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Have your say at public events in East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen
Posted: 21st June 2017Together a Healthier Future is a programme looking at how we can establish ways to improve health and care services in hospital, and out of hospital (i.e. community based services) and what we can do improve people’s health in Pennine Lancashire (Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire).
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Diabetes prevention programme set to support people to live healthier lives
Posted: 21st June 2017Patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria are set to benefit from expansion of the diabetes prevention programme as NHS England drives forward changes to support people to live healthier lives.
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Fylde coast healthcare leading the way
Posted: 15th June 2017HEALTH bosses across the Fylde coast say they are delighted to have been chosen as one of only a few areas in the country to receive support to progress towards being an accountable care system.
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Robo-Op a First in Lancashire
Posted: 14th June 2017After installing the first surgical robot in Lancashire, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust leads the way once more by being the first in the region to use the equipment to carry out colorectal surgery.
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Views sought on hearing aid service
Posted: 13th June 2017Do you or someone you know wear a hearing aid? We want your views on how the service can be improved.
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Plain English recognition for our A healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria guide
Posted: 8th June 2017An easy to understand guide has been published to support health and care staff to explain how organisations are working together to improve health and care for local people.
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Evaluation: Knowledge? Evidence? Data?
Posted: 2nd June 2017Weekly update from Better Care Together
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Read our guide to find out why we need to change
Posted: 31st May 2017Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria programme outlined in plain English
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NHS Five Year Forward view means greater partnership working across Lancashire and South Cumbria
Posted: 16th May 2017Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of the NHS in England has provided an update on the progress of the NHS Five Year Forward View, the national plan to transform the healthcare system.
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Mindfulness conference held in Blackburn Cathedral
Posted: 9th May 2017Around 150 people from across the NHS and public sector in Lancashire and South Cumbria filled Blackburn Cathedral to learn about mindfulness
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Local health body to meet in Hilldale, Ormskirk
Posted: 9th May 2017Healthcare commissioners in West Lancashire are to hold their next governing body meeting in public at Hilldale on the Ormskirk Hospital site
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Crafting group helping to combat social isolation
Posted: 8th May 2017An East Lancashire community crafting group is helping bring people together and improve health and wellbeing in the area
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Nurses from across the region to be thanked this International Nurses Day
Posted: 8th May 2017In West Lancashire and Sefton, nurses from across primary care, hospital, community and home care settings are to be celebrated as part of the global annual recognition on May 12 (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth) for their tireless work and dedication.
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Learn the signs and symptoms of testicular cancer
Posted: 8th May 2017Doctors at NHS Blackburn with Darwen and NHS East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are encouraging local residents to learn more about the symptoms of testicular cancer.
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NHS Five Year Forward view means greater partnership working across Lancashire and South Cumbria
Posted: 31st March 2017In an announcement today, Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of the NHS in England provided an update on the progress of the NHS Five Year Forward View, the national plan to transform the healthcare system.