The NHS in Lancashire and south Cumbria has stated its preference for new hospitals on new sites for both Royal Preston Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary as part of the New Hospitals Programme. The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria has stated its preference for new hospitals on new sites for ...
Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join more than 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign since it launched a decade ago in 2012. Nearly 6 million adults in England still smoke, and it remains the single biggest behavioural cause of preventable death, with ...
A service of thanksgiving for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Sunday the 18th of September at Blackburn Cathedral. The event will begin at 2pm and is ticketed, includes invited guests and will also be live streamed. Invited guests for the Cathedral’s County of Lancashire service of...
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Could you help someone feeling suicidal? Volunteers are being sought to join a major campaign to reduce suicides ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day this weekend (Saturday 10 September). Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership wants people to sign up to the Orange Button scheme,...
Have you or your loved one been left frustrated after struggling to get a GP referral for tests or treatment? You’re not alone. One concern we’ve been hearing from the public is how hard it can be to get a GP practice referral to another NHS service. GPs are the first point of call for many health i...
Over 600 people’s experiences of care reviewed in deep-dive analysis of NHS communication support. Two thirds of respondents said communication support had got worse since the start of the pandemic. One in four people – including deaf, blind and with mental health conditions – reported being activel...
Work is needed to reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care services across Lancashire and South Cumbria following CQC inspections The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found work is needed to reduce pressure on urgent and emergency care services across Lancashire and South Cumbria. This follow...
April 2013 saw the introduction of PLACE, which is the system for assessing the quality of the patient environment, replacing the old Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) inspections. The assessments primarily apply to hospitals and hospices providing NHS-funded care in both the NHS and private/in...
July 1st marks the beginning of a new era for health and care services across Lancashire and South Cumbria as the way services are planned, paid for and delivered changes to better meet the needs of local people. One of the big changes involved is that the eight NHS clinical commissioning groups (CC...