Please noteWe are unable to answer queries or offer advice about specific patients and/or medical conditions through this website. 

You can contact the relevant consultant or ward directly via our a-z of services

If you cannot find the department you require then please phone 01254 263555 or 01282 425071.


Appointments


If you have been given an appointment but you need to reschedule, or you no longer feel that the appointment is needed, then please let us know.

Details of how to change, enquire about or cancel an appointment will be on the letter sent to you when the appointment was made, however, if you do not have this letter then please contact the correct department directly or contact our switchboard on 01254 263555 or 01282 425071.

You can also find departments and wards through our a-z of services


Complaints


To make a complaint or raise a concern, please contact the Customer Relations Team:​​​​

Email: complaints@elht.nhs.uk

Phone: 01254 733700

Please note: calls will be answered between 9 am and 4pm Monday to Friday.  If you call outside of these times, or the phone lines are busy, please leave your contact details (name and telephone number) to enable a member of the Customer Relations Team to contact you as soon as possible OR use the email address above to raise your concerns or complaint. It may not be possible to return your contact the same day, however a member of the team will respond to messages left.  Please ensure that you leave your contact telephone number.

If your complaint is regarding children's mental health services, please click here


Medical Records


To make a request for medical records, please download and print the application form and return to: 

Email: subjectaccessrequest@elht.nhs.uk

Requests received between 8am and 5pm will be actioned on the day of receipt. Any requests received after 5pm or during weekends and public holidays will be actioned on the next business working day.


Jobs / recruitment / work experience


Visit our Jobs page for details of current vacancies. Please do not email us your CV as we do not accept job applications by CV.

For specific recruitment enquiries:

Email: admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk 

You can find details about work experience via this link: Directorate of Education, Research and Innovation 

Email: workexperience@elht.nhs.uk

Information about work experience and work shadowing can also be found by clicking here.


Reference Requests


Phone: 01254 732075

Email: admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk 


Invoices


If you have a query about an invoice, please visit the NHS East Lancashire Financial Services website: https://www.elfsnhs.co.uk/contact-us


Volunteering


Phone: 01282 804485

Email: volunteering@elht.nhs.uk 


Freedom of Information Requests


Email: foi@elht.nhs.uk

More information is available on this web page: https://elht.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom-of-information


Media Enquiries


If you are a journalist with a media enquiry, please email: communications@elht.nhs.uk or call 01254 732524

Our office hours are Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 5pm

FOR OUT OF HOURS MEDIA ENQUIRIES PLEASE CALL THE MAIN SWITCHBOARD ON 01254 263555 AND STATE THAT IT IS A MEDIA QUERY. 

Full details on our media service can be found here. 


If your query DOES NOT fall under any of the categories above then please phone 01254 263555 or 01282 425071.

Postal address: Trust HQ, Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn BB2 3HH.