Latest news stories from ELHT
Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust.
State-of-the-art Simulator Delivers Better Births
A new initiative to improve safety for women and babies during childbirth has inspired East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) to invest in a state-of-the-art simulator doll at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre.
East Lancashire can help beat kidney disease
An NHS-supported scheme is expanding to make it easier than ever for people with kidney disease living in East Lancashire to take part in health research.
ELHT Maternity Support Worker Scoops Prestigious National Award
A Maternity Support Worker at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre at Burnley General Teaching Hospital has scooped a top UK award for her innovative work to improve maternity services, promote normal births and support her midwifery colleagues.
Best ever national staff survey scores prove employees value East Lancashire Hospitals
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has received a strong endorsement as a place to work by achieving its best ever results in the annual NHS National Staff Survey…for the second year in a row.
Placenta Clinic achieves impressive reduction in stillbirths
A lifesaving initiative by medical staff at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) has achieved a remarkable 20 per cent reduction in stillbirths….in just one year!
£1 million appeal to create better hospitals for all
ELHT&Me, the official charity of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT), has launched a ground breaking £1 Million Appeal and is encouraging local businesses, institutions and individuals to support its work to improve the patient experience at its five hospitals.
Trust’s Super Sunday success
ELHT is trialling ways to increase capacity on their wards and reduce A&E waiting times at the beginning of the week following busy weekends. This is linked to a national initiative called the ‘Monday Surge Programme’ led by NHS Improvement and which the Trust has been participating in.