Hospital trust launches organ donation campaign
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18/01/2010
Southport and Ormskirk hospitals are campaigning to boost the number of people donating their organs for transplant. The Give and Let Live campaign is being led by donor transplant coordinator Dawn Lee who has 11 years championing donation and supporting donor families.
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Your chance to get involved in your local Hospital
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12/01/2010
If you’ve gained senior level expertise in the private, public or voluntary sectors, Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust can offer an exceptional opportunity to put your talents to use by making a positive difference to the lives of people in your community.
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Hospital appointments in the winter weather
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12/01/2010
Every winter the NHS experiences an increase in demand for its services and staff and managers at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust are working hard to ensure it is business as usual for patients.
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Rheumatoid arthritis patients at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital are benefiting from a new drug that could revolutionise treatment of their condition. It is hoped the clinical trial of Tocilizumab will transform the lives of patients for whom other therapies are unsuitable or won’t work.
Junior doctors get new 'toy' for Christmas
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11/12/2009
Christmas has come early for junior doctors at Southport & Formby District General Hospital with the arrival of a state of the art life-size doll. But unlike many that are given to children at Christmas, this one doesn't just close its eyes and say 'mummy' it breathes, has a pulse and blood pressure, can sweat, bleed, react to medicine, hear what the doctors are say and even talk back to them.
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