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After over three years of hard work and perseverance, at the age of 41, Zaibunisha Patel has fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a nurse, taking up a role as Staff Nurse in the Endoscopy Unit at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. Zaib’s story is an inspirational one, finally achieving her goal after overcoming a...

Sharada Gudur, a Respiratory Medicine Consultant at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and a respiratory champion for Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, recently joined representatives from Asthma and Lung UK at the Houses of Parliament to urge the Government to prioritise lung health in its NHS 10-year plan. Respiratory diseases are the third leading cause...

Members of the public are being invited to have their say on the proposed sites for two new hospitals in the region, which are being delivered through the Government’s New Hospital Programme. Following the announcement last month that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have...

The North West’s senior health leader has urged the public to use services wisely as 111 phone services, GP practices and A&E departments see high numbers of people contacting them following the festive period. Dr Michael Gregory, the NHS England North West Regional Medical Director  recommends the public tries 111.nhs.uk to get urgent...

Former Trust colleague Gregg Stevenson has spoken of his pride in being appointed MBE for services to rowing in the New Year Honours List for 2025. Stevenson, from Foulridge in East Lancashire, won gold in the mixed double sculls at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris with rowing partner Lauren Rowles in only his second season in the...

Chloe Carter, a patient with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, was made to feel like royalty after getting the opportunity to meet Queen Camilla and dress the Christmas tree at Clarence House.  Every year, Her Majesty The Queen – Royal Patron of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity – invites some Roald Dahl Nurses and the children they...

A leading Lancashire and South Cumbria-based respiratory consultant has advised local communities to be extra vigilant this winter to protect their lungs, following national increases in flu, RSV and COVID-19, which exacerbates other conditions such as COPD and asthma. In the week beginning 9th December, there was a 28% increase in flu infections in hospitals in...

Preston North End’s annual Christmas visit to Royal Preston Hospital was a popular one with patients, families and staff on the Children’s Ward. Armed with toys, selection boxes and souvenirs provided by the club, manager Paul Heckingbottom brought the squad across from their Euxton training base as they took time out from preparations...