19Dec
PNE shirt has been won
Therapeutic Radiographer Lindsay Kellett rafflled a signed, framed Preston North End shirt ahead of Christmas on Friday. She raised £600 money for the Rosemere Cancer Centre. Lindsay and daughter Faye were donated the shirt by Chorley based principal sponsors of North End, PAR Group, which was framed at Funky Graphics. Congratulations to Lindsay and the lucky...
19Dec
Free parking for patients and visitors
Free parking will be available to all patients and visitors over the festive period as follows December 25th 26th 27th and on the 1st & 2nd of January 2023 a blanket immunity will be in place covering these dates. Keep safe and have a great Festive Period.
19Dec
Patients urged to think twice before attending A&E this festive period
Patients are being asked to think twice before using urgent care services in Lancashire and South Cumbria over the festive period. Our A&E and urgent care services are currently experiencing significant pressures and coupled with strike action taking place this week, this means that people attending A&E can expect a long wait before...
16Dec
New Patient Experience and Involvement Strategy Launched
Patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do as a Trust and this week, we are proud to launch our new Patient Experience and Involvement Strategy for 2022-25, which sets out how we intend to build on the fantastic work we already do to deliver high quality and compassionate care. Our...
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...