Latest news stories from ELHT
Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust.
Our A&E is “high performing” in challenging circumstances
Our Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital has been highly praised by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine for its performance, whilst managing extremely high attendances and challenges caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.
A focus on World Patient Safety Day
This year’s World Patient Safety Day is dedicated to the need to prioritise and address safety in maternal and newborn care.
Rise in children’s respiratory infections across East Lancashire
Paediatric experts at ELHT have warned that a rise in cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which can cause bronchiolitis in infants and children, has hit the community earlier than expected.
ELHT’s Garden of Memories is in full bloom
Almost a year after the Garden of Memories, based on the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital site, was opened virtually due to COVID restrictions, the area was formally opened.
Trust welcomes new Chief Executive
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has welcomed their new Interim Chief Executive Martin Hodgson.
Hospital Trust Chairman pays tribute to Chief Executive Kevin McGee
The Chairman of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Professor Eileen Fairhurst has today paid tribute to Kevin McGee as he leaves his post as Chief Executive of the Trust.