Bolton nurses recognised in NHS Excellence Awards for dedicated breast cancer screening support to ladies with learning disabilities
Nurses from Bolton NHS Foundation Trust have received national recognition for their involvement in delivering breast screening workshops to ladies with learning disabilities across Greater Manchester. The ‘Let’s Talk Boobs’ project, led by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, was named a regional champion for Improving Health Outcomes at the 2026 NHS Excellence Awards. Developed and […]
The ‘backbone of our services’: Celebrating admin and clerical workers who make sure Bolton’s patients get timely and effective care
A whole army of NHS staff who work behind the scenes to make sure patients get the care they need, with the right service, at the right time are being celebrated for Administrative Professionals Day. Hundreds of admin and clerical workers are based at Royal Bolton Hospital and across Bolton’s neighbourhoods to make sure services […]
New Integrated Transfer of Care Hub to help people home from hospital sooner
A new healthcare hub dedicated to helping people return home from hospital sooner is to open at Royal Bolton Hospital. The Integrated Transfer of Care Hub will be open seven days a week to improve patient experience by increasing flow through the hospital, reducing the amount of time they spend in hospital and creating tailored […]
Family donate £1,200 to Our Bolton NHS Charity after ‘exceptional’ care at Royal Bolton
A family have raised hundreds of pounds for Our Bolton NHS Charity as a thank you to the Royal Bolton Hospital staff who helped save their little boy’s life. At just a few weeks old, Arthur Denney was rushed to the children’s Emergency Department by his parents, Matt and Jess, after he experienced sickness and […]
Resident Doctor Industrial Action Update: NHS Greater Manchester urges the public to only visit A&E for emergencies this weekend to help ease hospital pressures
As the six day resident doctors strike continues, NHS Greater Manchester is urging people to help ease the pressure on busy hospitals this weekend by only attending A&E for emergencies and to know where to go for health advice. So far during the strike action, (running from 7am Tuesday 7th to 7am Monday 13th April), […]
‘Hoppy Easter’ as Lindt donate 3,500 chocolate bunnies to Royal Bolton Hospital
It’s a ‘Hoppy Easter’ at Royal Bolton Hospital after the delivery of thousands of chocolate bunnies from Lindt. 3,500 chocolate bunnies worth £12,000 have been donated through Our Bolton NHS Charity to the hospital’s Neonatal Unit. Nurses and staff working on the unit have shared the gold bunnies with patients and colleagues across the hospital […]
Changes to public parking charges at Royal Bolton Hospital
New prices for public parking at Royal Bolton Hospital will be introduced from Wednesday 8 April. Small increases will only take effect on some of the tariffs that are available to help manage increasing costs for maintaining the car parks and roads across the hospital site. Free car parking will remain for blue badge holders, […]
Welcome to our brand new website – let us know what you think!
Welcome to our brand new website, the home of everything you need to know about Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and its services. The new site contains improved accessibility features and has been designed and developed so that everyone can better interact with the information and news we provide. A lot of what you see is […]
Where to go for healthcare in Bolton this Easter and during industrial action
To stay well and avoid any last-minute health worries over the Easter weekend (3 – 6 April), Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is sharing advice about how to access NHS services. The Easter weekend sees a rise in demand for the number of people who require care and treatment, and services will be reduced when resident […]
Bolton researchers helping to transform lives of people who have experienced a stroke
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust researchers helping to transform lives of stroke survivors Triceps trial uses new non-invasive treatment to stimulate key nerve to reduce hand and arm weakness Around 1 in 3 stroke survivors suffer with permanent hand and arm weakness following a stroke Researchers at Bolton NHS Foundation are helping to transform the lives […]