Blackpool Victoria NHS Trust

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was established on December 1, 2007 under the National Health Service (NHS) Act 2006. In October 2010, the Trust was awarded Teaching Hospitals status and changed its named to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in recognition of this. On April 1, 2012, the Trust merged with the community health services of the former NHS Blackpool and NHS North Lancashire. On October 31, 2018, Lancashire Community Health Services transferred to the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.On March 20, 2017, the Trust’s subsidiary company BFW Management Limited (Atlas) began trading to provide the Trust’s estates services.

The Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire and operates within a regional health economy catchment area that spans Lancashire and South Cumbria, supporting a population of 1.6 million. The Trust is a provider of specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services across this region. The Trust does not operate outside of the United Kingdom.

The Trust provides a range of acute services to the 352,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 18 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. Since April 1, 2012, the Trust also provides a wide range of community health services to the 445,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre and North Lancashire.

The Trust also hosts the National Artificial Eye Service, which provides services across England.

The Trust services are provided from the following main sites:
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• Blackpool Victoria Hospital
• Clifton Hospital
• Fleetwood Hospital
• Whitegate Health Centre
• Lytham Road Primary Care Centre
• South Shore Primary Care Centre
• Fleetwood Primary Care Centre
• Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre
• National Artificial Eye Service