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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has completed the purchase of the final section of land on the proposed site for the replacement for Royal Preston Hospital (RPH). The land at Lancashire Central, adjacent to the planned commercial site, has been purchased from strategic partner, Lancashire County Council, as part of the national New Hospital Programme. Lancashire Central...

Blackpool FC captain George Honeyman has united with agencies across Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire for Safer Sleep Week 2026 - which runs until Sunday - to raise awareness of the lifesaving steps families can take to protect babies while they sleep. This year’s theme, “Baby Necessities,” focuses on the essential items every baby...

A 12‑year‑old girl has been praised as a “remarkable" young hero by staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals after she came to her mum's aid when she suddenly collapsed during an appointment. Helen Whaite, of Leyland, was at Royal Preston Hospital for her daughter Alex's neurology appointment when Alex, who herself has epilepsy, noticed something...

After an extraordinary 50-year career in nursing, Noeleen Griggs has officially hung up her uniform – though, as her family lovingly admit, her dedication to caring for others is something she’ll never truly retire from. Indeed, her legacy continues at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, where daughter and granddaughter Anneen and Amelia Carlisle followed in her footsteps – ...

Here at Lancashire Teaching Hospital, we pride ourselves in being a health research active organisation. We have an expansive Research and Innovation Centre which includes our Clinical Research Facility where we conduct early phase clinical trials. Involving patients and public in our research ensures that we run better studies because: They are more relevant to...