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...
07Dec
Local NHS Trust’s Urgent Call for Volunteers to Support Mental Health Helpline
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is calling on people from across the Preston and the Fylde postcode areas to offer their support to its Wellbeing Helpline and Texting Service, which urgently needs volunteers to ensure it can continue making a real difference people across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Trust’s Wellbeing...
06Dec
Group A Strep - Advice and Guidance
What is Scarlet Fever? Scarlet fever is usually a mild illness, but it is highly infectious. Therefore, look out for symptoms in your child, which include a sore throat, headache, and fever, along with a fine, pinkish or red body rash with a sandpapery feel. On darker skin, the rash can be more difficult to...
05Dec
Outpatient pharmacy: temporary change to opening hours
Due to refurbishment works, the opening hours of the Chorley and South Ribble Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy will be reduced for approximately five weeks from Monday 31 October. Opening hours during the refurbishment work will be: 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday Prescriptions can also be collected from the pharmacy at Royal Preston Hospital from 9am to 3...
05Dec
Top tips to prevent a fall this winter
People in Lancashire and South Cumbria have been urged to do all they can to minimise the risk of a fall. Almost 1,000 people in the North West died following a fall at home in 2020 and falls are the number one reason older people end up in A&E, with around one in 20 sustaining a broken...
05Dec
The importance of a conversation: internet safety, suicide and self-harm
When supporting a person experiencing feelings of suicide or self-harm, the role of the internet is frequently overlooked. Proudly supporting the Samaritans’ internet safety guidance for practitioners, we are urging anyone who provides support around suicide and self-harm (across health, social care and the volunteer community) to learn how to have a meaningful conversation about...
05Dec
Mums-to-be given access to online maternity notes app
Expectant parents across Lancashire and South Cumbria now have access to an app that will store all their maternity notes, rather than needing to carry around a bulky paper file. The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria has joined Badgernet, a portal for clinical staff, which provides an app for parents called Badger Notes. The...
