Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Rape-accused Blackpool Vic doctor finally struck off after 'victim-blaming' ruling outrage

Foy-Yamah has claimed he is the victim of a blackmail attempt - and was not charged by police

May 17 • Luke Beardsworth and The Blackpool Lead

Why was a dad-of-four in distress allowed to walk out of hospital to his death?

Police, the regional hospital trust, the Vic and Blackpool Council will all be ordered to answer questions on their role in his death

May 6 • Luke Beardsworth and The Blackpool Lead

Potential harm to outpatients after 6,000 delayed letters at Blackpool hospitals

The hospital trust can offer no assurances that harm did not occur

Apr 22 • Luke Beardsworth and The Blackpool Lead

Death of baby Olivia-Rose at Blackpool Victoria Hospital means fresh questions over safety of services

Our reporting of problems at Blackpool Victoria Hospital continues

Mar 11 • Luke Beardsworth, The Blackpool Lead, and Michael Holmes

Blackpool mother told NHS therapist she bared her soul to was not qualified

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comes in for scrutiny - again

Mar 1 • Luke Beardsworth, The Blackpool Lead, and Michael Holmes

Woman seriously ill with sepsis spent hours in ambulance waiting for treatment that could've saved her

The revelations come against a backdrop of 2026 winter pressures at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Feb 15 • Luke Beardsworth and The Blackpool Lead

26,500 left with keycards to restricted areas of Blackpool Victoria Hospital after leaving jobs

PLUS - Robert Jenrick it is not, but there has been a defection to Reform UK

Feb 1 • Luke Beardsworth

Blackpool urged to step up efforts to make town better place to live for trans and gender diverse

A 76-page document confirmed high rates of depression and anxiety fuelled by long NHS waits and discrimination

Jan 7 • Luke Beardsworth and The Blackpool Lead

Women and babies have been at risk of death by electrocution in Blackpool Victoria Hospital's maternity theatres

Bosses at the Vic, in Whinney Heys Road, closed the theatre and are now poised to spend more than £250,000 putting the issue right

Nov 12, 2025 • Luke Beardsworth, The Blackpool Lead, and Michael Holmes

Blackpool doctor could finally be struck off after tribunal said he raped a woman

Foy-Yamah's conducted was initially found to have not quite crossed the line for 'erasure from the medical register'

Nov 5, 2025 • Luke Beardsworth and The Blackpool Lead

Mentally unwell STILL waiting days for treatment at The Vic

PLUS: Why fracking entering the national politics debate is not good for Lancashire

Oct 5, 2025 • Luke Beardsworth and The Blackpool Lead

Questions to answer after death of man rough-sleeping during Blackpool storm

PLUS: Blackpool Victoria Hospital will be part of a nationwide probe into maternity services

Sep 17, 2025 • Luke Beardsworth and Michael Holmes

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