Latest news stories from ELHT
Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust.
Hospital volunteer Norma “delighted’’ to be the first person to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at ELHT
Norma Roe, who has served as a volunteer on the main reception at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital for 14 years received the Pfizer vaccine this morning at the Hospital’s vaccination hub.
Recognition for hospitals theatre team
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust’s Employee of the Month accolade for December has been awarded to the Blackburn Theatre team (including the on-call anaesthetic team and the Blackburn clinic midwives).
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England visits ELHT
ELHT were delighted to host Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England and Improvement, Hilary Garratt CBE, BSc, MSc, RGN, SCPHN (RHV), PGCE, last week.
Robotic surgery first at ELHT Gynaecology department
A patient with severe endometriosis has been given the chance to undergo the first Gynaecological robotic surgery at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, after her diagnosis left her in pain since she was eighteen years old.
Vision becomes reality as £10 million Acute Medical Unit opens its doors
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT’s) vision for a single Acute Medical system of care has become a reality as it opens the doors of its brand new £10 million Acute Medical Unit (AMU).
The loss of a friend and colleague, Cristina Baldwin
It is with deep regret and huge sadness that we share the devastating news that we have lost a friend and colleague, Cristina Baldwin.