Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

13/11/2025

Our Emergency Department is currently experiencing extremely high levels of activity 🚨

No matter how busy our Emergency Department is, the most seriously ill and injured patients will always be seen immediately. If you choose to visit us and do not need urgent or emergency treatment, you will be safely supported to access an alternative service.

If your condition is not an emergency or life or limb threatening, please consider using a different service for your care:

NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either online or by phone.

Make an appointment with your local GP.

Visit your local pharmacy.

Use GP out of hours by phoning your own GP surgery and following the instructions on the answering machine. Alternatively, you can phone BARDOC directly on 0161 763 8940.

Access to urgent dental care is available for patients across Greater Manchester, supported by the Urgent Dental Care Helpline (0333 332 3800).

If you feel it is necessary, you can bring one other person with you, when attending our Emergency Department.

13/11/2025

Resident doctors are set to take part in a fresh round of strike action from 7am on Friday 14 – Wednesday 19 November.

We have robust plans in place to try and minimise the impact of strikes on patients during and after the action.

Patients with appointments booked on strike days will be contacted if their appointment needs to be rescheduled due to industrial action.

If patients have not been contacted, they should attend their appointment as planned. Any appointments that need to be rescheduled will be done so as a priority.

The NHS is sharing advice to help people understand where to go for care during the strikes.

12/11/2025

Our midwives are set to walk and talk to support mums and parents with their mental health. 🚶‍♀️

‘Steps of Support’ welcomes pregnant women, mums, partners and babies to take part in short walks around Bolton’s parks with the aim of bringing people together for conversation and to enjoy the outdoors.

The next walk and talk is taking place on Thursday 27 November, 10.30am – 12pm, at the café at Moss Bank Park and will be led by the Specialist Mental Health Midwives from Royal Bolton Hospital.

11/11/2025

We’re proud to have been highlighted in today’s BBC report on cancer targets as having performed consistently well over the last 12 months.

For us, it’s not about the targets. When it comes to cancer, behind every target is an anxious family waiting to make sure their loved one gets the help they need as quickly as possible because we all know how much each day matters when it comes to treatment.

We will continue to do everything we can to make every day matter for Bolton families.

Nearly all NHS hospitals are missing cancer targets - is yours one of them? - BBC News 👉

Experts say patients are being harmed by cancer diagnosis and treatment delays.

11/11/2025

Resident doctors are set to take part in a fresh round of strike action from 7am on Friday 14 – Wednesday 19 November.

We have robust plans in place to try and minimise the impact of strikes on patients during and after the action.

Patients with appointments booked on strike days will be contacted if their appointment needs to be rescheduled due to industrial action.

If patients have not been contacted, they should attend their appointment as planned. Any appointments that need to be rescheduled will be done so as a priority.

Throughout this challenging period, our urgent and emergency services are still here to help those who need it.

If your condition is not an emergency or life or limb threatening, please consider using a different service for your care:

🔹 NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either online or by phone.
🔹 Make an appointment with your local GP.
🔹 Visit your local pharmacy.
🔹 Use GP out of hours by phoning your own GP surgery and following the instructions on the answering machine. Alternatively, you can phone BARDOC directly on 0161 763 8940.
🔹 Access to urgent dental care is available for patients across Greater Manchester, supported by the Urgent Dental Care Helpline (0333 332 3800).

10/11/2025

Our Emergency Department is currently experiencing extremely high levels of activity. 🚨

If your condition is not an emergency or life or limb threatening, please consider using a different service for your care:

· NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either online or by phone.
· Make an appointment with your local GP.
· Visit your local pharmacy.
· Use GP out of hours by phoning your own GP surgery and following the instructions on the answering machine. Alternatively, you can phone BARDOC directly on 0161 763 8940.
· Access to urgent dental care is available for patients across Greater Manchester, supported by the Urgent Dental Care Helpline (0333 332 3800).

If you feel it is necessary, you can bring one other person with you - a partner, family member friend or carer, when you attend our Emergency Department.

10/11/2025

10/11/2025

A time for remembrance 🇬🇧

We are holding our remembrance service outside the main entrance on Tuesday 11th November at 10.50am, followed by the raising of the Union flag, a two-minute silence and the Last Post.

All are welcome, with serving personnel and veterans invited to wear their medals, uniform or service head dress with pride.

08/11/2025

Happy World Radiography Day!

Here in Bolton, our radiographers make a vital contribution to healthcare every single day.

In October 2025 alone, they did 23,703 examinations across the whole of radiology, which includes Ultrasound, Nuclear medicine, Breast imaging, CT, MRI, Xray, Fluoroscopy and interventional.

All of these examinations are helping to diagnose injuries, diseases and illnesses.

World Radiography Day is celebrated on 8 November each year and marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895.

07/11/2025

Thanks to the incredible support of our Pathology teams... a baby receiving care in our Neonatal Unit became the first to benefit from a ground-breaking gene test aiming to prevent lifelong hearing loss.

Royal Bolton was one of the first hospitals to go live with the cutting edge Genedrive System, which uses a cheek swab to rapidly detect potential genetic mutations which can cause permanent hearing loss in babies when they are given aminoglycoside antibiotics.

The system means babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with sepsis are rapidly tested and given an alternative antibiotic if they are positive, avoiding a lifetime of deafness.

🗣 “These interventions are already helping our babies avoid lifelong hearing loss, transforming the lives of patients and their families."

We're highlighting their life-changing work as part of .

07/11/2025

Colleagues across our organisation are currently sharing their views in the NHS Staff Survey.

It's a vital part of how we listen to staff and understand how they feel about working here at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

It is really important everyone takes part and has their voice heard before it closes at 5pm on Friday 28 November.

Not only does the feedback help shape the future of our workplace, but it's also landing colleagues with some fantastic prizes thanks to generous donations from our local business partners and community organisations.

By taking part staff are entered into our bi-weekly prize draws, with future draws offering a holistic treatment voucher, a year’s Bolton FT on-site gym membership, and a generous £250 high street voucher!

Thank you to everyone who has had their say so far 💙