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...
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2022
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Jul
2022
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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...
Jun
2022
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Integrated care systems, known as ICS’, will formally come into operation from the 1st of July across England. What’s an integrated care system? (ICS) The role of an ICS, is to: Improve health and healthcare outcomes for local people Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access Enhance pr...
Jun
2022
07
Help us teach community groups lifesaving skills! St John Ambulance call on you to support with the delivery of the National Coordination of First Response project, in partnership with NHS England and Improvement. The aim of the project is to increase the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac ar...
May
2022
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Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities, warns Healthwatch Patients’ champion warns of widening health inequalities as people across the country struggle to pay for dental treatments A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows half of adults in England ...
May
2022
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Give your views on talking therapies for mental health People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria have been asked to share their views on access to talking therapies to treat common mental health conditions in adults. Across Lancashire and South Cumbria, there are a number of services availab...
May
2022
11
Blackburn care home inspected by the CQC has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’. The care home provides residential accommodation and personal care for up to 63 people and was inspected in March this year. read their report here
Apr
2022
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Health services available in Lancashire and South Cumbria over May bank holiday weekend People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria have been encouraged to be ready for the upcoming May bank holiday weekend by planning ahead for repeat prescriptions and using the most appropriate NHS service. ...
Apr
2022
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BWD Public Health Team are hosting ‘Kind to Teeth’ Champions training at Bangor Street Community Centre. Parents will learn lots of useful information on promoting good oral health in the early years through choosing healthy drink options. They are also looking for parents, carers and gr...
Mar
2022
24
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a fantastic annual opportunity to raise awareness of the fourth most common cancer in the UK. Every 15 minutes someone is diagnosed with the disease, that’s nearly 43,000 people each year. Bowel cancer is also the UK’s second biggest cancer killer, howev...