Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

What Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust does

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a publicly funded NHS Foundation Trust headquartered in Blackpool, United Kingdom, providing acute hospital and specialist healthcare services across the Fylde Coast, Lancashire, and South Cumbria. It operates two principal sites, Blackpool Victoria Hospital and Clifton Hospital, and runs the National Artificial Eye Service, which delivers specialist prosthetic eye care across England. The Trust serves a regional catchment of residents requiring NHS-funded emergency, inpatient, outpatient, maternity, cancer, and community services, with primary commissioning by the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

The Trust runs a portfolio of core clinical services alongside several digital and data products. Patient-facing digital tools include the PEP+ Patient Engagement Portal for waiting list management and Attend Anywhere video consultations, plus operational systems such as My Kit Check for resuscitation trolley tracking. Data infrastructure participation includes the Palantir-powered Federated Data Platform (FDP) for waiting list and care pathway coordination and the Lancashire and South Cumbria Secure Data Environment (SDE), a controlled research and analytics platform integrating data from GP practices, hospitals, community, mental health, and social care. The Trust is a teaching hospital with educational partnerships and is affiliated with the Blue Skies Hospitals Fund charity.

The business model is publicly funded NHS commissioning under the National Health Service, with services free at the point of use and no commercial pricing. Revenue is received through block contracts and commissioned service agreements with the ICB, supplemented by charitable income via Blue Skies Hospitals Fund. The Trust holds no public ticker, has no private investors, and is governed as a public benefit corporation accountable to NHS England and local communities. Recent strategic activity has focused on digital transformation, regional data infrastructure, and new commissioned services such as the Neu Way Support neurodevelopmental programme for children and young people.

Name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Legal name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Website

https://blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a publicly funded NHS Trust operating Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Clifton Hospital, and the National Artificial Eye Service, delivering acute and specialist healthcare to the population of Lancashire and South Cumbria under NHS commissioning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Safety-Net & Public Hospitals (HLAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Acute hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Maternity health services
• Cancer treatment services
• NHS foundation trust

Headquarters

HQ city

Blackpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. NHS Commissioning: As an NHS Foundation Trust, services are commissioned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB). NHS services are free at point of use, funded through general taxation and National Insurance contributions.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a UK public benefit corporation that delivers NHS-funded acute and community healthcare across the Fylde Coast, Lancashire and South Cumbria. It operates Blackpool Victoria Hospital and Clifton Hospital, providing emergency care (A&E), planned treatment, outpatient services, maternity care, cancer treatment, diagnostics, and specialist services including the England-wide National Artificial Eye Service. Services are free at the point of use and commissioned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

Product overview

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of NHS hospital and healthcare services across the Fylde Coast, Lancashire and South Cumbria region. The Trust operates from multiple sites including Blackpool Victoria Hospital and Clifton Hospital, offering emergency care, outpatient services, inpatient treatment, maternity services, and specialist services. The portfolio includes core hospital services, digital patient engagement tools (PEP+), specialist services such as the National Artificial Eye Service (covering all of England), and Lancashire and South Cumbria Sexual Health Services. The Trust enhances patient care through its affiliated charity, Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, and participates in regional data initiatives including the Lancashire and South Cumbria Secure Data Environment and Federated Data Platform for improved care coordination and research. Digital health capabilities include video consultations via Attend Anywhere, electronic equipment tracking through My Kit Check, and various patient-facing digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue Skies Hospitals Fund: The official charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, enhancing patient care and supporting medical research

Products and services

• NHS Hospital Services
• PEP+ (Patient Engagement Portal)
• National Artificial Eye Service
• Lancashire and South Cumbria Sexual Health Services
• Lancashire and South Cumbria Secure Data Environment
• Referral To Treatment (RTT) Federated Data Platform
• Neu Way Support

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spring NorthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026Spring North delivers the Neu Way Support service in partnership with local community organisations. This new neurodevelopmental support service for children and young people across Lancashire and South Cumbria has been co-produced with families and will offer personalised advice, guidance and practical help based on need rather than diagnosis.
• Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026The ICB has commissioned the Neu Way Support service as part of a three-year transformation programme for ASD and ADHD pathways for children and young people. The ICB commissions healthcare services from NHS Trusts including Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.
• University of Central LancashireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership to facilitate training and education for healthcare professionals. The Trust provides clinical placements and training opportunities in partnership with universities.
• Palantir Technologies UK LTDcoreTechnology or IntegrationPalantir provides the Federated Data Platform (FDP) technology that enables NHS Trusts to improve waiting list management and care pathway coordination. Palantir acts as a processor acting on behalf of NHS Trusts who are using the FDP product.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust: Integrated acute and community NHS provider covering the Cumbria portion of the same ICS. Comparable on integrated care model, rural/coastal geography, and teaching hospital functions.
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust: Neighbouring NHS Trust delivering acute hospital services across East Lancashire within the same ICB. Directly comparable on patient population, commissioner, and service mix.
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust: Adjacent NHS Foundation Trust covering North Lancashire and South Cumbria, sharing the same ICB and offering overlapping acute and community services to a similar coastal/rural population.
• Bolton NHS Foundation Trust: Neighbouring North West NHS Foundation Trust offering integrated acute and community services. Comparable on Trust structure, integrated service model, and regional NHS context.
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Fellow NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and teaching hospital services across Lancashire. Comparable operating model, commissioner geography (Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB), and teaching hospital status make it the closest direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: Larger North West teaching hospital group operating multiple acute sites. Comparable as a teaching Trust within the same region, but materially larger and broader in scope.
• Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: NHS Foundation Trust with explicit teaching hospital status and a similar urban/deprivation-heavy catchment. Comparable as a mid-sized teaching Trust, though operating in a different region.
• Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Large North West acute and teaching Trust. Similar teaching hospital model and regional NHS structure, but operates at a significantly larger scale and a different city economy.
• Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Mid-sized North West teaching hospital Trust. Comparable on Teaching Hospital status, NHS commissioning model, and acute service mix, though serving a different urban population.
• Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust: Large NHS Foundation Trust group formed from the merger of several North West providers. Comparable as a regional acute and teaching provider under the same commissioning system, but at structural scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blackpoolteachinghospitals

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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