Fylde nurses and midwives to celebrate national event at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

7:27am Sunday 4th May 2008

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Nurses and midwives from across the Fylde's Hospitals will be celebrating the vital role they play in delivering high quality patient care at their annual Making a Difference' day.

The event is taking place on Friday, May 9, at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to coincide with national Nurses' Day.

Nurses from across the Trust will be delivering a series of presentations about some of the innovative developments that have been taking place in nursing over the last 12 months which have led to better care for patients.

These include the introduction of nurse led capsule endoscopy, introduction of a one-stop uro-gynaecology clinic and the introduction of nurse prescribing - all which will be featured at the conference.

There will also be a presentation on Caring for Dignity - What Matters to Patients which will be led by Simone Anderton, Nurse Consultant for Older People and Lynne Birchall, Head of Patient Experience and a talk about a new Oxygen Assessment Clinic by Mel Rosebury, Clinical Specialist and Janet Parkinson, Nurse Specialist for Respiratory Medicine.

One of the highlights of the day will be the launch of the Trust's Ban the Bugs' campaign, a major public awareness campaign about infection prevention.

This will be followed by a presentation by guest speaker Mary Moore, Portfolio Manager for the Department of Health who will talk about what is being done on a national level to tackle hospital infections.

Mandie Sunderland, Director of Nursing and Quality for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "This has become an annual event which all of our nurses and midwives really look forward to.

"There are so many positive nurse-led initiatives that go on in the NHS to ensure patients get the highest quality care possible that sometimes go unnoticed.

"Nurses Day is a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase and celebrate the positive impact that good quality nursing has on providing the best possible experience for our patients."

The day will be attended by more than 100 nurses and midwives and invited guests.