Blackpool NHS Hospital Trust has paid out more than £35 million in compensation for children’s medical negligence legal ...

The organisation which funds healthcare in Lancashire and South Cumbria has been put into the equivalent of financial special ...

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Blackpool Victoria Hospital has announced the temporary closure of its Costa Coffee shop. The hospital’s onsite Costa Coffee is set to close for a full refurbishment. The café will be closed from 5pm ...

Catherine Hudson (right) illegally sedated two patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and conspired with a junior colleague to sedate a third. Credit: MEN Media A "deplorable" nurse who illegally ...

A decision has been made on the future of a jailed Blackpool Victoria Hospital nurse who illegally drugged patients on stroke unit. Catherine Hudson, who was jailed for seven years and two months ...

Catherine Hudson was jailed for seven years and two months in December 2023 for illegally sedating two patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and conspiring with a junior colleague to sedate a third.

The Trust operates Blackpool Victoria Hospital, known locally as The Vic, which serves people living in and visiting Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. A national NHS Staff Survey carried out in 2023 ...

She died at around 10.20am at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on the MCEW Ward following a battle with cancer. Linda's sister Denise revealed how her sister was in good spirits before they got a ...

A doctor who was jailed for punching a dementia patient has been struck off the medical register. Xowi Mwimbi attacked a patient during an incident at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 2021. Dr Mwimbi, a ...

Calls have been made for a zero tolerance approach to aggression against NHS workers in Blackpool after new figures showed 456 ... of incidents was ‘a lot’ and questioned whether other hospital trusts ...