Emergency Department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals
@BlackpoolHosp
🏥 Providing EMERGENCY & Lifesaving Care across the Fylde Coast 24/7 🚨
#emergenciesonly
🩺 ‼️ HELP; we’re looking for donations of certain items; microwaveable food, hand cream, toiletries, washing powder / liquid, screw top drinks, canned soft drinks, tea, coffee etc etc. If anyone can help please contact
@BlueSkiesFund
01253 957904 🙏🏻‼️
Today we wished a happy retirement to Mr Nigel Kidner
@nigelkidner
after 28 years in the Emergency Department 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 His contribution has been invaluable over the years. Here’s to the next chapter....!
We are proud to announce we have been awarded SILVER 🥈 in the
@BlackpoolHosp
COAST Accreditation inspection of our service. A fantastic achievement....well done to the whole Emergency Department team! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Today was a sad day for
#TeamED
💙 who said goodbye to Becky who moves into her new role within the Trust. Becky started working in the ED 17 years ago as a newly qualified nurse and finished as a Practice Development Sister. She will be sorely missed 💙
#NHS
#NHSheroes
We are extremely proud to announce that
@MrIdari
has won the
@BlackpoolHosp
SAS Educator of the Year Award 🏆 pictured here with
@nigelkidner
Congratulations Ali in your success as part of the ED team👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
We are pleased to announce that our Paediatric Emergency Department achieved GOLD in their COAST inspection yesterday 🙌🏻 Also the first area of the hospital
@BlackpoolHosp
to achieve GOLD in all 12 of the assessed standards! 🙌🏻 Congratulations to the whole team! 🏆 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Sister Chloe has devised a handy pocket guide for all nurses new to ED, pocket size laminates include useful contact numbers, pathways, & hints and tips. Well Done Chloe
We’ve been lucky to temporarily obtain a small space for a Staff Well-Being Room, for when a staff member feels they need a 5 minute moment. It has hot drinks, biscuits, tissues, positivity quotes & some great resource information, including
@LhFoundation
#nhsheroes
#nhswellbeing
Our Paediatric team have been busy undertaking some arts and crafts in their spare time! They’ve made these colourful Disney character face shields as to not be intimidating to young patients whilst in PPE 😊 👸🏻🧚🏼🧞
#emergencydepartment
#nhsheroes
#paediatricemergencydepartment
UPDATE: A nine-year-old boy has sadly died following an incident on a football field shortly after 5.05pm today. Although enquiries are still ongoing, we believe the boy was struck by lightning. Our thoughts are with the boy's family at this sad time. School Road has reopened.
#teamed
have had a hard week this week but tokens of kindness and support from other teams make things so much easier. Huge thank you to ward 39 for their gifts this afternoon - they're greatly appreciated x
#togetherwecare
#bthfamily
#nhsheroes
It’s a big birthday on Friday for our most senior EM Consultant
@nigelkidner
An early get together today was enjoyed by him and a few colleagues. Happy Birthday!
#60
It’s
#InternationalNursesDay
To every single nurse one of our nurses and those across the world….a massive thank you for all that you do today and everyday!
#NHSheroes
🙏🏻
In 2018 we were awarded the
@BlackpoolHosp
Celebrating Success Chairman’s Award & the prize fund has been used as a thank you to staff & to help keep them hydrated whilst on shift by purchasing personalised water bottles! Each member of our MDT will receive one ☺️
#hydration
PD Sister Becky has created our ED Emergency Chocolate Box!* When staff are in need of a little something on their break & can’t make it to the shop. proceeds fund the box & any profit into ED staff funds. 🍫🍬
*other non choc items available!
#emergencydepartment
#nhsretention
Massive Thank You to local restaurant Farina & Co, Lytham who have kindly dropped off some nutritious food for our night staff shift, the day shift are keeping it safe for your arrival
#NHSheroes
Congratulations 👏🏻 to our very own Mr Al-Idari 🏆 who has won 2 awards in the recent
@NHS_HealthEdEng
awards evening! What a fantastic achievement and so well deserved! 👏🏻
#TeamED
Welcome & thank you to the 11, (yes 11!)
#StudentNurses
who opted in & joined Team ED today. We’ve had a very busy 1st day, splitting into groups & trying to social distance as much as possible for training & tours, all overseen by our fantastic Practice Development Sister Becky
This week our Assistant Practitioner Lynn celebrated 40 years NHS service. Our team arranged a surprise out of work get together to celebrate. Here she is with Matron Tara, what an amazing achievement and thank you Lynn for your years of dedicated service
#AssistantPractitioners
Our staff work tirelessly throughout the year, often under pressure during the busy winter periods. We’re hosting a team celebration event & would like to hold a raffle (proceeds to the department)
Can any local business donate prizes? Please get in touch if you can help 💙
Our Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner Lucy has received a Divisional Commendation from Lancashire Constabulary at an awards ceremony this week.
Lucy was commended for her actions following a serious road traffic accident.
@LancsPolice
Today is
#EmergencyMedicineDay
!
We celebrate the specialty of Emergency Medicine, and salute all the amazing people that work
@BlackpoolHospED
& in Emergency Departments across the world.
We are always here no matter what…..
#EMDay2021
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@RCollEM
Congratulations to one of our Emergency Medicine Consultants Mr Nigel Kidner for being named Medical Educator of the Year for the second consecutive year! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🏆
@nigelkidner
@BlackpoolHosp
🚨 NewsFlash - Break In 🚨
We’re having to report that upon arrival to duty our Paediatric team discovered a break in. It appears the culprits were from the North Pole and have decorated our Paediatric department in Christmas decorations! 🎅🏽🤶🏼🎄☃️
#paediatricemergencydepartment
Happy Easter 🐣🐰 Thanks to some very kind local donations we’ve been able to give each member of Team ED working today & Easter Monday their own egg! Here’s Caroline, Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner & the wonderful Paediatric team rainbow!
#nhsheroes
#emergencydepartment
Please remember that violence, both physical & verbal, abuse & threatening behaviour will NOT be tolerated in the Emergency Department either towards staff or patients. The police will be involved in all cases. Thanks. 🛑
If you do attend our Emergency Department this evening, please be patient and courteous. Our staff are working tremendously hard at the moment dealing with an extremely large number of critically ill patients. You will be seen in order of clinical priority. Thank you in advance.
Congratulations to the whole team
@BlackpoolHospED
today! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Amazing work and efforts under such circumstances yet again. Leading by example and going the extra mile.
Sore ears are no longer a problem for our
#NHSheroes
who have kindly been gifted these fabulous headbands made and donated by the generous Preesall and Knott End Covid-19 Help Group as modelled by
#TeamED
here 💙💙
We had a special visitor today, Bobby & his Owner Viv from
@PetsAsTherapyUK
Bobby visited the night staff finishing shift & day shift starting shift, he also visited our patients too. Thank you to Junior Sister Chloe who arranged the visit.
#nhs
#emergencydepartment
#pettherapy
In a world of craziness, kindness goes a long way. Our team contributed towards a present for our Domestic Assistant Helen, although not a direct NHS employee she is part of Team ED & works so hard with no complaints, we wanted to show our appreciation. Well Done & Thank You
This is Ed the Police Officer who’ll be joining us next week in the department to help protect the safety of our patients and staff 👮♂️✋🏻
@LancsPolice
@BlackpoolPolice
First day in new uniform- severe case of imposter syndrome going on! If you had told the scared, confused teenage mum she would be wearing this uniform 13 years later I would have never believed you- anything is possible if you push yourself hard enough
#acp
#ednurse
We had an honorary clinician visit us yesterday. Winnie the Therapy Dog did a walkies ward round in the ED and brought a smile to staff & patients alike!
#doggydoc
🐶 🩺
The Christmas shifts have started! Here’s just some of our Christmas Eve day shift nursing staff. Thank you to each and everyone of our 120+ nursing team who are all working key shifts over the festive period, you are superstars!
#nhs
#emergencydepartment
#nhschristmas
Today Team ED says goodbye to Junior Sister Claire. After 7 years she is taking up a post at Trinity Hospice
Here she is with her leaving gifts and last shift treats
#emergencydepartment
#nhsworker
We are proud to announce we have maintained our standards and have been re-awarded SILVER 🥈 in the
@BlackpoolHosp
COAST Accreditation inspection of our service. A fantastic achievement....well done to the whole Emergency Dept team! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@CareQualityComm
@RCollEM
@EMTAcommittee
Birthday Shout Outs! 3 members of
#TeamED
are all celebrating their birthday today. Staff Nurse Charlotte, Senior Sister Andrea and EDA Karen who is turning 40 today! Happy Birthday Ladies 🎁🎉🎈
People sometimes forget where they are when they come to the hospital. Please show respect for your fellow patients and the staff who you are wanting, and whom are trying, to help you. Remember face coverings must be worn at all times and keep 2 metres apart. Thank you.
#Respect
Wow, what can we say other than THANK YOU to every single person who made our Staff Celebration event last night a huge success!
Congratulations to the colleague nominated winners (some pictured here) Until next time!
#emergencydepartment
#nhsstaff
#nhsretention
Medical & Nursing members of the ED, including our Paediatric team took part in simulation training today, a female patient delivering a baby in the toilet. Simulation training is a great way for our staff to develop & learn
#emergencydepartment
#simulationtraining
#nhstraining
Wishing Colleagues in the
#EmergencyServices
a safe shift tonight particularly our Fire & Rescue service brothers and sisters 🎇🔥🚒
Not forgetting
@NW_Fire_Control
who will be extra busy! 📞
Please enjoy
#BonfireNight
Responsibly!
Keep safe.
This evening is our Staff Celebration event, a chance for all our hard working ED team to get together & celebrate the incredible work they do day in, day out. We would like to thank all the amazing local businesses that kindly donated prizes for our staff raffle 😊
To protect my family and our patients I will be distancing myself from them and I will be living alone for the foreseeable. Cuddles and tears before we say see you soon xx
#Social_Distancing
@BlackpoolHospED
@BTHCrCU
NEWSFLASH: BBC's Ambulance is returning to your screens this year! 🚑😄👏
We’ve again teamed up with
@DragonflyFilmTV
to give a behind the scenes look at the crucial work the ambulance service provided during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. ⬇️
Meet Gabby & Leah, along with their Mum Rachel they’ve been busy making drawstring bags & headbands for Team ED. The bags mean staff can put their uniform in to take home & pop straight in the washer! Thank you so much for your kindness 💙
#nhsheroes
#emergencydepartment