Latest news stories from ELHT

Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust. 

Posted: 9 March 2018
Green Light for £15.6 million Burnley Hospital Development

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is delighted to announce approval for major new investment on its Burnley General Teaching Hospital (BGTH) site.

Posted: 8 March 2018
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.

Posted: 7 March 2018
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.

Posted: 7 March 2018
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.

Posted: 6 March 2018
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.

Posted: 27 February 2018
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!

Posted: 23 February 2018
£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.