Latest news stories from ELHT
Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust.
Additional funding to assist with urgent and emergency health care
Bosses at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are pleased to announce that a new Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit (AECU) will open at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital on Friday 14 September 2018.
Trust cuts letter costs in half with digital launch
A new patient communications project by East Lancashire Hospitals has cut the cost of appointment letters by 51 per cent, as part of a trust-wide initiative to drive digital efficiency.
Tauheedul Islam Mosque raises £7,000 for blood pressure machines
The Tauheedul Islam Mosque raised an impressive £7,452 enabling the hospital to replace five old blood pressure machines with state of the art equipment, further enhancing patient care and safety
Hospital’s new guide to help inpatients
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has published a new information guide to assist inpatients and their relatives/carers during hospital stays.
Golf fundraisers ‘club’ together for Chemotherapy Unit
A golf fundraising day held in memory of Peter Hornby raised £2319.54 for East Lancashire’s hospital charity, ELHT&Me.
High scores once again for hospital food, cleanliness
Top marks for food, cleanliness, hygiene and disability friendly environment have been awarded to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) in the Patient-Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) report for 2018.
‘Congratulations’ - nursing staff who contacted Sir Cliff Richard win hospital’s Employee of the Month award
East Lancashire Hospitals Trust’s (ELHT) latest Employee of the Month award has been secured by Staff Nurse Lucy Morris and Healthcare Assistant Lucy Mason.