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Royal Bolton Hospital Main Entrance

6 Feb 2026

Clean energy upgrades to cut bills for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust to receive £674,000 to upgrade energy technology Funding aims to bring down bills and create saving to reinvest in frontline services Investment forms part of Trust’s

Newborn baby girl laughing and giggling while playing with her mother

5 Feb 2026

Bolton joins world-leading study to test babies for hundreds of rare genetic conditions

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust joins study to screen babies for rare genetic conditions Generation Study aims to diagnose conditions sooner to help transform lives Screening uses genome sequencing using blood

Bolton Foundation NHS Trust Green Plan graphic for 2025-2030

28 Jan 2026

New charging points at Royal Bolton Hospital to support rollout of electric NHS fleet vehicles

New charging points to be installed at Royal Bolton Hospital to support rollout of electric NHS fleet Bolton NHS Foundation Trust awarded £38,000 to install six charge points Investment is

26 Jan 2026

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust appoints five new Non-Executive Directors

Three new Non-Executive Directors and two Associate Non-Executive Directors appointed Tony Allen, Janat Hulston, Ian Williamson, Tirivake Mutambasere and Gita Bhutani join Board of Directors Non-Executive Directors provide independent oversight

23 Jan 2026

Raise money for Our Bolton NHS Charity in 2026 with events in and around Bolton

Our Bolton NHS Charity share local events to inspire people in Bolton to raise funds The charity goes over and above core funding to make a positive difference to healthcare

14 Jan 2026

World first as Royal Bolton’s labs trial AI to improve accuracy of Down’s syndrome test

Bolton researchers achieve world first by using AI to increase accuracy of Down’s syndrome test Technology aims to improve detection and ensures only babies with highest chance receive more tests

9 Jan 2026

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust highly commended at HPMA Awards for neuroinclusion work

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust recognised for neuroinclusion work Highly commended at HPMA Excellence in People Awards 2025 Neurodiversity support includes neurodiversity group, workplace toolkit and training Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

6 Jan 2026

Welcoming some very special babies into the world on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day

Over the festive period Royal Bolton Hospital was thrilled to welcome some very special babies into the world on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Christmas Day started with

Pay Smart Carpets help Royal Bolton’s children’s ward

8 Aug 2025

Pay Smart Carpets fund Royal Bolton’s first ‘Saturday Night Supper’ for children in hospital

Pay Smart Carpets help Royal Bolton’s children’s ward host first ‘Saturday Night Supper’ Initiative aims to feed and support parents, carers and families whose children stay in hospital overnight Supper

Diagnosis of skin cancer

2 Apr 2025

AI technology to speed up diagnosis of skin cancer and ease dermatology capacity

AI technology being deployed to speed up skin cancer diagnosis and manage demand DERM helps classify scans of skin to determine whether it’s benign or requires treatment Fast-tracked patients will