Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Our website is www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

Email to raise a concern: bfwh.patientrelations@nhs.net

If you need urgent health advice, please visit www.111.nhs.uk. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of approximately 445,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and the 18 million holidaymakers who visit the area every year. Trust services are provided from the following main sites:

Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Clifton Hospital
Fleetwood Hospital
Whitegate Health Centre
Lytham Road Primary Care Centre
South Shore Primary Care Centre
Fleetwood Primary Care Centre
Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre
National Artificial Eye Service. We employ approximately 7,100 staff and have around 830 beds across all sites. We see more than 108,249 day-case and inpatients, 406,896 outpatients and around 75,214 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.

22/03/2026

The first sign of a stroke might not seem like much. Like - not being able to raise your arm.

But any sign of a stroke is always an emergency. Face or arm or speech, at the first sign, it's time to call 999

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stroke/symptoms/

Do you know where to get urgent help for mental health? 🤷🏽‍♀️If you need help for a mental health crisis or emergency, y...
21/03/2026

Do you know where to get urgent help for mental health? 🤷🏽‍♀️

If you need help for a mental health crisis or emergency, you should get immediate expert advice and assessment. Call NHS 111 and select the mental health option.

You can also call the Mental health Crisis Line on 0800 953 0110

It's important to know that support services are available for you to access, whatever you’re going through.

Find out how to access NHS mental health services and where to get urgent help:
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/

20/03/2026

Hello, Lisa Elliott Maternity Matron here until 4pm to answer any questions 😀

Eid Mubarak to all our colleagues, patients and everyone across our Muslim communities who are celebrating the festival ...
20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak to all our colleagues, patients and everyone across our Muslim communities who are celebrating the festival of Eid-Ul-Fitr.

We hope you have a safe and blessed celebration 🌟

Job of the week: Occupational Health Lead Therapist (Band 7)The post holder will be part of the Occupational Health serv...
20/03/2026

Job of the week: Occupational Health Lead Therapist (Band 7)

The post holder will be part of the Occupational Health service and will provide high intensity interventions – primarily cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). The post holder will work with patients who have a range of complex anxiety and depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.
For full details please see:
https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.trac.jobs%2Fredirect%2F98%2Fvacancy%2F7861414&data=05%7C02%7Csarah.dunn34%40nhs.net%7C05679e85199d45d7f29508de84350246%7C37c354b285b047f5b22207b48d774ee3%7C0%7C0%7C639093560370479146%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FCN39kwZcImlZ1Lagju%2BsAx8qjANRFAEeqDXM2kRhD4%3D&reserved=0

Eating well doesn’t need to be expensive, or complicated. Making the right choice to eating well will keep you well …for...
19/03/2026

Eating well doesn’t need to be expensive, or complicated.

Making the right choice to eating well will keep you well …for longer.

Choosing to eat a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health and help you feel your best and there is plenty of resources online to help you get started.

This Nutrition and Hydration week find out how good health can start online here:
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/goodhealthstarts/online/good-health-starts-eating-well

18/03/2026

Blackpool Health Visitor here between 2–3pm today, to answer your questions about pre-school children 😊

18/03/2026

⚠️ Final winter video update from Chief Medical Officer - Neil Hartley-Smith.

Today Neil shares information on what to expect when you visit an urgent treatment centre and the types of conditions they treat.

He also shared his personal tip to keeping well in 2026 and thanked all our colleagues who worked tirelessly over winter.

Our local Urgent Treatment Centres are located:

📍 Whitegate Health Centre
150-158 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9ES
Open till 8pm

📍 Fleetwood Health and Wellbeing Centre
Dock Street, Fleetwood, FY7 6HP
Open till 8pm

Find out more about urgent treatment centres and other local services here:
https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/services/feeling-unwell

17/03/2026

It's easy for cervical screening to fall to the bottom of your to-do list, but it only takes a few minutes and there are some simple ways to help put you at ease.

Find out more about cervical screening: http://nhs.uk/cervicalscreening

💙 National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists Day 2026 💙 Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists are experts in their field, of...
16/03/2026

💙 National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists Day 2026 💙

Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists are experts in their field, offering a unique blend of skills to provide quality care to patients throughout the cancer experience. They are pivotal in the coordination and delivery of personalised care interventions and offer support physically and emotionally.

To celebrate the day CNS colleagues Tracie and Gemma have shared what they enjoy about their role.

💚 I truly cannot praise the team enough. The experience left me feeling profoundly grateful and in awe of the dedication...
15/03/2026

💚 I truly cannot praise the team enough. The experience left me feeling profoundly grateful and in awe of the dedication, care, and excellence provided by the NHS 💚

A patient who attended our CT Outpatient Department for a CT Scan reached out to share their feedback.

Thank you to everyone involved in this patient's experience for treating them with care and respect.

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Blackpool
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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 millions of holidaymakers who visit the area every year. The Trust comprises Blackpool Victoria Hospital which is a large busy acute hospital, two smaller community hospitals -plus Clifton Hospital; Fleetwood Hospital; Whitegate Drive Walk In Centre and National Artificial Eye Service plus community services in north Lancashire. We employ approximately 7,000 staff and our budget is in excess of £410m per year. We employ 6,964 staff (headcount), treat approximately 104,019 day cases and inpatients (elective and non-elective), 368,554 outpatients and have 86,709 A&E attendances. 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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