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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Elective Surgery Update

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are beginning to restart their elective surgery programme, but precautions have to be taken during the Coronavirus pandemic. Director of Operations for Planned Care, Janet Barnsley, explains what patients will be required to do before admission.

Updated Guidance on Shielding

The government has updated its guidance for people who are shielding, taking into account that COVID-19 disease levels are lower now than when shielding was first introduced. People who are shielding remain vulnerable and should continue to take precautions. Changes to the guidance include: ‘shielders’ can now leave their home as long as they are […]