131 local Healthwatch services across England have signed a powerful open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the government to reconsider proposals that would bring public voice functions under the control of local authorities and NHS bodies. The letter, which to dat...
Feb
2024
11
‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch and the Care Quality Commission, addresses health inequalities across England. Last year, Healthwatch received nearly 400,000 experiences of health and social care. When services are under pressure, feedback on care can be crucial to i...
Dec
2023
18
Lancashire & South Cumbria Pharmacy Opening Hours Blackburn with Darwen & Lancashire (East) Monday, 25 December 2023 Christmas Day Beehive Pharmacy – Blackburn (P) Beehive Trading Park, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 2EE 01254 53585 11:00 21:30 Whalley Range Pharmacy –...
Apr
2023
24
The Borough’s oral health improvement (OHI) strategy was developed in partnership with other committed organisations and Council departments in 2020 after the Borough was identified as having the highest rate of tooth decay in five year olds in England for the second time in a decade. The strategy w...
Mar
2023
09
Every year more than 385,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer and there are currently at least 3 million people living with cancer across the UK. Analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support[i] shows the following five issues are big concerns affecting people in the UK with some of the most common...
Feb
2023
08
NHS Strike action and FAQ How long will services be impacted? The nurses’ strikes will last for 12 hours. Ambulance worker strikes will last for up to 26 hours and physiotherapy strikes will last for 24 hours. However, patients should be aware that it may take slightly longer for services to return ...
Oct
2022
24
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year. This year – based on CQC’s inspection activity, information received from the public and those who deliver care alongside other evidence – the as...
Sep
2022
27
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 ...
Sep
2022
21
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 ...
Sep
2022
15
Beehive Pharmacy Beehive Service Station, Beehive Trading Park, Haslingden Road BB1 2EE 01254 53585 11:00 23:00 Whalley Range Pharmacy 1 Whalley Range, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 6DX 01254 54988 10:00 16:00 Riaz Pharmacy 112 Randal Street, Blackburn BB1 7LG 01254 674000 12 no...