With Christmas fast approaching, now is the perfect time to review the contents of your medicine cabinet and to get your repeat prescriptions ordered as soon as possible.

Leaders in North Cumbria have signed up to, and joined Lancashire and South Cumbria Health Equity Commission (HEC).

This Self Care Week (15-21 November) residents of Lancashire and South Cumbria are being reminded that self-care doesn’t mean do it yourself. As health services such as GPs, walk-in centres and A&E are busier than ever, the best way to avoid long waits is to prevent health and wellbeing issues getting to the point of needing urgent medical help. Self-care is the term used to describe just that, but it doesn’t mean you have to do all the work yourself.

Number of jabs delivered at Burnley Mall tops 100,000

Following a robust national recruitment process, Kevin Lavery has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Designate of the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board by NHS England and NHS Improvement.

Hundreds of lung health checks carried out on Blackburn with Darwen residents at risk of chronic disease More than 3,800 people in Blackburn with Darwen, who are aged between 55 and 74 and have ever smoked, have been offered a special lifesaving lung health check.

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Pancreatic Cancer Rapid Diagnostic Service (RDS) has kickstarted November’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month with a win at the Macmillan Professionals Excellence Awards, as recognition of their outstanding contribution to cancer services.

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is looking to appoint two independent non-executive members to the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

Information for observing the 11 November Strategic Commissioning Committee for members of the public 

Lancashire County Council and health services within Lancashire have received feedback from the Department for Education (DfE) and NHS England on the progress they have made in improving and delivering outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Tomorrow (Friday 29 October), the Blackpool Tower will be lit up in recognition of World Stroke Day.

An annual awareness week promoting the use of community pharmacies takes place next week, and the theme of this year’s campaign is ‘your local pharmacy can help’.

Information for observing the ICS Board for members of the public

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working in partnership to review and develop clinical policies across the region.

Around 14,000 people die every year in the UK as a direct result of falls or injuries sustained, with around a third of people aged 65 and over falling at least once a year.