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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>
      <link>https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/news-and-media/latest-news/update-clinical-senate-review-regarding-level-3-critical-care-furness-general-hospital</link>
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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>
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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>
      <link>https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/news-and-media/latest-news/nhs-urges-students-lancashire-and-south-cumbria-prioritise-their-health-ahead-starting-university</link>
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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>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/3916/5945/2439/Aaron-Cummins-Website.png" /></p>NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board’s (ICB) AGM will be held next month, with members of the public invited to attend.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/news-and-media/latest-news/integrated-care-boards-agm-take-place-september</link>
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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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      <title>Teledermatology service will speed up cancer diagnoses for patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/3617/8704/8583/teledermatology.jpg" /></p>Patients living in Lancashire and South Cumbria will soon have digital access to skin specialists with the local NHS announcing plans to establish a new teledermatology service for potential skin cancer lesions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Cancer Alliance in the running for top industry award</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/9117/8670/0719/772938741_1104420895249238_961487201431791693_n.jpg" /></p>A Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance project aimed at increasing early diagnosis has been shortlisted for a major industry award.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Amber heat-health alert in place across the North West as NHS urges public to follow safety advice</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.healthierlsc.co.uk/application/files/9817/8220/6611/729517935_1499943364872787_2571452002858149771_n.png" /></p>Temperatures are set to soar this week, and NHS leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging the public to take extra precautions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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