15Dec
North End bring some Festive cheer to children’s ward
Preston North End – fresh from a 4-1 win at derby rivals Blackburn Rovers on Saturday – helped lift the spirits of young patients on the children’s ward at Royal Preston Hospital on Tuesday. Manager Ryan Lowe, club captain Alan Browne, Greg Cunningham and Ryan Ledson visited the ward, along with members of staff from the...
14Dec
Lancashire and South Cumbria COVID-19 mass vaccination sites to close
The last remaining mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in Lancashire and South Cumbria will close later this month. The centres at St John’s Shopping Centre in Preston, Barbara Castle Way in Blackburn and Charter Walk Shopping Centre in Burnley will close on 23 December. The three sites are the last remaining of the seven mass sites...
13Dec
Christmas switch-ons
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals. On Thursday, 8th December, at Chorley, Janet Miller, Public Governor at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation, switched on the festive lights at the Euxton Lane entrance. Chaplain Simon Gilbertson gave a Christmas reading and led a brief...
13Dec
Safety near water
Following the tragic news from Solihull, that several young people have lost their lives after being pulled from an icy lake, it is so important that we all recognise the dangers and not just to young people that can arise during this period of cold weather Whilst we know of the dangers of playing or...
13Dec
Public reactions to the New Hospitals Programme recommendations website survey: summary
A press release, internal communications and stakeholder updates were issued on 26th September 2022, informing the public of the Lancashire and South Cumbria New Hospitals Programme’s recommendations for two new hospitals on new sites for Royal Preston Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary as the preferred option, and alternative partial rebuild options. Research data was collected...
12Dec
Mums-to-be offered three vaccines this winter
Pregnant women in Lancashire and South Cumbria are being offered three vaccines – for COVID-19, flu and whooping cough – at special drop-in clinics across the area. The clinics will take place at hospital antenatal clinics and are being offered to help protect both mum and baby. Previously all three vaccines have been available to women, but...
09Dec
Seek help for money worries this Christmas
People struggling to manage their money this Christmas have been urged to reach out by health leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The festive period can be stressful for families at the best of times, but potentially even more so this year with the rising cost of living. People often feel pressured to spend more...
09Dec
Rosemere mark big anniversary with introduction of SGRT
Rosemere Cancer Foundation held an open evening on Wednesday, 30th November to help celebrate their 25th anniversary, with the introduction of Surface Guided Radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is the use of radiation to deliver a lethal dose to cancerous tumours, and SGRT is the application of a near-infrared light, projected onto the patient’s skin during radiation...