October 2020
09Oct
Breast screening saves lives – don’t miss your appointment
Routine breast screening services are fully operational in Lancashire and South Cumbria. Local people are being assured that it is safe to attend this quick but vital appointment if invited. One in eight women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. The risk increases with age, which is why all people...
08Oct
Chorley Emergency Department
We have announced that we will be in a position to re-open the Emergency Department at Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital on a phased and reduced hours basis from the 2nd November 2020. The unit had been temporarily closed since Wednesday the 1st April as part of the Trust’s response to the pandemic....
07Oct
Progress Update: Chorley Birth Centre
Some fantastic progress has been made on the all-new Chorley Birth Centre, due for completion in the coming weeks! Watch this video featuring colleagues Sarah Cullen, Janet Cotton, Trudy Delves, Joanne Goss, Emma Ashton and Francesca Seed of the Maternity Voices Partnership, to discover some amazing new features, fittings and concepts for the new facility....
02Oct
Improvements on the way for kidney patients following award of new contract
People with kidney disease on dialysis treatment in East Lancashire, North Lancashire and South Cumbria will see improvements to the service they receive following the award of a new contract. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for renal services across Lancashire and South Cumbria, has awarded a contract to Diaverum Facilities Management...
