Nominate the NHS and healthcare workers making a difference in your life
People invited to nominate Bolton’s NHS and healthcare workers who are making a difference Nominations now open online for People’s Choice Award FABB Awards 2026 celebrates teams and individuals providing exceptional care People in Bolton are invited to nominate NHS and healthcare workers who have provided exceptional care in the past twelve months for Bolton […]
What are your experiences of Bolton’s paediatric Emergency Department?
Families invited to share experience of receiving care in Bolton’s paediatric Emergency Department Patient forum will host up to 20 people on Tuesday 30 June 2026, 10am – 12pm To register interest please email EDForum@boltonft.nhs.uk Families are invited to share their experiences of receiving care at Royal Bolton Hospital’s paediatric Emergency Department. A patient forum […]
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust encourages people to give their time on Volunteers’ Week 2026
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is encouraging people across Bolton to consider volunteering for their local NHS, as the organisation celebrates Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers’ Week (1–7 June) is an annual celebration of the thousands of people who give their time to support others across the UK. This year, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is using the occasion […]
Meet the community nurses providing care in people’s homes across Bolton
Hundreds of people are receiving care in their own homes every week thanks to a team of nurses working across the whole of Bolton. From Westhoughton to Breightmet and Horwich to Farnworth, community nurses provide nursing care including palliative care, wound management, catheter and continence care, and medication support for patients who are unable to […]
Mayor of Bolton raises £6,000 for Royal Bolton Hospital’s Critical Care garden project
The Mayor of Bolton has raised thousands of pounds to support Royal Bolton Hospital’s Critical Care Unit garden project. Councillor David Chadwick chose Our Bolton NHS Charity as one of his three chosen mayoral charities, after receiving life-saving care on the unit in 2024. The generous donation will help with the creation of a special […]
Thousands of nursery and school children in Bolton receive tooth brushing support
More than 6,000 nursery and school children in Bolton have received support with brushing their teeth and maintaining healthy mouths in a targeted effort to improve oral health outcomes. Bolton’s supervised tooth brushing programme, which is delivered by Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and commissioned by Bolton Council, has reached 80 schools and nurseries in the […]
Bolton’s Research Delivery Team celebrates another year of changing lives through research
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust’s Research Delivery Team is celebrating another year of delivering research that’s making a difference in the lives of Bolton’s communities, to mark International Clinical Trials Day 2026. Over the past year, the team has recruited more than 6,000 participants across over 50 research studies, demonstrating the growing strength of research delivery […]
Royal Bolton Hospital submits plans to upgrade main entrance facilities
Exciting plans to create a new modern main entrance at Royal Bolton Hospital have been submitted, marking a major step towards improving the experience for staff, patients and visitors. If planning permission is granted, the redevelopment will be fully funded and delivered by an external partner, with no impact on the Trust’s budget or financial […]
Heartfelt thanks to nurses who cared for Our Bolton NHS Charity supporter on his journey to be cancer free
An Our Bolton NHS Charity supporter has shared his heartfelt thanks to the nurses who supported him during his cancer treatment at Royal Bolton Hospital. On Monday 11 May, Gareth Price rang the bell on the Haematology Day Unit to symbolise the end of his cancer journey, after being diagnosed with lymphoma in 2025. After […]
Bolton cancer survivor to cycle across England and Wales for epic Our Bolton NHS Charity fundraiser
A Bolton cancer survivor is to set off on an extraordinary cycling endurance challenge across the North of England and Wales to raise money for Our Bolton NHS Charity and celebrate 78 years of the NHS. Gareth Price, owner of Bolton Spin Studio, decided to set up the event after receiving treatment from Royal Bolton […]