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Christmas came early to children at Royal Preston Hospital as Santa embraced the power of digital technology. With the help of Cisco, it’s Webex platform and volunteers, Father Christmas made a virtual visit live from the North Pole to the hospital on Thursday, 5 December to hear the wishes of those on the Children’s...

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance are partnering with eight local EFL Club Community Organisations (CCOs) to deliver free Cancer Prehab sessions to cancer patients (18+) preparing for or currently receiving treatment. From January, the CCOs of Accrington Stanley, Barrow AFC, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool FC, Burnley FC, Fleetwood Town, Morecambe FC, and Preston North End...

Following Monday's announcement, our Chief Executive Silas Nicholls, provides a quick overview of the proposed site for the replacement Royal Preston Hospital. A new hospital will improve quality, safety and patient experience and have a transformative impact on the services we will be able to provide on-site and in our wider communities, so we can...

Professor Shondipon Laha, Critical Care Consultant with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, hopes to leave a legacy that will benefit patients and staff locally and nationally after being named the new president of the Intensive Care Society (ICS). Professor Laha took up the position on Monday 2 December in London, at the society’s annual members’ meeting, beginning...

After considerable negotiations, the NHS can reveal the locations of two new potential sites for brand new hospitals to replace Royal Preston Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Patients in the region are now set to benefit from cutting-edge facilities and the absolute best in modern healthcare through high-quality, next generation hospital facilities and technologies as...