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All the latest news and patient stories from Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

Room full of long serving colleagues for Bolton NHS FT's Long Service Awards

3 Jul 2026

Bolton’s dedicated NHS workers share what health service means to them on 78th birthday

NHS celebrates 78th birthday on Sunday 5 July Bolton’s healthcare workers who have dedicated 25 and 40 years recognised at Long Service Awards There are more than 350 different careers

Debbie Dowie and Annette Trengrove pose for a picture with a Boot Out Breast Cancer teddy bear

30 Jun 2026

Boot Out Breast Cancer raises more than £10,000 for Bolton’s Breast Unit

Boot Out Breast Cancer donates more than £10,000 to Royal Bolton Hospital’s Breast Unit Donation will go towards specialist equipment that supports same-day breast cancer diagnosis The charity has supported

25 Jun 2026

Have your say on our Treatment Room Services at Winifred Kettle

We would like to hear from patients, carers and local people about treatment room services at Winifred Kettle. In early June 2026, we made the difficult decision to temporarily pause

Group picture of teams involved in Bolton NHS Foundation Trust's BBV opt-out testing programme

24 Jun 2026

One year of testing for HIV and Hepatitis in Royal Bolton Hospital’s Emergency Department

More than 60,000 people tested for HIV and Hepatitis B and C in ground-breaking initiative Routine opt-out testing at Royal Bolton Hospital has resulted in dozens of new diagnoses Scheme

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