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      <title>Pioneering vaccination programme enables nursing home nurses to vaccinate residents</title>
      <description><![CDATA[NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is the first in the UK to enable nursing home staff to deliver vaccinations to their own residents.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New ADHD service provider for some children and young people in Lancashire and South Cumbria</title>
      <description><![CDATA[NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) has used additional investment to commission Clinical Partners to provide an ADHD service for children and young people who have no additional mental health diagnoses. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NHS North West stress-tests winter plans as services gear up for seasonal pressures</title>
      <description><![CDATA[NHS leader across the North West have put winter plans through a major stress-test as health services prepare for the busiest months of the year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Lancashire and South Cumbria employment support service shines in national awards</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/4217/9327/6232/Team_Award.jpg" /></p>Lancashire and South Cumbria employment support service shines in national awards ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>WorkWell teams in Cumbria celebrate national health prize win</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/1617/9309/3364/IMG-20261014-WA0015.jpg" /></p>Cumbria’s WorkWell service is celebrating success at a national awards ceremony.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Blackburn residents invited to drop in and have their say on vascular services</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/8617/9189/6463/Consutlation-easy.jpg" /></p>Blackburn residents are invited to drop in and have their say on vascular services ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>World Menopause Day 2026: Let’s keep the conversation going</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/2917/9275/4000/IMG_7310.png" /></p>World Menopause Day 2026: Let’s keep the conversation going]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Have your say and help shape the refreshed ICB strategy</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/4517/9119/4650/AdobeStock_1030777178.jpeg" /></p>Have your say and help shape the refreshed ICB strategy]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Health and care reform leader meets teams behind Lancashire and South Cumbria work programmes</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/1417/9154/8374/Dame_Patricia_and_speakers.jpg" /></p>A former Secretary of State for Health has visited Lancashire to learn about work and health initiatives across the region.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Public to have their say on vascular services in Lancashire and South Cumbria</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/1417/9120/1030/Consutlation-document.jpg" /></p>Improvements to vascular services in Lancashire and South Cumbria are being proposed in a new public consultation launched by the local NHS.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Update on the Clinical Senate review regarding Level 3 critical care at Furness General Hospital</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/5817/5827/7137/Furness_General_Hospital.jpg" /></p>Update on the Clinical Senate review regarding Level 3 critical care at Furness General Hospital]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Lancashire and South Cumbria dentists seeing higher rates of children than anywhere in England</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/9817/8965/6237/Stock_photo.jpg" /></p>More children in Lancashire and South Cumbria were seen by an NHS dentist in the past year than anywhere else in England, according to newly-published data.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/news-and-media/latest-news/lancashire-and-south-cumbria-dentists-seeing-higher-rates-children-anywhere-england</link>
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      <title>NHS organisations in Lancashire and South Cumbria to launch ‘Month of Hope’</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A four-week campaign aimed at reducing stigma around suicide and mental health is set to launch in Lancashire and South Cumbria.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Interim specialist weight management referral criteria and primary care GLP-1 prescribing arrangements</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NHS urges students in Lancashire and South Cumbria to prioritise their health ahead of starting university</title>
      <description><![CDATA[NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is urging students preparing to start university to take essential steps to protect their health as they move away from home.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>People in Lancashire and South Cumbria urged to book flu jab ahead of winter</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/7215/4280/3618/image_bus_300x250.png" /></p>The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is urging eligible people across the region to book their flu jab, as preparations for winter begin earlier than ever.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Keeping safe over the bank holiday weekend</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/4517/2863/9847/Pharmacy_4.jpg" /></p>The late summer bank holiday weekend is on the horizon, which means a lot of health services in Lancashire and South Cumbria will be operating on different opening hours to normal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Integrated Care Board’s AGM to take place in September</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>WorkWell pilot helps thousands across Lancashire and South Cumbria stay in work</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/2317/3884/0286/CS57654_WorkWell_social_media_1200x628.jpg" /></p>A pioneering programme helping people overcome health-related barriers to employment has been hailed a success after supporting more than 3,000 people across Lancashire and South Cumbria.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Newly-introduced health checks in Lancashire and South Cumbria ‘prevent 1,500 hospital admissions’</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/1917/8765/8543/JM-ICB-profile.jpg" /></p>Health checks on people with long-term conditions in Lancashire and South Cumbria have prevented an estimated 1,500 hospital admissions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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