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Artwork honouring carers unveiled at Luton and Dunstable Hospital

October 6, 2025 Music and arts desk Comments Off on Artwork honouring carers unveiled at Luton and Dunstable Hospital

A new artwork celebrating the unseen work of carers has gone on display at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. The piece, called Circles of Care, is an excerpt of a textile wall hanging created […]

Training with a CRP manikin
News

Video support for cardiac arrest calls goes live to help improve chances of survival

October 3, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Video support for cardiac arrest calls goes live to help improve chances of survival

A pioneering new scheme is now live across the East of England, including Luton, giving 999 callers immediate access to specialist guidance during the critical moments of a cardiac arrest. The East of England Ambulance […]

Jackie Little
News

‘Words can’t describe it’: Luton woman saved by organ transplant urges donor action

September 25, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on ‘Words can’t describe it’: Luton woman saved by organ transplant urges donor action

A Luton woman who received a life-saving liver transplant is urging fellow residents to register as organ donors after her family endured what she calls “scary times” during her illness. Jackie Little said she owes […]

Doctors performing an operation
News

University leads national drive to boost organ donation talks in minority communities

September 23, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on University leads national drive to boost organ donation talks in minority communities

The University of Bedfordshire is spearheading a national push to encourage more conversations about organ donation within minority ethnic communities, combining its research with grassroots action in Luton. Around 7,000 people in the UK are […]

Luton & Dunstable Hospital's New clinical buildings – left: Cedar Wing, right: Oak Wing
News

New Luton hospital maternity and surgery wings promise major boost for patients

August 7, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on New Luton hospital maternity and surgery wings promise major boost for patients

The keys to Luton & Dunstable University Hospital’s new Oak and Cedar Wings have officially been handed over, marking a major step towards the facilities opening to patients later this year. The buildings, constructed over […]

Luton and Dunstable Hospital
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Luton Hospital adopts Martha’s Rule to improve patient safety

July 1, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton Hospital adopts Martha’s Rule to improve patient safety

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital has begun rolling out Martha’s Rule – a new patient safety measure designed to ensure concerns about seriously ill patients are acted upon swiftly. The initiative, named after 13-year-old Martha […]

News

Luton surgeries among those boosted by £102m NHS fund to expand national GP access

May 7, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Luton surgeries among those boosted by £102m NHS fund to expand national GP access

Ten GP practices in Luton are to receive a share of a nation-wide £102million government fund aimed at modernising 1,000 surgeries and delivering millions more appointments across England. The investment is part of the Utilisation […]

Luton Airport Fire and Rescue Service
News

Ambulance service and Luton Airport launch life-saving partnership

January 3, 2025 Newsdesk Comments Off on Ambulance service and Luton Airport launch life-saving partnership

The region’s ambulance service has joined forces with the Fire and Rescue service of one of the country’s busiest airports to launch a new partnership aimed at getting quicker emergency medical help to people who […]

Surgery
News

University secures NHS funding to develop student-led organ donation campaign

September 23, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on University secures NHS funding to develop student-led organ donation campaign

The University of Bedfordshire has received funding from NHS Blood and Transplant to develop and run a community organ donation campaign led by student ambassadors, transplant recipients and donors from different ethnic and faith communities. […]

Deadpool & Wolverine is released in cinemas on July 25
Film

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman urge Luton film fans to give blood

July 21, 2024 Newsdesk Comments Off on Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman urge Luton film fans to give blood

Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are calling on Luton film fans to be ‘heroes’ by becoming blood donors in a collaboration between NHS Blood and Transplant and Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine movie. The actors […]

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