Latest news from the ICB

Football clubs unite to help fans recognise when their body shows a “red card”

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:48:00 +0000

Eight football clubs across Lancashire are uniting to promote a new campaign urging supporters to recognise the warning signs of lung cancer and seek help sooner.

Resident doctors to strike next week

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:27:00 +0000

Resident doctors in Lancashire and South Cumbria are set to strike just after the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Spring/summer vaccines campaign to launch in April

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:34:00 +0000

The start of April sees the launch of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme for older adults – with the spring/summer 2026 COVID-19 vaccination campaign also getting under way later in the month.

Communities in Lancashire and South Cumbria to benefit from neighbourhood health centres on their doorstep

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:05:00 +0000

Communities in Lancashire and South Cumbria to benefit from neighbourhood health centres on their doorstep

NHS reminder to order prescriptions early ahead of Easter

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:50:00 +0000

With the Easter bank holiday weekend on its way, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is reminding people to order any repeat prescriptions early.

Update on Accrington Victoria Hospital site

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:44:00 +0000

Plans to regenerate the former Accrington Victoria Hospital site were revealed today with firm commitments as to what local people could expect to see in the coming weeks and months.

Update regarding GP provision at ARG Healthcare, Dr Bello’s Surgery and King Street Medical Centre, Accrington

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the GP partners from Pendle View Medical Centre have temporarily taken over the provision of general practice services at ARG Healthcare, 257 Blackburn Road, Accrington; Dr Bello’s Surgery and King Street Medical Centre, both in Acorn Primary Healthcare Centre, Blackburn Road, Accrington.

Joint committee of NHS boards decide to combine children’s and adult Accident & Emergency services together at Southport Hospital

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:28:00 +0000

Today, the joint committee made up of the integrated care boards of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria has made a decision on the future location of Accident & Emergency (A&E) services in Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.

Community health services contract awarded in West Lancashire

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:36:00 +0000

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) has awarded the contract for community health services in West Lancashire to NHS Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust following a competitive procurement process.

Longridge Hospital site update

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:29:00 +0000

Further information on the temporary situation affecting Longridge Hospital.

Updating clinical policies could increase access for some - have your say

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:28:00 +0000

Residents in Lancashire and South Cumbria are being encouraged to have their say as the NHS updates three more of its policies on treatments.

Local partners pledge to keep improving health and social care together

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:06:00 +0000

Senior leaders across Lancashire and South Cumbria have committed to a new way of working which supports independence, wellbeing and puts residents' needs at the centre of decision making.

Update on Coniston Medical Practice - February 2026

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:32:00 +0000

Update on Coniston Medical Practice

Extension of referrals until 31 March 2026 for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with no additional mental health diagnoses

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:04:00 +0000

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) have agreed that LSCFT will continue to accept referrals for the un-commissioned children and young people's ADHD and ASD service for those with no additional mental health diagnosis until 31 March 2026.

National programme lead visits Kendal to see neighbourhood health work in action

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:21:00 +0000

On Friday 20 February, Dr Minal Bakhai, Director of Primary Care and Community Transformation and Improvement for NHS England and lead for the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme visited Kendal Leisure Centre to hear more about the work taking place to support neighbourhoods in Morecambe Bay. Minal is visiting each pilot site in the programme, of which Morecambe Bay is one of 43 places across England to be part of Wave One, and she was particularly keen to learn about the approaches we are taking to neighbourhood health and wellbeing, what has worked well and what could be replicated.

Statement: Coniston Medical Practice

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:40:00 +0000

We would like to provide an update on Coniston Medical Practice. We have unfortunately received no bids for the contract to provide general medical services at Coniston Medical Practice which was live on the Find A Tender portal from 23 December 2025 until 4 February 2026. We allowed an additional two weeks over the standard 30 days for any interested parties to prepare their bid. The ICB will now consider options for how patients in the Coniston area can continue to receive services and a decision will be taken in due course. We will provide an update on this as soon as we are able. In the meantime, the practice will continue to run as it has under the management of the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative.

East Lancashire health centres to be renovated and reconfigured in 2026

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:33:00 +0000

Three health centres in East Lancashire are benefiting from major investment projects during 2026.

Primary Care Network engages volunteer group to improve cervical screening uptake

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:49:00 +0000

Primary Care Network engages volunteer group to improve cervical screening uptake

ICB CEO visit to Ormskirk and Skelmersdale strengthens local partnerships

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:53:00 +0000

ICB chief executive Aaron Cummins spent Friday (16 January) in West Lancashire as part of his commitment to spend regular time in every part of Lancashire and South Cumbria and see local work first-hand. The visit provided direct insight into services, partnerships and communities in Ormskirk and Skelmersdale, and helped deepen understanding of how care is delivered across the area.

More stops announced in Lancashire for mobile cervical screening service

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:01:00 +0000

Further dates have been announced for a mobile cervical screening bus, which is in Lancashire this spring.