Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of approximately 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and the 12 million holidaymakers who visit the area every year.
The Trust comprises Blackpool Victoria Hospital which is a large busy acute hospital, two smaller community hospitals - Clifton Hospital and Fleetwood Hospital - three elderly rehabilitation hospitals - Wesham Hospital Rehabilitation Unit, Rossall Hospital Rehabilitation Unit and Bispham Hospital (which is a Nurse Led Therapy Unit) - the National Artificial Eye Service and Blenheim House Child Development Centre.
We employ approximately 6,500 staff and our budget is in excess of £200m per year. We have around 830 beds across all sites and see more than 56,000 day-case and inpatients, 250,000 outpatients and over 91,000 A & E patients every year.
We are also one of four tertiary cardiac centres in the North West, providing specialist cardiac services to heart patients from Lancashire and South Cumbria.
For further details, including the visiting times for each of our hospitals, please visit our website at www.bfwh.nhs.uk.
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June is Blue Skies Hosp Fund Month! Trust physios Ed and Will ran the #EdinburghMarathon for our charity. You can help too! Call 01253 957904
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Joann Jones, a physiotherapist based in Lancaster, is today's #BTHTogether poster star. She helps to empower patients by setting goals.
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June is Blue Skies Hospitals Fund Month! This year, the charity has helped buy Dandle Wraps for the Neonatal Unit. The wrap keeps baby supported and cosy. Here is nurse Stacie Wenman with one of them.
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We have an event today (Thurs, June 15) on how congenital heart services will be provided in the future. You are welcome to come along.
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The 'Two Sharons' are today's #BTHTogether poster stars. They work with overseas nurses to provide excellent support.
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Due to emergency sewer repairs, Preston New Rd will close from Thursday morning for 4-5 days. Disruption expected. Plan journeys in advance.
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