Latest news stories from ELHT
Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust.
ELHT&me launches charity partnership with The Willows
Staff at The Willows Pub and Restauant in Guide have chosen hospital charity ELHT&me to become the refurbished restaurant’s official charity partner.
£500 donation to set up Samaritan helpline for all patient phones
Al-khair Foundation, a well-known international charity that assists with many local and national issues, including loneliness and mental health, have donated £500 to local hospital charity ELHT&Me as part of a mental health initiative for patients at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust (ELHT).
East Lancashire Hospitals first in UK to introduce new CT scan technology
Patients requiring potentially life-changing investigations are benefitting from a new, state-of-the-art scanner installed last month at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital.
Have a heart, save a life
East Lancashire Hospitals Trust hosted a special event during Organ Donation Week to raise awareness of organ donation and talking about decisions with family members.
Inpatients rate East Lancashire Hospitals best in region
Inpatients rate East Lancashire’s five NHS hospitals as the best in Lancashire and South Cumbria, according to new data from the NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) survey.
Campaign launched by the NHS in East Lancashire to protect families against flu
NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS East Lancashire CCG and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) are once again targeting families this year in a major drive to protect them from flu.
National Compassionate Care Accolade for Hospital Maternity Staff
East Lancashire Hospitals’ reputation for compassionate care was confirmed last week when maternity staff from the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre won the NHS70 Kate Granger Award for Compassionate Care 2018.