Latest news stories from ELHT
Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust.
Prince’s Trust programme promises bright future in hospital services
Nine young adults from across East Lancashire have graduated with honours from the latest ‘Get Into Hospital’ work opportunity programme...
Paw-fect boost for Burnley staff and patients
Patients and staff on Ward 16 at Burnley General Teaching Hospital were thrilled....
Engineer hailed hero after hospital fire rescue
A young maintenance engineer who raised the alarm and rescued staff, visitors and vulnerable patients from a fire......
Local GP urges at-risk people to get vaccinated against Flu
An East Lancashire GP is urging vulnerable people to get vaccinated against flu this year as evidence of an unprecedented surge in flu cases in Australia may be heading our way.
Services awarded £10,000 extra funding in first Dragons’ Den
ELHT recently staged its very own Dragons’ Den style event, with five innovations successfully securing investment and five more promised support to achieve their potential.
‘Robotic surgeon’ and her patient cycle 170 miles to help people with head and neck cancer
Miss Naseem Ghazali, Oral & Maxillofacial Consultant and Head and Neck Surgeon, Anne Birtwell, Staff Nurse in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Bob Hope, a former patient and cancer survivor, aim to raise £45,000 for ELHT&Me, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust’s official charity.
Patient technology innovation scoops national award
The digital revolution benefitting patients and staff at East Lancashire Hospitals has been recognised with a winning performance at the Public Sector Paperless Awards 2019.
