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Neonatal and maternity charity Baby Beat has funded six new cots designed to enhance the care provided to babies receiving treatment on Ward 8 Children’s Ward at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. At a cost of nearly £18,000, Baby Beat, with the support of a number of generous grants from The Shepherd Street Trust, Cash...

Key workers and the public sector were thanked for their efforts to keep the city going during the pandemic at a special event held in Preston. The Quuwatul Islam mosque, in Peel Hall Street, Preston hosted the ‘star’ studded occasion to celebrate and recognise many public services within Lancashire for all their efforts in supporting...

​The Met Office has published a UK weather warning including weather for our area. A hot spell is developing this weekend, like to peak early next week,. This hot weather is likely to impact people and infrastructure. ​Weather like this is something many people look forward to and go out and enjoy. But it’s...

Please allow more time to park your vehicle if you are attending a breast screening appointment on our mobile unit at Chorley Hospital.  We appreciate that parking spaces are limited and that patient parking areas have been affected by current improvement work that is taking place on site. Please call 01942 774713 if you require further guidance.

Join us for joint branch meeting and learning opportunity. Lead by Mary-Anne Parkinson, JES lead for RCN North West, and Chair of the RCN Stewards Committee, Maggy Heaton, the 2 hour-long learning session will focus on the importance of up-to-date and accurate job descriptions and examine whether existing banding is appropriate for current roles and responsibilities....

Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July marks the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha is the festival celebrated by Muslims around the world marking the end of the Hajj / Pilgrimage, which is the 5th pillar of Islam. The rituals of Hajj and Eid are in remembrance of the practices of Prophet Abraham and his...

To mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, a special commemorative medal has been awarded to eligible emergency services personnel as a token of the nation’s thanks and to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s 70-year reign. Set nationally by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) the eligibility criteria for the jubilee medals...

The Cardio-Respiratory Echo team has been awarded Echo Quality Accreditation from the British Society of Echocardiography, which is valid for 5 years! We are the second centre / Trust in the country to achieve this status so we are super proud of this amazing achievement! This is something the Echo team have worked so hard to implement...