Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

20/11/2025

🌱 Our Green Champions became busy BEES 🐝 last month, joining with other volunteers to help transform Bradford Urban Nature Reserve, run by BEES, into a haven for wildlife.

BEES (Bradford Environmental Education Services) is the environmental department of YMCA Bradford. They help young people, community groups, schools and businesses to develop skills by making a positive contribution to their local environment.

We also launched our new five-year Green Plan, setting out how we’ll cut carbon, improve sustainability and protect the health of our patients, people and communities.

👉 www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/green-plan

20/11/2025

Vaccination can almost halve your risk of being hospitalised with .

Don’t wait. Get your flu vaccine to protect yourself and those around you.

Find out if you’re eligible for a free NHS flu vaccine and how to book through the NHS app or online: www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/vaccination-and-booking-services/

20/11/2025

If you need urgent medical help but you're not sure where to go, use 111 to get assessed and directed to the right place for you.​ Call, go online or use the NHS App.

➡️ nhs.uk/111

20/11/2025

Every pound lost to fraud is a pound lost to patient care. 💷

From Sept 2025, new laws mean organisations can be prosecuted for not preventing fraud - even if management didn’t know.

Together, we can keep the NHS strong.

20/11/2025

Congratulations Genene 👏💙

Congratulations Genene on acheiving your Care Certifice.

19/11/2025

💬 It’s !

Every penny counts - and every action counts too. Together, we can protect our NHS from fraud.

19/11/2025

Reminder:

As temperatures drop, breathing can get harder for those living with COPD. Don’t wait for symptoms to worsen - take steps to stay well and support anyone who might be struggling.

Learn what helps and stay prepared:
➡️ https://nhs.uk/.../chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease.../

It’s World COPD Day.

Colder weather can cause breathing problems if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Make sure you know how to look after yourself or someone else living with COPD.

➡️ https://nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd/

19/11/2025

Our Digital Advocate stand on the concourse last week - thank you to everyone who stopped by, asked questions, and signed up! 🙌

We’re recruiting Digital Advocates from all wards and departments to help improve how we use our EPR system. You don’t need to be a EPR whiz - just someone who uses it and wants to make a difference for patient care. 💙

If you missed us, you can still sign up via our QR code or by email. Everyone who registered will hear from us soon. Keep an eye out for updates.

19/11/2025

❄️❄️❄️ BRRR… It’s coldddd! ❄️❄️❄️

can be risky for older people and anyone with health conditions.

🌡️ Keep warm
🍲 Eat well
🧣 Layer up
💉 Get winter vaccines
🫶 Check on vulnerable neighbours
👉 Your winter guide: nhs.uk/staywell

Temperatures are dropping across the country this week.

Cold weather can have a serious impact on health, particularly in older people and those with pre-existing health conditions.

Find out how you can stay well this winter ➡️ http://nhs.uk/staywell

19/11/2025

1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer. That’s a dad, uncle, brother, partner or best mate.

Prostate cancer is most common in men over the age of 50 or from a Black African or Caribbean background, but anyone with a prostate can get it.

This International Men's Day, check your risk in 30 seconds with Prostate Cancer UK's online risk checker and share with your loved ones.

https://prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker

18/11/2025

⚠️ reach the loved ones of Steven 💛

We are trying to locate any family or friends of:
Steven Lofthouse | 65 | BD18, Bradford

Sadly, Steven recently passed away at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

If you have any information, please contact the Bereavement Office:
📞 01274 364477
📧 bereavement@bthft.nhs.uk
🕗 Mon–Fri, 08:00–16:00

this post to help reach his loved ones.

18/11/2025

The Cancer Services Team are nailing it – an amazing 89.5% have already completed the Staff Survey! 💙👏

A huge to everyone who has shared their views so far. Your feedback genuinely shapes how we grow and improve.

If you haven’t had the chance yet, please do take 10–15 minutes to complete the survey. Every voice matters, every response helps, and everything you share is completely confidential.

Let’s keep the momentum going – make a real difference.