I ran the Blackpool marathon on 24th April, raising money for Blue Skies Hospitals Fund to say thank you to all my colleagues at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals who have looked after my family for over 30 years, and to help them continue to enhance care for the next generation of families.

Our family’s first encounter with the trust was in the ENT department, and 2 years ago I returned to the department as a Consultant ENT Surgeon.  Since I joined I have seen first hand the effect that the funds that Blue Skies make available to staff throughout the trust can have on improving patient care.  

Blue Skies bought a new paediatric endoscope that allowed us to assess children from birth upwards with nasal and throat symptoms more comprehensively in clinic and on the childrens wards, avoiding some children undergoing assessments under general anaesthetic and allowing some children and parents to avoid round trips of nearly 100 miles to the children’s hospitals of Manchester and Liverpool  for further investigation and monitoring.

I would like to raise £2000 for staff in all departments to use on similar targeted projects to improve patient care and help other families in future - I will keep running until I get to my target (but it is taking a toll on my body, so if you could be generous and help me reach it with this marathon I would be very grateful!)

Thanks

Paul

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