Latest news stories from ELHT

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Posted: 1 November 2019
Bev Hammond: Reproductive Health and Children’s researcher #YourPathinResearch

I qualified as a midwife in 2006 and initially started a PGCE teaching qualification in post-compulsory education....

Posted: 31 October 2019
Lifesaving nurses honoured with Trust’s top award

A trio of quick acting nurses working at Accrington Victoria Hospital’s Minor Injuries Unit

Posted: 31 October 2019
Close ‘knit’ volunteers help people living with dementia

Volunteers at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) have teamed up with the Lancashire Volunteer Partnership and local knitting groups to help people living with dementia.

Posted: 24 October 2019
Patricia Anderson, Non-Executive Director

NHS Improvement has confirmed the return of Mrs Patricia (Trish) Anderson as Non-Executive Director.....

Posted: 22 October 2019
More hospital opportunities for local unemployed

Twelve more local people have gained a national qualification and relevant work experience by.....

Posted: 18 October 2019
East Lancashire midwife appointed Public Health England Physical Activity Clinical Champion

Sarah Johnson, a midwife at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, has been appointed to work for Public Health England (PHE) as a Physical Activity Clinical Champion.

Posted: 17 October 2019
Sound system donation is music to the ears of expectant mums in Blackburn

A man from Bolton generously donated four Panasonic Audio units for the birthing rooms at Blackburn Birth Centre, after raising funds through a charity boxing match.