Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Serious safety failings exposed at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

PLUS: An update on heritage trams and their return to Blackpool

Jul 9 •

Luke Beardsworth

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The Blackpool Lead

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Welfare reform must not leave people in Blackpool behind

PLUS: A pensioner died of a heart attack after being left waiting almost two weeks for an urgent bypass operation that should have been done within…

Jun 25 •

Luke Beardsworth

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The Blackpool Lead

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Focus on child poverty after government u-turns on winter fuel payment

PLUS: A care home is warned to take action after a Bispham pensioner choked on his food after an unseen fall

Jun 11 •

Luke Beardsworth

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The Blackpool Lead

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Job cuts and rides shelved as Pleasure Beach cites cost-of-living crisis in announcing further losses

PLUS: An inquest opens into the death of a woman believed to have been murdered - and Blackpool and The Fylde College under the microscope

Mar 26 •

Luke Beardsworth

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The Blackpool Lead

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132 hours waiting for a bed at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as 'corridor care' becomes normalised

PLUS: Marton historian Philip Walsh takes a look at a Lancashire Cotton Manufacturer and philanthropist John Picken Dixon

Mar 5 •

Luke Beardsworth

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The Blackpool Lead

Former Blackpool Vic doctor - sacked after accusations of rape - avoids being struck off

PLUS: Chris Webb's job fair comes to Blackpool

Mar 2 •

The Blackpool Lead

Family correct to raise concerns about treatment of retired joiner who died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

PLUS: Exploring the history of the Hartes building in Blackpool

Feb 5 •

Luke Beardsworth

Independent review underway at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as concerns raised over fetal medicine service

PLUS: Poor performance at one Blackpool school

Jan 26 •

The Blackpool Lead

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Luke Beardsworth

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Death of 17-year-old girl in Blackpool sparks call for change over prescribed medication

According to the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS), 172 people intentionally overdosed using the drug in 2022/23

Dec 1, 2024 •

Man died in Blackpool care home after being given solid food - sparking concerns over future deaths

Terry Manning died in hospital after collapsing while eating a meal

Oct 31, 2024 •

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The Blackpool Lead

Chronic hiccups were sign of tumour for Blackpool mum

Kayla Pennington has shared her experience and treatment for oesophageal cancer

Oct 23, 2024 •

The Lead Editors

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The Blackpool Lead

Blackpool Victoria Hospital promises to listen to victims after figures show sex attacks on rise

Eight cases of staff-on-patient “sexual safety incidents” were noted at the Whinney Heys Road hospital in 2023/24

Oct 16, 2024 •

The Blackpool Lead

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