Latest news stories from ELHT

Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust. 

Posted: 20 October 2020
Celebrating Global Clinical Engineering Day

Today (21 October 2020) we are celebrating Global Clinical Engineering Day, and the amazing work our Clinical Engineers do at East Lancashire Hospital Trust to keep our hospital running and our patients safe.

Posted: 10 October 2020
East Lancashire Hospital employees given BEM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Two employees from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have been awarded with a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for their dedication and hard-work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted: 9 October 2020
Pioneering surgery at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Leading Surgeons at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have performed the first robotic surgery of its kind in the North of England.

Posted: 7 October 2020
Help us to help you get the right treatment, in the right place, at the right time.

People across East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen are being asked to use the right local NHS service for them if their condition is not a life-threatening emergency.

Posted: 7 October 2020
Parents urged to act on invitation for child’s free flu vaccination

Health leaders across Pennine Lancashire are urging parents to act when they receive an invitation from school or their GP about their child’s free flu vaccination.

Posted: 6 October 2020
Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital’s Garden of Memories is virtually opened

The Trust has held a virtual opening ceremony for a new ‘Garden of Memories’ on the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital site.

Posted: 1 October 2020
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is encouraging staff to ‘Speak Up’

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust will be taking part in Speak Up Month this October.

The Trust will join other organisations across England to raise awareness of the importance of speaking up; and demonstrate their willingness to listen to workers.