present gender, through your actions, clothing, demeanour, and more. Your outward-facing self, and how that’s interpreted by others based on gender norms. If we try to describe masculinity or femininity, we find that it is highly dependent on your culture, your upbringing and...

Thank you so much to everyone who’s registered for our Cross Bay Walk! It’s been wonderful to see so many of you getting involved – it’s also very touching to hear people’s reasons for joining us too. One of our lovely supporters, Rachel Allen, from Preston, has...

The Baby Beat charity team are hosting a Grand Day Out! Do you fancy joining us? Our fun-filled fundraiser takes place on Wednesday 13th July at The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre, at Brock, north of Preston. The day will commence with a two-hour curling session as we take to the...

Unfortunately we are experiencing significant problems with the Recruitment inbox currently so any emails sent to Recruit@lthtr.nhs.uk are not being received and are being bounced back to sender.  In the interim whilst we work with IT to fix this problem, can you send emails to Recruit.Forms@...

UKHSA has advised that cases of monkeypox have increased recently but the risk to the UK population remains low. Advice from UKHSA is that this is because the virus does not usually spread easily between people. It can be passed on through close person-to-person contact or contact with items used...

Happy Pride month! Every June, in the month where the famous 1969 Stonewall riots occurred in the USA, we celebrate pride month and this year marks 50 years since the first Pride march was held in the UK. Pride month is a time where we celebrate people across the gender and sexuality...

Our next Carers’ Forum will take place next Wednesday 25th May at 2pm. This month we welcome our lead for health and wellbeing services, Lindsey Wharrie who will be providing a talk /presentation on health and wellbeing issues. Colin Bowman will also be providing us with an update from NCompass...

Prepared by Karen Whittaker, Clinical Supervisor; Liz Heap and Jo Campbell, Registered Healthcare Professionals, St John’s Mass Vaccination Centre. In February 2021 a team of health care professionals and many others from a range of sectors, including the travel industry, education, nutrition, aesthetics, bioscience and veterinary medicine came together to...

A new health academy has been launched to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Population Health and Health Equity Academy will see health and care partners across Lancashire and South Cumbria come together to develop a consistent approach to reducing the differences...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity chosen as this year’s Charity of the Year by Arco Clothing Centre. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, staff at the Preston based centre have made an outstanding contribution to help support their customers and local charities that are close to their hearts. During lockdown, the company...

Dying Matters week is a national initiative that gives us the opportunity to consider how we support and care for patients approaching the end of their lives and their loved ones, and to reflect on why caring for dying patients well really matters.       Across our Trust, there are a number...

Our next Carers Forum in  collaboration with Lancashire’s Carers Services and NCompass will take place on Wednesday 20th April at 2pm We will also be joined by Carers UK and  discussing our Carers Charter and have our open Forum for advice.   All welcome, please use this link to attend...

  On Tuesday, 19th April 2022, “Public Wi-Fi” will be rebranded to “NHS Wi-Fi”.   Users who are connected to “Public Wi-Fi” will be disconnected and will need to reconnect their devices to the new “NHS Wi-Fi”.   This free Wi-Fi is available to patients and staff at our sites.   The change is part...

You will see this logo more and more across our wards as we encourage all patients to contribute to their case notes both prior to admission and during their stay with us. Read more here

The Covid-19 Pandemic has resulted in thousands more patients being given tracheostomies as breathing tubes. These patients cannot pass air over their vocal cords, rendering them “voiceless.” To communicate is a basic human need. This became the origin of the SRAVI concept.” SRAVI  uses AI algorithms to decipher speech from...

Baby Beat supporter Rebecca Hamilton had hoped to spend Mother's Day last year at home, marking the occasion with her growing family, and visiting her own parents. Instead, she was one of a number of mums who found themselves on our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals...

To facilitate our Nightingale Surge Hub at Royal Preston Hospital, there is a reduced number of spaces on Visitor Car Park B. Please be advised there are alternative visitor parking facilities available including Car Park A (identified in the green circle below) which is adjacent to the emergency helicopter pad....

From Friday 31st December 2021, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has taken the difficult decision to suspend adult inpatient visiting until further notice. The suspension is due to the rising levels of Covid-19 in both the local area and within our hospitals. We will of course be able to continue offering patients/relatives...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has joined up with health care partners across the region to light up green for Children’s Mental Health Week. It follows an announcement that Health leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria have been awarded over £10m of investment to improve children’s mental health and emotional...

With effect from Thursday 24 th  February 2022, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals will be operating a free park and ride shuttle service between Preston Business Centre and Royal Preston Hospital to help support the introduction of afternoon visiting arrangements. Operating on weekdays only, the service will run from 12.15pm – 4pm on a continuous...

Baby Beat are delighted to announce that registration for this years Cross Bay Walk, on Saturday, 9th July, is now OPEN! Do you fancy joining us this year, to help raise funds for innovative, life-changing projects for the benefit of the babies, mums, and mums-to-be cared for here on the...

We are excited to let you know about an important milestone in the work towards new hospital facilities in our region: the announcement of the shortlist of proposals. This is a significant development in our aim to develop new, cutting-edge facilities, offering the absolute best in modern healthcare and addressing...

A message from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals to mark our two year COVID-19 anniversary Dear reader, This weekend (Sunday 13th March) marks the two-year anniversary of the day we admitted our first patient suspected of having COVID-19 into our hospitals, with a confirmed positive result just days later. Since then, patients,...

Adult Inpatient visiting restrictions at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital are to be relaxed from today (Friday 18 February 2022) to allow patients to be able to spend important time with their loved ones. A controlled booking system will be reinstated to enable one visitor per patient to...

Following a £19 million investment, our Lancashire Eye Centre will fully open on Monday December 13th at 4pm at Chorley District Hospital. The building has three floors and will be able to deal with an increased number of patients in comparison with the current Ophthalmology unit. The unit  includes a dedicated...

For the first time in two years, Royal Preston Hospital has been able to get into the festive spirit with a small-scale Christmas lights switch-on. Festivities kicked-off earlier this afternoon in an outdoor garden space at Royal Preston Hospital, where a small number of staff and patients were treated to...

In light of the recent incident at Liverpool Women's Hospital, we understand patients and visitors may have some anxieties. Patients and visitors should be reassured that due to the UK terrorism level threat being changed from substantial (an attack is likely), to severe (an attack is highly likely), that security...

A new centre in Burnley for people being treated for kidney disease has opened its doors to its first patients.  John Sagar Renal Centre, at Briercliffe Shopping Centre, provides haemodialysis treatment and outpatient clinic facilities for patients from across the region.   The unit has been named in tribute to East...

Rosemere Cancer Centre’s new 24 bed Ribblesdale Ward welcomed its first patients at 9 am today (Friday, 22nd October) following a short official opening ceremony attended by ward staff and others involved in the project yesterday afternoon. Former patient Mike Richardson was given the honour of cutting the ribbon to declare...

Baby Loss Awareness Week is a wonderful opportunity to bring us together as a community and give anyone touched by pregnancy and baby loss a safe and supportive space to share their experiences and feel that they are not alone. Our Baby Beat charity does an incredible job to ensure...

A unique initiative aimed at supporting medical graduates from overseas is being rolled out from the end of June at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Sponsored by Health Education England and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, in partnership with the University of Manchester, the Medical Intern Programme supports International Medical Graduates (IMGs) – who currently...

Local care provider Clifton Homecare are holding a sponsored 24-hour cyclathon to raise money for the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity and Trinity Hospice. The team will be cycling for 24 hours starting at 9am on Friday 17th July and finishing at 9am Saturday 18th July. Taking part are Alysson, Lauren, Genna,...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has awarded a contract to refurbish the Ribblesdale Oncology Ward at Royal Preston Hospital to Interserve Construction. The international support services, construction and equipment group Interserve Group Limited has been awarded the contract to refurbish the ward as a result of their recent success in delivering Ward 5...

Press release from Arco: Experts in Safety As the UK’s leading safety company, with a wealth of experience in responding to a crisis, Arco has played a key role in the UK’s response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout the company, staff have made an outstanding contribution to...

That means, from midnight tonight if you are a Preston resident: You cannot have others in your homes and gardens You cannot visit other people's homes or gardens, even if they are in an unaffected area You are not permitted to mix with other households in indoor venues Social bubbles...

Patient visiting is still largely restricted at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the recent lockdown of Preston has served to underline the reasons why it is so important to minimise the risk of spreading the infection amongst patients, visitors and...

A local woman has hand-made 180 face masks to raise money for Baby Beat, the charity which supports mothers and babies being cared for on the maternity units at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Judith Nuttall has been making face masks by hand since the coronavirus pandemic hit to help protect the community...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity are delighted to announce its branding will appear on the Preston North End Junior kits for the 2020/21 season. The club’s new shirts are available for pre-order on Friday 21st August and available in store from Saturday 22nd August, when the first team start their pre-season...

Baby Beat, the charity which supports babies and mothers being cared for at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has, with the help of its supporters and volunteers, sourced donations of pure silk which have been made into handmade sheets to be used by the tiniest babies on the neonatal unit.   Babies who...

A Memorial Garden aimed at providing a lasting tribute to lives lost has been selected by Aviva to benefit from their community fund.  The Aviva Community Fund celebrates and supports charities doing great work all over the UK, providing thousands of causes with funding, skills and resources to help them...

Local man David Rose is set to take on one of the most famously difficult cycling challenges in support of neonatal charity Baby Beat. The Fred Whitton Challenge consists of a 113-mile sportive around the Lake District, starting at Grasmere and taking in the climbs of Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter,...

A state-of-the-art neonatal ultrasound probe, which is essential for scanning babies’ hearts, is now in place at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals thanks to generous funding. The Fort Foundation, a Trust formed by Ted Fort and his company Fort Vale Engineering based in Simonstone, has awarded a grant of more than £4,300 for...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity is launching their very first virtual Rainbow Run on Monday 5th October. The charity team are asking supporters to run, walk, cycle or even scoot their chosen route and distance and gain sponsorship to raise funds to help improve staff and patient experience at Lancashire Teaching...

Local man David Rose and friends have raised over £1,900 in support of maternity and neonatal charity Baby Beat by tackling one of the UK’s most difficult cycling challenges. The Fred Whitton Challenge consists of a 113-mile sportive around the Lake District, starting at Grasmere and taking in the climbs...

The maternity team at Royal Preston Hospital has launched a new programme to support parents and care givers with practical support and safe coping strategies for when a baby/infant is crying frequently. The ICON programme, which stands for: I – Infant crying is normal C – Comforting methods can help O –...

Routine breast screening services are fully operational in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Local people are being assured that it is safe to attend this quick but vital appointment if invited. One in eight women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. The risk increases with age,...

Patient experience and carer experience of the Cancer Services provided by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHTR) is needed to help with service developments and improvements. The aim To understand how best to help and support patients and carers, Health Care Professionals need to know what patient and carer needs are....

At the quarterly LTHTR Council of Governors meeting on 22 October the Trust’s governors discussed how we were inspired by the amazing levels of skill, personal commitment, compassion, flexibility and resilience of all Lancashire Teaching Hospitals staff displayed through these unprecedented times during the Covid-19 pandemic. Governors are continuously kept...

A team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has won a national award for their work in supporting colleagues and volunteers during the coronavirus pandemic. The Clinical Applications Training & Support Department won the Best Covid-19 Training Solution category in the prestigious Health Tech Digital Awards 2020 for their work to develop online training...

The forgotten pandemic is high blood pressure and home blood pressure monitoring is an effective and inexpensive way to keep blood pressure under control and the evidence behind it continues to get stronger. It gives you a way to take control of your health, feel confident and take the pressure...

With the tragic death of Sarah Harding. Just a timely reminder of useful links if you are worried and need a little reassurance. Asking for advice costs nothing. Expert advice from your NHS. Providing outstanding and sustainable healthcare to our local communities The Central Lancashire Breast Unit opened at Chorley...

We’re seeing an increase in severe respiratory illness in children as restrictions ease and people mix more, with cases higher than usual for this time of year and further increases expected over winter months. Parents are encouraged to look out for symptoms of severe respiratory infection in at-risk children,...

The drop-in blood clinics at Preston and Chorley hospitals are currently prioritising only clinically urgent tests for patients as a result of reduced staffing. These urgent clinics will be available between 8.30am and 12.30pm, Monday – Friday, from Wednesday 11th November. You should only attend one of these hospital clinics for...

A training programme funded by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity is to be rolled out more widely across the Trust, thanks to its success in the first year. Developed by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, the Microsystem Coaching Academy (MCA) provides staff with the skills to make local level improvements within the organisation...

Would you like to take part in a research study to find out what works to give women good maternity care in an epidemic like COVID-19? We would like to speak with women who have had a baby (and their partners, if they wish) during the COVID-19 pandemic with Lancashire...

A two-year project aimed at providing extra training for health care professionals who support cancer patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria is being made permanent. The Cancer and End of Life Education Hub, which was first funded by the Rosemere Cancer Foundation, delivers free education and training on the prevention...

The reintroduction of car parking charges at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals will be in place for patients and visitors from Monday 30th November. This is in line with the approach taken by East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay.   We have been very pleased to provide free car...

Mask-wearing staff at​ hospitals in Preston and Chorley are being encouraged to wear photo-ID badges to help foster a stronger connection with their patients.  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has adopted the #AndILookLikeThis initiative to help break down the barrier that can be created by the use of masks.  Alison Cookson, Patient...

The first baby has been born at Chorley Birth Centre, following its official opening earlier this week. The baby daughter of Rachel and Richard Faris, who is yet to be named, was born on Wednesday 16th December at 06:12am. Both mum and baby are doing well. Janet Cotton, Divisional Midwifery...

Governors have a key role in representing the interests and views of our members, the general public and in supporting our Trust’s performance. What do Governors do? Help us to promote membership opportunities and the role of Governor Develop networks for engaging members and the wider community, including minority...

Our Breast Service team is working extremely hard to maintain appointment availability, but unfortunately a high number of patients booked in are not attending their appointments. If you receive an appointment with us, we urge you to attend as this is very important for your health and wellbeing. However, if...

A nurse from Royal Preston Hospital and her partner are planning an epic 24-hour indoor bike ride to raise money for the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity.  Lizzie Coates and Aaron Denver, from Penwortham, were inspired to take on their challenge by Welsh Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, who completed...

A refurbished maternity bereavement suite has opened at the Royal Preston Hospital for parents who experience baby loss. Due to the current Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, the suite was opened at a small gathering of maternity staff and the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Director on Wednesday, and is now...

Doctors in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging residents to not ignore a persistent cough, not every cough is coronavirus (Covid-19) it could also be a symptom of lung cancer. Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer. Around 47,000 people are diagnosed with the condition...

A nurse from Royal Preston Hospital and her partner have raised more than £2,300 for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity after completing a daunting 24-hour virtual cycling challenge. Lizzie Coates and Aaron Denver, from Penwortham, pedalled 420 miles between them in a single round-the-clock effort in their garage from 10am last Saturday. During...

Mothers caring for their neonatal and sick babies at Royal Preston Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are to benefit from six new, specialist electric breast pumps which they can use whilst on the unit. The Medela Symphony pump is the best pump on the market for mothers of premature...

Role: Healthcare Assistant Salary: Band 2 (£18,005 - £19,337 Per Annum, Pro Rata) Enquiry closing Date: 12 noon on Tuesday 16th March Training Dates:  Monday 22nd March – Friday 26th March Interview Date: From w/c 29 March 2020 Some people were just born to care for others… We just need to find you, as we want...

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,...

The UK vaccination programme has now delivered over 27 million first doses, 6.1 million second jabs and more than 6,000 lives already have been saved. Take-up of the vaccine has been exceptionally strong; five out of six people in the first nine priority groups have already chosen to take up the offer. Today,...

Health care colleagues working in the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System have volunteered to be one of the first of a small number of areas in the country to formally ‘accelerate’ the restoration of services. Being part of this ambitious Government initiative is great news for patients in...

With Pansexual Visibility Day taking place today (Monday, 24 May), here are five things we need to do about this key date in the LGBTQ+ Calendar. May 24 is Pansexual Visibility Day. Much like Bi Visibility Day, when bisexual people remove their invisibility cloaks and instead don their fetching bi vis jackets,...

At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals it is our priority that pregnant people have a support partner throughout pregnancy and birth. It is also important that we do all we can to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 and keep everyone who use our services and our staff safe. We know...

Following the recent Government announcement, mandatory social distancing and mask wearing will come to an end as part of daily life from Monday 19th July. However, Public Health England’s infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines are set to remain in place for all patients, staff and visitors in a...

We’re seeing an increase in severe respiratory illness in children as restrictions ease and people mix more, with cases higher than usual for this time of year and further increases expected over winter months. Parents are encouraged to look out for symptoms of severe respiratory infection in at-risk children,...

England’s top midwife is urging expectant mums to get the Covid-19 vaccine after new data shows the overwhelming majority of pregnant women hospitalised with the virus have not had a jab. The new figures, released today, also reveal that no pregnant women with both doses of the vaccine had...

We’re seeing an increase in severe respiratory illness in children as restrictions ease and people mix more, with cases higher than usual for this time of year and further increases expected over winter months. Parents are encouraged to look out for symptoms of severe respiratory infection in at-risk children,...

Dentistry equipment billed as “game changing” for how it can be used to speed patient healing and reduce the risk of treatment complications has been bought for the dental teams at the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals by Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The charity had help from staff...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has completed the purchase of the final section of land on the proposed site for the replacement for Royal Preston Hospital (RPH). The land at Lancashire Central, adjacent to the planned commercial site, has been purchased from strategic partner, Lancashire County Council, as part of the national...

A 12‑year‑old girl has been praised as a “remarkable" young hero by staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after she came to her mum's aid when she suddenly collapsed during an appointment. Helen Whaite, of Leyland, was at Royal Preston Hospital for her daughter Alex's neurology appointment when Alex, who...

After an extraordinary 50-year career in nursing, Noeleen Griggs has officially hung up her uniform – though, as her family lovingly admit, her dedication to caring for others is something she’ll never truly retire from. Indeed, her legacy continues at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, where daughter and granddaughter Anneen and Amelia...

The Bishop of Burnley, Rt Rev Dr Joe Kennedy, visited Royal Preston Hospital on Monday, reflecting on the vital role of chaplaincy teams and sharing how his own recent experience as a patient deepened his appreciation for those who offer spiritual care on the wards. Bishop Joe, who recently marked...

From Monday 2 February 2026, there will be a 24/7 thrombectomy service (including Bank Holidays) at Royal Preston Hospital, which is important for improving stroke outcomes for people in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. Mechanical thrombectomy is a highly effective treatment for some acute ischemic...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Consultant in Critical Care Dr Huw Twamley has been appointed as the interim National Medical Examiner (NME) for England and Wales for a period of 12 months.  One of the most senior and influential positions in patient safety and mortality review in the NHS, the role recognises his...

From Monday 26 January 2026, Ward 23’s Respiratory unit and Ward 20’s Respiratory Enhanced Care beds will be permanently relocated to Ward 19 at Royal Preston Hospital. Ward 19, located on floor 4 of the main ward block, has been closed for some time to allow for extensive refurbishment and improvement works. Going forward, Ward 19...

An amber cold health alert is in effect from until 12pm on Sunday 11 January 2026 across the North West. The amber alert has a matrix score of 13. This means that the forecasted cold weather is expected to have a significant impact on health and social care services. Cold weather can affect...

After half a century of caring for patients across Lancashire and beyond, Angela Wilson, a Staff Nurse in Outpatients at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, has hung up her uniform - bringing an incredible 50-year nursing career to a close. Born in Preston, Angela started her training in general nursing...

A consultant obstetrician at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (LTH) has been appointed as one of five new Vice Presidents of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), one of the most influential professional bodies in women’s health. Jenny Barber, who joined LTH in 2023, will take up the prestigious national...

Wigan Warriors continued their Christmas tradition as they made their annual visit to the Ribblesdale Ward at Royal Preston Hospital on Friday, bringing gifts and good cheer to patients and staff. The visit began in 2016, arranged by one of Rosemere and Ribblesdale's long-term supporters Helen Duchamp, formerly of Bamber Bridge,...

Preston North End took time out from their Championship promotion push to make their annual Christmas visit to the Children's Ward at Royal Preston Hospital on Tuesday. Ahead of Saturday's clash with Norwich City at Deepdale, which begins a packed Festive schedule, North End lifted spirits among patients, families and...

Santa has made an early virtual visit live from the North Pole to Royal Preston Hospital to hear the Christmas wishes of the young patients on the Children’s Ward thanks to technology company, Cisco and their Webex platform. Cisco’s Connected Santa programme gives young patients and their families...

Are you thinking about a career in nursing, looking to progress in your current role, or simply seeking some friendly career advice? The Professional Education Development (PED) Team is here to help! Our Nurse Career Clinics (NCC) run twice a month, every month, offering personalised guidance and support for anyone...

Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Principal Clinical Psychologist Jay McNeil had been on standby to deploy with Serve On’s international response team to assist in search and rescue efforts. However, the situation on the ground has now...

Cases of norovirus are rising within our local communities, and this has led to an increase in the number of patients coming into our Emergency Departments with the virus. Norovirus is highly contagious and can spread very quickly and easily to others, and patients are therefore being advised to stay...

Jay McNeil, Clinical Psychologist with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, is preparing to answer the call and deploy to Jamaica for immediate search and rescue efforts, with Hurricane Melissa making landfall. A 180 mph Category 5, Melissa has been described by a UN agency as the “storm of the century”, and Jay - part...

The sixth Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Conference at The Woodland Suite, Ribby Hall Village, Preston, organised by the Cancer Education Hub in partnership with Rosemere Cancer Foundation, brought together healthcare professionals, patients, and community leaders to focus on the theme of earlier cancer diagnosis and showcase the remarkable work...

Organ Donation Awareness Week is a time to reflect on the extraordinary impact of organ donation and the lives it transforms. Behind every transplant is a story of hope, loss, and generosity - often untold, but always profound. In the following account, one kidney recipient - Sue, from Lindale, Cumbria,...

When Oluchi Okoroafor's name was called out at the Black Healthcare Awards at the Park Plaza, Westminster, she could hardly believe it. She leapt to her feet, ran to the stage and dropped to her knees in tears before collecting the trophy for Health Support Worker of the Year.  "Honestly,...

Gemma Owens, Consultant Gynaecological Oncology Surgeon and Research Lead for Gynaecology at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has been selected as a successful candidate for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Clinical Research Investment Scheme (CRIS). This prestigious award marks an exciting step forward both for Gemma’s academic career and...

After almost 30 years of dedicated service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, we bid a fond farewell to Consultant Clinical Biochemist and Laboratory Director for Clinical Biochemistry, Martin Myers MBE. Martin’s retirement marks the end of a remarkable career which has seen him deliver transformative change to pathology services at the...

We are delighted to launch our new Green Plan for 2025-2028, which builds on our first Green Plan, which was launched in 2022.  Our new Green Plan was officially launched today at Royal Preston Hospital. Our Sustainability Team were joined by Chief People Officer, Neil Pease and Director of Corporate Affairs,...

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK, experiencing severe sunburn particularly in childhood increases the risk of developing skin cancer later in life! Applying a sunscreen with at least a factor SPF 30 and above, is recommended with a UVA (European marking)  symbol, or at least...

Layla Fowler has won the Hospital Caterers Association Rising Star Award 2025! Layla is the Interim Assistant Manager for Domestic Services working within the Facilities Management portfolio. The award reflects Layla’s commitment and dedication to deliver on behalf of LTHTR, the first collaborative Trust Integrated Care Board (ICB) Facilities Management ...

We are thrilled to launch a new partnership between the Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance Cancer Academy, and the Rosemere Cancer Education Hub at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals! Together, we are committed to advancing cancer education and training by empowering healthcare professionals with the skills and knowledge to deliver outstanding care...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Avinash Jha has become the first Intensive Care Unit Consultant in the United Kingdom to achieve the European Society of NeuroSonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (ESNCH) certification. Dr Jha was recently awarded the internationally-recognised neurosonology certification in Budapest, Hungary, after passing a demanding two-part exam. This much-coveted qualification...

Former Trust colleague Gregg Stevenson was at Buckingham Palace today to receive his MBE from King Charles. The former Royal Engineer Commando worked for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Specialist Mobility Rehabilitation Centre (SMRC) as lead physical training instructor and mental health practitioner, having been referred to SMRC after losing both his...

A pioneering degree apprenticeship scheme is opening new doors for aspiring therapeutic radiographers, with Terry Laing leading the way as the first from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals to complete the programme in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University. Terry took the opportunity to further his career through the therapeutic radiography apprenticeship, having...

Today, on Victory in Europe (VE) Day, we take a moment to reflect on the end of World War II in Europe in 1945 – a pivotal moment in our history that marked the beginning of peace, recovery, and rebuilding. As a Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces...

Professor Ruth Endacott, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Director of Nursing and Midwifery, recently visited Royal Preston Hospital, spending time in the Sharoe Green Maternity Unit with the Women and Children's Research Team. During her visit she held conversations with Deputy Divisional Midwifery and Nursing Director Jo...

Professor Alison Birtle, consultant oncologist with the Trust, will hold an on-air prostate cancer clinic on the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Lancashire on Wednesday January 29, from 8-8.30am. Professor Birtle has been a regular guest on the show, after featuring on a Men's Health special on Radio Lancashire in...

As a regular and experienced user of video consultations, Alex Woywodt, Consultant Nephrologist with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, was recently invited to take the stage at the HETT (Healthcare Excellence Through Technology) Show at the ExCel exhibition centre in London to highlight the benefits. A passionate advocate for sustainable healthcare, Professor...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Medical Photography Team Lead, Lucy Tinniswood, was the recipient of the Institute of Medical Illustrators’ most prestigious award, the Norman K. Harrison Gold Medal at the Institute's recent annual awards at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Castle Donington. Lucy was awarded the medal by Institute chair Cat...

After over three years of hard work and perseverance, at the age of 41, Zaibunisha Patel has fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a nurse, taking up a role as Staff Nurse in the Endoscopy Unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. Zaib’s story is an inspirational one, finally achieving...

It’s not often you have world champions on the wards at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, but patients had a treat as Wigan Warriors paid a special visit to Royal Preston Hospital on Tuesday 17 December.  The Cherry and Whites, the world’s most successful Rugby League club, have generously given their...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has collaborated with Endometriosis UK on a new volunteer-led support group - the only platform of its type currently available nationwide - to help those with suspected or diagnosed endometriosis.  The Endometriosis UK Lancashire Support Group will offer peer-to-peer support, and a chance to share stories, information...

State-of-the-art radiation therapy equipment at a Lancashire cancer centre has been reducing treatment times for patients since being installed earlier this year. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Rosemere Cancer Centre at Royal Preston Hospital upgraded one of its radiation therapy machines in the summer, taking receipt of the UK’s first Elekta...

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’...

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...

Kate Smyth, Non-Executive Director of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has been listed in the prestigious Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 2024. Recognised for her work as a disability changemaker, Kate is being celebrated as one of the 100 most influential disabled individuals in the UK and a leader in their field. The awards are...

Three neurosurgery registrars from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals have formally participated in the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Associate Principal Investigator (API) scheme - a prestigious opportunity that enables bright and enthusiastic clinicians to gain hands-on experience in leading clinical research studies. This initiative allows registrars – senior doctors...

While many know “Hakuna Matata” from Disney’s The Lion King, for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Neurology Specialist Nurse Bethany McGeorge, the Swahili phrase was one of many she became familiar with during a life-changing experience volunteering in Tanzania. Bethany spent three weeks at Mawenzi Hospital in Moshi, Kimimanjaro, where she...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals – the regional cancer centre - has again excelled in the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey, maintaining an overall Patient Experience score of 9/10 for the third year running, with no scores below the national average. This year’s findings continue the sequence of the most positive results the...

National Patient Survey results released by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have highlighted areas of progress and opportunities for elevating patient care within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The findings of the survey, conducted among adult inpatients at the Trust between July and November 2023, showed LTH has made significant strides in key...

A midwife at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals was announced as the proud winner of a prestigious award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) last week, for the standard of personalised care she provides to bereaved families after a pregnancy loss. Claire Braithwaite, Lead Bereavement Midwife at the Trust, described as “...

Victoria Atkinson, Matron for Community and Specialist Services for Children and Young People at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse by the Queens Nursing Institute (QNI). The award is an prestigious and historic title given to nurses who deliver and lead outstanding care,...

By day, Mike Barnes plays a pivotal role in patients accessing hospital appointments with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and beyond, as a volunteer driver for the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).  In his spare time, the 72-year-old retired former headteacher runs marathons to help raise money for Rosemere Cancer Foundation, Bowel...

A Critical Care patient garden at Royal Preston Hospital has been transformed into a more relaxing space to aid patients in their rehabilitation pathway, with the help of funding from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity. Following the expansion of the Critical Care unit, which was completed in 2021, there was a small...

The remarkable story of patient Kayla Pennington was one of the highlights of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ 16th Upper GI Study Day at Barton Manor, organised by the Rosemere Cancer Education Hub and Trust Upper GI surgeons. In late 2022, Kayla, store manager of Bispham Tesco Express, began getting chronic hiccups whenever...

Colleagues should be aware that patient parking charges has also increased on our sites with the update below: With effect from 8am on Tuesday 1 October 2024 the Trust will be making a small increase to some patient parking charges across its sites which reflects increases in inflation.  Please note that some...

The Finney House Community Healthcare Hub in Preston recently hosted visitors from the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) as a model of best practice. The GHA delivers primary, secondary and mental health care for its population of just over 30,000 using a model similar to the British National Health Service and is...

Having been recognised for outstanding care, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Paediatric Neuromuscular Service has officially received a prestigious Centre of Excellence award from leading national charity, Muscular Dystrophy UK. The charity, which helps more than 110,000 children and adults in the UK living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions,...

This week we are marking Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Sharoe Green Maternity Unit’s 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of providing care for women and their families at Royal Preston Hospital.   Throughout this week we will be chatting to colleagues and patients who have fond memories of the old unit, and...

This week we are marking Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Sharoe Green Maternity Unit’s 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of providing care for women and their families at Royal Preston Hospital.  Throughout this week we will be chatting to colleagues and patients who have fond memories of the old unit, and...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Sharoe Green Maternity Unit celebrates its 20th anniversary today, marking two decades of providing care for women and their families at Royal Preston Hospital. Named in honour of the maternity hospital it replaced, the £17m maternity and gynaecology unit was built with new maternity delivery suites and...

Patients, families and staff at Royal Preston Hospital had a treat on Tuesday as radio legend Tony Blackburn performed a two-hour slot on Preston Hospital Radio. The BBC DJ – whose career spans six decades – played requests and read out dedications from 2-4pm, as well as recalling stories from his...

Gregg Stevenson, a former Lead Physical Instructor and Mental Health Practitioner at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Specialist Mobility Rehabilitation Centre (SMRC), hailed winning a thrilling gold medal as “epic” after Great Britain’s greatest day of Paralympic rowing. The former Royal Engineer Commando began working at the Trust’s specialist mobility...

Gregg Stevenson hopes to bring his remarkable story full circle by medalling at the Paralympics in Paris with rowing partner Lauren Rowles in the in PR2 mixed double sculls. The former Royal Engineer Commando worked for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Specialist Mobility Rehabilitation Centre (SMRC) as lead physical training instructor and...

This week we are marking World Breastfeeding Week and some women who have birthed at Lancashire Teching Hospitals have kindly shared their stories of how breastfeeding looked to them and how they overcame challenges. You can take a read of them below. Lauren and Xander "As a midwife myself, I...

Always one of the highlights of our calendar, the Trust held two Gold STAR celebration events in July, with gold stars awarded to 11 teams. The awards are a time to celebrate teams who continue to go the extra mile, to make a difference and care for our patients and their...

A maxillofacial cancer patient has been given a second chance at life after Lancashire Teaching Hospitals successfully performed the region’s first-ever ZIP flap procedure, which reconstructs 80% of a patient’s jaw. John Farnworth, an 81-year-old from Chorley, underwent the 12-hour surgery, after being diagnosed with cancer involving a large...

World and two-time European champions Gregg Stevenson and Lauren Rowles maintained their unbeaten run in the PR2 mixed double sculls (PR2 Mix 2x) on Sunday in Poznan, Poland on the last day of racing at World Rowing Cup III. As the curtain came down on the final racing before this...

Maggie’s Stillbirth Legacy – regional fundraiser and Pride of Britain award winners - paid a special visit to the Emergency Department at Royal Preston Hospital earlier this month. Maggie's mum Sarah Bernasconi-Parsons, and brother, Oliver brought over 40 bear hug bags (early loss keepsakes), 20 memory boxes for babies and children, 150 adult...

A new patient safety initiative has been introduced at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as part of a UK-wide rollout of Martha’s Rule, which ensures relatives are able to ask for help when they are concerned about a patient’s condition. ‘Call 4 Concern’ (C4C) is an adaptation of the first...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has emphasised their commitment to listening to the views of patients and acting on their feedback, following a recent engagement event with Healthwatch Lancashire.  The event, which was held at Royal Preston Hospital, saw Healthwatch and Trust colleagues speak to patients about their visit, including positive aspects...

With Christmas just around the corner, health professionals in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging people to stock up their medicine cabinets and order repeat prescriptions in good time. Most GP practices and pharmacies will be closed or have limited opening hours over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays,...

As the documentary Cause of Death rounds off its second series, the show would not be complete without highlighting the role of Medical Examiner Officers (MEOS) – who act as the voice of the deceased and bereaved. MEOS are involved in numerous stages of the process after death, from talking to...

The British Medical Association (BMA) have announced junior doctors and dental trainees will take strike action 7am on Wednesday 3 January until 7am on Tuesday 9 January have also been announced.  Members of the public are asked to be mindful of the strikes when considering which health services they need to use...

Forecasters are expecting temperatures in the region to drop from 6pm tonight until Tuesday (5 December) as an amber weather health alert has been issued across the whole of the north west. Children, older people and other vulnerable groups can be particularly at risk in colder temperatures, while people with long-term...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is delighted to announce that Consultant Chest Physician Professor Mohammed Munavvar has been highly commended in the ‘Clinical Leader of the Year’ category at this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards. The award was announced at a glittering ceremony held in London last night (16th November)...

Have you had an overnight stay in one of our hospitals over the past six months? Are you 16 years or older? If so, we need your feedback! The 2023 National Adult Inpatient Survey will launch on 1 November and run through to 30 November 2023, which looks at experiences of inpatients receiving treatment in...

Wedding bells rang out on the Enhanced High Care Unit (EHCU) at Royal Preston Hospital last Thursday (October 5), after a patient was tested for suspected cancer following a fall at home. The happy couple, Paul and Deirdre Holt, who have known each other for 36 years and been together for five,...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is delighted to confirm the appointment of Silas Nicholls as its next substantive Chief Executive. The appointment comes after a thorough recruitment process involving multiple stakeholders from across the Trust and the wider health and care system at both local and regional level. Silas will succeed Kevin...

New Tree of Life blankets will be launched on the first day of Organ Donation Awareness Week. ICU staff nurse and clinical educator Emma Edmonds designed and arranged production of 30 beautiful blankets, that will be placed  on the beds of all consented organ donors. The hope is they will provide...

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is one of the first in the country to launch the asthma Digital Health Passport app this week, marking Ask About Asthma week (11-17 September). The asthma Digital Health Passport is a new digital app to help children, young people and carers...

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is one of the first in the country to launch the asthma Digital Health Passport app this week, marking Ask About Asthma week (11-17 September). The asthma Digital Health Passport is a new digital app to help children, young people and carers...

Peter White has been appointed as Chair of the Trust Board and will be taking up his new position with effect from 1 August 2023.  Peter brings with him a breadth of experience having held senior roles with Lancashire Police during a career spanning over thirty years culminating in his role as...

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...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Lead Chaplain Martin McDonald had the privilege of being ordained as an Anglican Priest on Sunday. One of 24 new Priests and Deacons ordained across Lancashire at the weekend, to serve in The Church of England in Lancashire (Blackburn Diocese) to support its ongoing work across the County,...

Dads-to-be in Lancashire and South Cumbria are set to benefit from the DadPad app - an easy-to-use resource, developed with the NHS, to provide support and guidance. The DadPad app is a useful resource before baby arrives and after baby is born, and is designed to be used as a...

The British Medical Association (BMA), British Dental Association (BDA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have announced 72 hours of continuous junior doctors’ strikes from 06:59 on Wednesday 14 June until 06:59 on Saturday 17 June. Junior doctors make up around half of all doctors in the NHS. Junior doctors are qualified doctors who...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ CES Big Room are currently leading nationally in co-designing a framework for clinical care structured pathway across our integrated care system with key stakeholders. Cauda equina syndrome (CES), is a spinal condition which can lead to paralysis and incontinence, requiring timely diagnosis and management – there remains significant...

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, officially opened a successful launch event to celebrate the multi-million-pound funding boost for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility (CRF). More than £74 million has been awarded by the NIHR...

Last night (Friday 19 May) we celebrated ‘Our People Awards’, the annual recognition programme which celebrates all the fantastic work that happens here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and the amazing colleagues that make it happen. The aim of the programme is to highlight and recognise a wide range of achievements which...

Two Lancashire Teaching Hospitals colleagues will make the journey north to Cumbria next month, hoping to recruit new knitters for the Little Yellow Duck Project. Jennifer Barlow, Transplant Nurse Practitioner [RNA], and Lyndsey Rushton Clinical Nurse Specialist [RNA] are to attend the Women’s Institute annual council meeting on April 3...

At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals we want all our colleagues to be able to bring their true self to work, and we embrace each individual whatever their preferences.    As the Trust continues to mark LGBT+ History Month during February - supporting the month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history...

February is LGBT History Month and as part of our ongoing commemorations of the event, we are taking a look at the different sexual identities. Asexuality Asexual people do not experience sexual attraction. They may experience other forms of attraction (such as romantic attraction), but this does not lead to...

This February the Trust will be marking LGBT+ History Month to show support of the month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history and the history of gay rights and related civil rights movements. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals we want all of our colleagues to be able to bring...

Patients are being asked to think twice before using urgent care services in Lancashire and South Cumbria over the festive period. Our A&E and urgent care services are currently experiencing significant pressures and coupled with strike action taking place this week, this means that people attending A&E can...

Free parking will be available to all patients and visitors over the festive period as follows December 25th 26th 27th and on the 1st & 2nd of January 2023 a blanket immunity will be in place covering these dates. Keep safe and have a great Festive Period.

Therapeutic Radiographer Lindsay Kellett rafflled a signed, framed Preston North End shirt ahead of Christmas on Friday. She raised £600 money for the Rosemere Cancer Centre. Lindsay and daughter Faye were donated the shirt by Chorley based principal sponsors of North End, PAR Group, which was framed at Funky Graphics. Congratulations...

People struggling to manage their money this Christmas have been urged to reach out by health leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The festive period can be stressful for families at the best of times, but potentially even more so this year with the rising cost of living. People often...

People in Lancashire and South Cumbria have been urged to do all they can to minimise the risk of a fall. Almost 1,000 people in the North West died following a fall at home in 2020 and falls are the number one reason older people end up in A&E, with around...

Chief Executive Kevin McGee witnessed first hand one of Ward 21’s rapid five-minute improvement huddles on Wednesday.  Ward 21 have established daily huddles, focused on making improvements for their patients and staff, looking at ward data and agreeing aims and specific objectives.  The idea has already seen improvements in missed medications...

Come rain or shine, Marian Orford has been a familiar face at the COVID vaccination centre at St Johns Centre in the middle of Preston The hub, which is due to close on December 23rd, has played a pivotal role in Lancashire's mass vaccination roll-out. Volunteer Marian this week marked...

Spending the festive season in hospital is something we all hope to avoid.  After another challenging year, we all want to stay healthy and at home with our loved ones.  However not everyone is so lucky, and many people will be in hospital over the Christmas period. That’s why...

GPs across Lancashire and South Cumbria are continuing to see more patients than ever as they prepare for what is expected to be a very tough winter. Winter is always the most challenging time of year for the NHS, with staff facing significant pressure on many fronts, and this year...

Hannah Miller will celebrate her birthday today at Ribby Hall, surrounded by her family - five-month old baby daughter Elsie, son Charlie and husband Nathan.  Rather aptly, Hannah shares her special day with World Prematurity Day, given Elsie came into the world eight weeks early in June.  Back then, Hannah...

Luke Jackson, a staff nurse on Astley Ward ­– Clinical Investigations United at Chorley District Hospital has been pounding the pavements in October to raise funds for the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals' Charity Children’s Appeal.  Luke set himself a target of running 80km over the month, running home from work every...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is asking patients, partners and other key stakeholders to share their views on social value by completing a short survey. As an anchor institution, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is committed to working with partners to reduce health inequalities and work with our communities to improve health and wellbeing,...

In something of a ‘coo’ for the Trust, Luke Summers will be on site every Friday afternoon to ward off the pigeons! Luke, of Northern Pest Management, is a wanted man, having featured in the national press and appeared on Sky Sports News helping at The Open at Royal Birkdale...

Anne Costich is celebrating her Golden wedding anniversary with a special present.  After living with diabetes for 50 years – being diagnosed the week of her nuptials in October 1972 - she has been awarded an Alan Nabarro medal.  A volunteer at Royal Preston Hospital for the last 15 years, after retiring from teaching,...

Shazia Hafiz, a Locum Breast Consultant, is pounding the pavement for a good cause on Sunday.  Shazia is raising funds for a doppler to be available in theatres for breast surgery in the Central Lancashire Breast Unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital.  With no funding available, Shazia has taken...

During #BabyLossAwarenessWeek, we took the opportunity to remember lives lost too soon.  Our Walk to Remember started the week in the autumn sun in Avenham Park, as memories of all-too-brief times shared were lovingly recalled.  Then our ED in Preston and Sharoe Green Unit was illuminated blue and pink to...

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has received a £59.1million award to translate its scientific discoveries into new treatments, diagnostic tests, and medical technologies to improve patients’ lives over the next five years. Part of nearly £800 million awarded to 20 new Biomedical Research...

A research project aimed at helping children and young people with neuromuscular conditions be more active has been supported by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity. Research has shown that in children and adolescents, parental perceptions are one of the key barriers and facilitators of physical activity, recreational sport, and sedentary behaviour....

Today is the day to ask... 'Are you alright'? Today is the day to talk about anxiety. Today is the day to talk about depression. Today is the day to talk about the biggest killer of men under the age of 50. Today is the day to talk to each other...

Baby Loss Awareness Week is an opportunity to bring us together as a community and give anyone touched by pregnancy and baby loss a safe and supportive space to share their experiences and feel that they are not alone. Our Baby Beat charity does an incredible job to ensure that...

We urgently need people to give blood, with red cell stocks lower than we would want.  In addition, group A platelets are vulnerable to peaks in demand or drops in collection. We are currently able to supply to orders, with some need for substitution, and will remain at pre-Amber alert...

Andy Curran has won the 999 Hero award in the Best of Lancashire 2022 awards ceremony held last night at The Crow Wood Burnley. Andy is perhaps a jack of all trades and an aspirant master of all. He puts down his work ethic to having a short attention span and need...

The Lancashire SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination) Centre at Royal Preston Hospital provides forensic examinations, advice and comprehensive support services for people of all ages who make a complaint of rape or sexual assault. Granada Reports will be airing a news report about the Centre tonight at 6:30pm! The Centre...

There is never just a normal day in the hospital as Jackie now knows only too well. Jackie Hall works Monday to Friday as one of the Education Centre receptionist team, the powerhouse behind the successful running of the vital education service to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals For the uninitiated, Education...

Royal Preston Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for Lancashire & South Cumbria in July 2012.  Since then, the Major Trauma Centre has treated more than 11,500 trauma patients, many with life changing and life-threatening injuries.  As the regional MTC, Royal Preston Hospital receives the most severely injured patients from across the...

Major Trauma Centre Anniversary Royal Preston Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for Lancashire & South Cumbria in July 2012.  Since then, the Major Trauma Centre has treated more than 11,500 trauma patients, many with life changing and life-threatening injuries.  As the regional MTC, Royal Preston Hospital receives the most severely injured...

Major Trauma Centre Anniversary Royal Preston Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for Lancashire & South Cumbria in July 2012.  Since then, the Major Trauma Centre has treated more than 11,500 trauma patients, many with life changing and life threatening injuries.  As the regional MTC, Royal Preston Hospital receives the most severely...

Major Trauma Centre Anniversary Royal Preston Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for Lancashire & South Cumbria in July 2012.  Since then, the Major Trauma Centre has treated more than 11,500 trauma patients, many with life changing and life-threatening injuries.  As the regional MTC, Royal Preston Hospital receives the most severely injured...

Please allow more time to park your vehicle if you are attending a breast screening appointment on our mobile unit at Chorley Hospital.  We appreciate that parking spaces are limited and that patient parking areas have been affected by current improvement work that is taking place on site. Please call 01942 774713...

One of Lancashire and South Cumbria’s lead GPs has been recognised for his significant contribution to public health. Dr Andy Knox, local GP and associate medical director for population health across Lancashire and South Cumbria has been offered a Membership through Distinction to the Faculty of Public Health (FPH)....

Sister Anne, who retired recently from being a volunteer at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after 24 years of loyal uninterrupted service, has been awarded a Platinum Jubilee Award One of only 490 awards to be presented by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, on behalf of The Royal Voluntary Society, to celebrate...

Father Andrew Allman, the Catholic Priest at St Clare’s and current Chaplin at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is moving on, having been given unexpected promotion. We agree to meet in the chapel at the Royal Preston Hospital. He arrives unannounced with the air of someone on a mission and that...

Clinical teams working hard across Lancashire and South Cumbria’s health system are asking for the support of the local communities as we head towards the Jubilee Bank Holiday. The extended bank holiday will see more people come together; and whilst this is a thing to be celebrated after the...

Earlier this week  the Estates team at RPH helped to rescue a large swarm of honey bees that had gathered on the waste yard fencing. The bees had shown no sign of moving on after several hours so a local beekeeper, Viki Cuthbertson, was contacted and she very kindly came...

Neonatal and maternity charity Baby Beat has funded a life-saving baby resuscitation unit for the Emergency Department at Royal Preston Hospital. The Panda Resuscitaire unit will ensure babies born in the emergency department are kept warm and safe before being transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Lancashire Teaching ...

Last year, a team of three runners from Radiology here at the Trust took on Preston’s Guild Wheel (in the pouring rain!) to raise funds for Baby Beat. They succeeded in running the whole 21 mile route in under four hours, and raised over £1,000 in sponsorship for their efforts! This...

We are delighted to confirm that our Chief Executive, Kevin McGee, has been named in this year’s New Year Honours list. A familiar and well respected figure both within the Lancashire health and care system, and the wider North West region,  Kevin was until September 2021 the joint CEO of...

The NHS, particularly in the North West, suffers from a chronic shortage of doctors. Demands on staff have increased greatly, and Britain’s medical schools haven’t been able to keep up with the demand. For a long time, we have relied on attracting doctors from overseas to come and...

Two babies born at home during the festive period have made the history books at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The excitement and anticipation of birth in maternity services is heightened on special days of the year such as Christmas and New Year’s Day as parents-to-be, and maternity staff, patiently wait...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Radiotherapy Department is celebrating 25 years of service and is calling on the public to not delay seeking help if they notice any signs or symptoms relating to cancer. Radiotherapy is used to treat diseases (mainly cancer) and can be given in two ways: external radiotherapy using x-rays,...

A 73-year-old man has thanked staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after marking the end of his cancer treatment on the same day the department celebrated 25 years of delivering a radiotherapy service. Philip Eddleston, from Blackburn, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in October 2021 – which affects the small gland in the pelvis...

The sexual health clinic based at Royal Preston Hospital is relocating services from Monday 4 April 2022 to the Fatima Health Centre on Garstang Road Preston. The Fatima Health Centre will be multi occupancy, other services available are a GP surgery, a dental surgery, a research centre and an onsite community pharmacy. ...

Have YOU got what it takes? Are you interested in becoming a hospital governor? How would you like to be the voice for your community and have the chance to make a difference? We are looking for foundation trust members to join the Council of Governors at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals proudly supports LGBT+ History Month 2022  The month of February marks LGBT+ History month which Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is proud to support. It is a month-long, annual celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Non-Binary history, including the history of LGBT+ rights and related civil rights movements.   In...

The parents of a baby boy who sadly died five days after his birth have raised over £10,000 for the neonatal intensive unit where their son was cared for. Finnley James Adam Morris was born at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on 1st October 2020, weighing 6Ibs 13oz, to parents Adam and Emma Morris...

Lancashire's Directors of Public Health have urged the public to take the threat of Omicron seriously, as they welcome the government's decision to move to Plan B. On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that England will move to Plan B measures, as outlined in the Covid-19 Autumn/Winter...

Staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals in Preston have been shortlisted as finalist for the UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network Awards, which will be held virtually, for the first time, on October 28. They have been shortlisted for the Sharing Learning and Education and have a chance to be the overall winner...

Two colleagues have won a Royal College of Nursing award to mark their outstanding contribution to the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda and the experience of BAME service users and staff across the health and social care sector. Anu Thomas and Deepsi Khatiwada, who are both nurses at Lancashire Teaching...

A new book about Preston North End Football Club is taking the community by storm. North End Souls 2, which tells the story of 16 PNE greats, has been snapped up by around 1,000 people – that’s half of the available 2,000 copies sold in less than a month. Keith Harrison, Writer, Leader in...

On Saturday 18th July, the first ever South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) launched across the country to raise the profile of the British-South Asian history, heritage and identity. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is marking the month-long event with themes that celebrate our British South Asian community, which is over 3 million people...

Cash4Clothes in Preston has teamed up with local neonatal and maternity charity Baby Beat to help raise funds with an ‘Autumn Clear Out’ campaign which will run throughout October. Cash4Clothes are asking people to drop off their unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories at the shop on Blackpool Road...

The Nursing Times Awards have nominated the Maternity Unit at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as a finalist for the prestigious Patient Safety Improvement Award. The team have been nominated for their work in reducing the number of new born admissions to the Neonatal Unit caused by hypoglycaemia (a condition caused by...

We have announced that we will be in a position to re-open the Emergency Department at Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital on a phased and reduced hours basis from the 2nd November 2020. The unit had been temporarily closed since Wednesday the 1st April as part of the Trust’...

Recruitment has begun for a staff team to launch a new rehabilitation unit at Royal Preston Hospital. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals aims to fill 50 roles across various specialities including nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and support roles at the new unit, due to open later this year. There will be a mix...

We are investing £17.5 million to develop enhanced Ophthalmology and daycase facilities at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. Work is now underway and a ground breaking event was held today (Thursday 15th October) to mark the start of the exciting development which is expected to open in October 2021. The new department...

A Scarecrow Trail in Fulwood will raise funds for Baby Beat, the charity supporting services for babies and parents at maternity services run in Preston and Chorley by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The We Are Fulwood community group has organised the fun half-term event running from 9am on Sunday October 25 to...

The family of a little girl whose life was saved by staff at the Neonatal Unit at Royal Preston Hospital have raised more than £600 for the unit from donations received for her first birthday. Mae McGowan-Etheridge was seriously ill when she was born on October 8 last year and is making...

We are delighted to announce that several members of our staff were nominated for the ICS (Intensive Care Society) Awards, held virtually on Tuesday 20th October. The ICS Awards aim to recognise, celebrate and share the exceptional achievements of the whole multi-professional critical care team. The ICS invited applications for...

Patients and special guests had chance to take a behind-the-scenes tour of Ulverston’s new centre for people being treated for kidney disease at its official opening.  Furness Renal Centre, in Sandside Road, Ulverston, brings haemodialysis treatment and outpatient clinic facilities closer to home for patients.  Haemodialysis is a treatment...

Will you take part in our Rainbow Run in support of our Children’s Appeal? Whether it be a 1k Rainbow Toddle for children or a full marathon distance, the choice is yours, so you can set your own personal challenge. Our Rainbow Run will take place from 18th – 24th ...

Running enthusiast and local woman Helen Witter has completed the famous Land’s End to John O’Groats challenge to support Royal Preston Hospital’s Research team. Raising more than £500 so far, Inglewhite resident Helen took on the mammoth challenge after a number of marathons and half marathons she had...

The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity has received nearly £4000 in donations following their successful Rainbow Run. The virtual event ran from 5th-25th October, and supporters were encouraged to raise funds by setting their own challenge, choosing their own distance, location and form of exercise, be it running walking or cycling....

A clinic set up at Royal Preston Hospital’s Sharoe Green Maternity Unit is helping pregnant women who have suffered loss in a previous pregnancy. The Rainbow Clinic was set up with the aim of providing antenatal care to women who have suffered a late miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death...

Baby Beat, the charity which supports babies and mothers being cared for at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, is throwing its support behind its ambassador Ranvir Singh, who the charity hopes is quick stepping her way to winning the famous Strictly Come Dancing glitter ball. Award-winning presenter and political editor for ITV’...

Spending the festive season in hospital is something we all hope to avoid, and after the challenges and difficulties 2020 has brought us already, we all want to stay healthy and at home with our loved ones. However not everyone is so lucky, and many people will be in hospital over...

A two-year project aimed at providing extra training for health care professionals who support cancer patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria is being made permanent thanks to funding from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. The Cancer and End of Life Education Hub, which was first funded by the Rosemere Cancer...

Investment in specialist equipment worth nearly £50,000 will allow faster and more efficient treatment for seriously ill newborns and help to improve comfort for mums with complex pregnancies in the maternity and neonatal units at Royal Preston Hospital. Two Lifestart trolleys, enabling the resuscitation and stabilisation of newborns by the bedside...

The maternity teams at Royal Preston Hospital are urging mums-to-be to call their midwife or maternity unit if they have any concerns about their baby’s movements. According to Tommy’s, the charity that funds medical research into the causes of premature birth, stillbirth and miscarriage, and provides an information...

Maternity and neonatal charity Baby Beat has purchased a specialised ultrasound machine for the Women’s Health theatres teams at Royal Preston Hospital, with the help of a £1,000 grant from the Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation. The equipment helps with the placement of epidural pain relief and spinal anaesthetic, both...

Today, 19th November 2020, is International Stop the Pressure Ulcer Day, an annual global event which takes place every third Thursday in November. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of pressure ulcers and the detrimental impact they have – something many people are touched by every year. The annual...

Radiology specialists at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are making innovative use of a mobile operating theatre to ensure patients continue to get the treatment they need during a major refurbishment. Operations that require use of interventional radiology will take place in a newly-installed mobile theatre at Royal Preston Hospital from December....

An annual Christmas shopping event, which usually takes place at Barton Village Hall, has gone virtual this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. The event, hosted by long-time Baby Beat supporter Rachel Lees with the support of her husband and family, will this year take place online with all proceeds going...

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is marking the day during our public Board meeting, taking place this afternoon. 28 years ago, the United Nations called for an international day of celebration for people living with disabilities, to be held on 3rd December...

This year, the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity team are holding an online Christmas Raffle to help raise funds to support patients being treated at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital this Christmas. For £1 a ticket, participants can be in with a chance of winning big, with top...

A new mum from Chorley has thanked diabetes specialists at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after becoming the first woman in the region to begin Hybrid Closed Loop insulin pump treatment during her pregnancy. Rebecca O'Connor, 35, gave birth to her daughter Róisín in October after receiving treatment from the team...

Patients who need specialist rehabilitation in order to return home from hospital will be cared for in a new facility opened at Royal Preston Hospital this week.  Avondale Rehabilitation Unit is a new service offered by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, predominantly for patients who need more intensive rehabilitation and two or...

Two babies who spent their first few months of life together at Royal Preston Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are being taken on a sponsored walk of the Blackpool illuminations to raise money for Baby Beat. Daisy and Arlo, who were both born prematurely in May of this...

Lancashire’s most advanced surgical robotic system has performed its 1000th procedure in its third year in place at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The DaVinci Xi robotic system, which conducted its first operation at the Trust on 3rd May 2017, means Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has one of the country’s biggest robotic...

Handcrafted bespoke cashmere scarves and neck warmers are being made in Fulwood to bring a touch of luxury to fundraising for Rosemere Cancer Foundation! The items are being created by longstanding supporter Gill Ellard, who raised more than £300 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation in the run up to Christmas by making...

New graphics raising awareness of sepsis have been installed at Royal Preston Hospital thanks to a city businessman who ran the London Marathon in aid of the Critical Care Unit.  Mark Delaney, from Preston, raised £2,400 for the Critical Care Unit in 2019 to say thank you for the care his dad ...

The owner of a dog grooming salon in Lancashire has raised more than £1,600 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Royal Preston Hospital by creating a ‘doggy calendar’. Laura Abrams, who runs Furry Tails Professional Dog Grooming in Tarleton, created a calendar with all proceeds going to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’...

A team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is supporting a national initiative to bring the exciting world of science and technology to schools across the UK. The Tech Services Team based at Royal Preston Hospital has joined forces with the award-winning charity TeenTech, to help young people understand more about the...

Manchester-based company Posture Care has designed the new system, which makes it easier for COVID patients to breathe and sleep The unique four-cushion system helps nurses position patients in prone - a technique that sees patients lie on their front to improve the flow of oxygen-rich blood A new device...

All this week we’re celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2021. As a teaching hospital, we pride ourselves on developing high quality education and training for all our apprentices – putting them on a path to long-term successful careers with us. During 2019/2020 – we recorded 265 apprenticeship starts and overall, retain approximately 90% of our apprentices....

A Preston-based entertainer will host a six-hour virtual charity party online to raise funds for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity. Stuart Singleton, aka DJ Slug, is a children’s entertainer who has been hosting virtual disco parties for children since the start of the year to help those who are struggling...

In a major milestone more than half a million patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria have now been vaccinated against coronavirus since December 2020. Vaccines are being delivered at hospital hubs, GP-led vaccination centres, Pharmacy-led vaccination centres, mass vaccination sites, care homes and to housebound residents across the area. The rollout...

Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Collaboration’s work in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been recognised by The Duke of Cambridge. This comes after The Duke spoke over the phone with the Pathology Collaboration’s Associate Director of Transformation and Strategy, Gillian Crankshaw. Gillian informed The Duke about the...

World Hearing Day is held on 3rd March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and to promote ear and hearing care across the world. According to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, one in five adults in the UK are deaf or...

To mark International HPV Awareness Day, we chatted with Rebecca Jopson, a Therapeutic Radiographer at the Rosemere Cancer Centre, and who sits on the board of the HPV Alliance, to find out more about Human Papillomavirus. Rebecca, you are a Therapeutic Radiographer and work at the Rosemere Cancer Centre at...

Many of us have missed holidays and weekends away over the last 12 months - so we're giving you the chance to win a much-needed break on us (when the restrictions ease, of course), while still supporting local cancer patients here at Lancashire teaching Hospitals, with our spring raffle. Our fabulous...

Building work is under way at the site of a new centre in Ulverston for people being treated for kidney disease, due to open in July. The new centre, on the former site of Sandside Lodge School in Sandside Road, will provide haemodialysis treatment and outpatient clinic facilities.  Haemodialysis is...

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...

A development to refurbish the Ribblesdale oncology ward at the Royal Preston Hospital is underway.  The Ribblesdale ward is the only inpatient oncology-specific ward in Lancashire & South Cumbria and supports patients with a wide range of clinical needs and end-of-life care. The 24-bed state-of-the-art ward will consist of shared and...

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics. The date of May 17th was specifically...

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals today announced the appointment of Kevin McGee as its new Chief Executive. The appointment comes after a rigorous recruitment process involving multiple stakeholders, representing a range of voices from across the Trust and the wider health and care system at both local and regional level. Kevin will...

Children’s Illnesses – appropriate alternatives to A&E from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals on Vimeo. We are currently seeing an increasing number of children arrive in our Emergency Department at Royal Preston and the same is true of all surrounding hospitals.   For many this was not the best place for them...

‘Sik zyu faa saang dang tai hei’ is what we did as Dr Lam entered the room. Not that we were eating peanuts or sat in the local cinema. We were in the The Rosemere Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital. Waiting to see the reaction, (that’s what the...