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...
Jul
2022
22
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...
Jul
2022
05
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
24
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
19
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 ...
Apr
2022
25
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...
Jan
2022
13
New Better Health campaign offers free support and guidance to those working towards a healthier weight Over 3 in 5 adults (63% of adult population1) are at an increased risk from serious diseases and becoming seriously ill with COVID-19 as a result of being overweight The benefits of losing weight ...