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  • 7 February 2012

    Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Newsletter – Health Matters Edition 2

    BLACKPOOL Teaching Hospitals has launched a new fortnightly news bulletin to keep patients and the public informed about the work taking place across the local health service.

    The electronic newsletter, called Health Matters, will be produced every two weeks and will be available online or sent via e-mail to your inbo

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  • 24 January 2012

    Blackpool Community Cold Weather Plan

    Blackpool Council has been awarded funding by the Department of Health to help keep vulnerable people safe and warm in their homes this winter.

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  • 24 January 2012

    Get Involved - Valuing the Patient Experience

    Would you like to be part of a unique programme to improve patient experience of NHS Hospital Care in the Blackpool area?

    Have you got a few hours a month for a few months to help deliver this programme?

    The aims of the programme are to ensure that Junior Doctors & Medical

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  • 24 January 2012

    North Lancs Health Trainers ‘Get it off their chest’

    North Lancs Health Trainers, a service provided by n-compass North West Ltd, are delivering a Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign in Blackpool, funded by Blackpool Primary Care Trust.  The campaign will be delivered across 6 wards from 23rd January until 9th March.

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  • 24 January 2012

    Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust launches new fortnightly electronic news bulletin

    BLACKPOOL Teaching Hospitals is launching a new fortnightly news bulletin to keep patients and the public informed about the work taking place across the local health service.

    The electronic newsletter, called Health Matters, will be produced every two we

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  • 23 January 2012

    Hospital After Care

    Blackpool LINk wrote to NHS Blackpool and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - the concern is that as funding has been withdrawn from Age Concern Blackpool and District, older patients and those with physical difficulties will become more vulnerable when discharged from hospital.

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  • 23 January 2012

    What is the process for patients to get their names changed?

    Blackpool LINk wrote to NHS Blackpool asking for clarity on what the process is for a person to get their name changed and how long should this process take? Also, what is NHS Blackpool's policy on a patient's request to be called by a different name?

    Response from NHS Blackpool - NHS Blackpool&

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  • 23 January 2012

    South King Street Practice

    A patient attended South King Street Practice for her flu jab. When she arrived, the queue was outside the practice as other patients were attending the morning surgery as well as patients attending for their flu jab.

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  • 23 January 2012

    HealthWatch

    I would like to take this opportunity to update you on some developments that have taken place nationally with regards to HealthWatch.

    The Department of Health informed us at the beginning of January that the new start date for establishing Local HealthWatch will now be April 2013, not October 2012.  This is in r

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  • 23 January 2012

    Whitegate Health Centre

    On Monday 5 September 2011, members of Blackpool LINk went into Whitegate Health Centre from 8am until 8pm.  We asked patients to complete a short questionnaire, as we wanted to find out what effect to people’s health the difficulties with transport services to Whitegate Health Centre may have. 

    We re

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  • 18 January 2012

    Smoke Alarm Fire Education Roadshow

    Between 11am and 5pm this Saturday (January 21st) all Lancashire Fire Stations will be open to the public for people to collect a free 10 year smoke alarm and fire safety guidance, as well as being able to book a free Home Fire Safety Check.

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  • 24 July 2011

    Mental health working group

    Our mental health working group needs your input.

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  • 24 July 2011

    Come to our Issue Group meetings

    The Issues Group discusses the issues that have come into Blackpool LINk since the last meeting and makes recommendations to take forward to the Advisory Group for ratification.

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  • 21 June 2011

    Patient Advisory Liaison Service

    PALS is a one stop shop that there to help you when you need advice, have concerns, or don`t know where to turn.

    They cover all the NHS services in the Fylde Coast and are there to listen to patients and give advice and support. Their aim is to improve the services that you access.

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