A heart-warming winter campaign encouraging people to send Christmas cards to residents in local care homes launches on Wednesday 1 December. Cards for Kindness, now in its fourth year, aims to tackle loneliness and isolation in care homes across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The theme for this year’s scheme is “What warms your heart… Continue reading Cards for Kindness launches as Christmas countdown continues
Harry the Health Elf has arrived this festive period to share messages aimed at keeping children across Lancashire and South Cumbria healthy and safe this winter. You’ve heard of the Elf on the Shelf, but this winter it’s all about Harry the Health Elf. Schools across Lancashire and South Cumbria are being encouraged to… Continue reading Look after your’elf is the message to children across Lancashire and South Cumbria this Christmas
More than one million additional people are now eligible to book their life-saving top-up jab as the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination programme continues to boost people’s protection ahead of winter. People aged 40 to 49 can now book their booster vaccine, and 16 and 17-year-olds their second jabs, just seven days after the JCVI updated… Continue reading Top up jab bookings open up for more than one million people
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. A properly stocked medicine cabinet can help you treat many common illnesses and ailments over the cold winter months. Health professionals in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging everyone to make… Continue reading Stocking up your medicine cabinets and ordering your repeat prescriptions
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. Kevin is an experienced CEO with public and private sector experience in the UK and overseas. Kevin, from Newcastle upon… Continue reading Designate Chief Executive appointed to lead the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria
Seasonal sniffles are on the rise and as we approach the colder months, it is important now more than ever to keep well by keeping warm. After more than a year and a half of social distancing, experts have said that more people are likely to get flu this winter as fewer people will… Continue reading Keep Well by Keeping Warm in Winter
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’. Ask Your Pharmacist Week runs from Monday 1st until Monday 8th November, highlighting the range of services available at pharmacies and the variety of problems that they tackle… Continue reading Ask Your Pharmacist Week aims to highlight the range of services available in pharmacies
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. As we get older it’s not unusual to become unsteady on your feet and even though falling is quite common… Continue reading Simple home adaptations to help prevent a fall
The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working in partnership to review and develop clinical policies across the region. The eight Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Lancashire and South Cumbria have all agreed that there is a need to develop their policies collaboratively to ensure a consistent and fair approach for everyone across… Continue reading Residents in Lancashire and South Cumbria encouraged to have their say on new clinical policies
Four new community diagnostic centres have already opened across Lancashire and South Cumbria, working to boost the number of checks, scans, and tests which were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. To help work through the backlog, Lancashire and South Cumbria has received a share of £350 million funding from the government for the centres… Continue reading Community diagnostic centres already open in Lancashire and South Cumbria
