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Shortlist announced for first NHS Health and Care Apprenticeship Awards
Posted: 1st June 2022Excitement is building for the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Health and Care Apprenticeship Awards 2022, the first-ever system-wide celebration of apprentices in the region.
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Grandmother from Blackpool urges people to come forward for lung health checks
Posted: 25th May 2022Grandmother from Blackpool urges people to come forward for lung health checks
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Be prepared for Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend
Posted: 25th May 2022Health officials in Lancashire and South Cumbria are encouraging people to be prepared for the upcoming Jubilee Bank Holiday
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NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme supports Lancashire and South Cumbria residents
Posted: 23rd May 2022Since April 2021, nearly 2,000 people from Lancashire and South Cumbria have taken part in a programme designed to prevent them from developing Type 2 diabetes.
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Information for observing the ICS Board for members of the public - 25 May
Posted: 20th May 2022Members of the public are invited to observe the formal meeting on Wednesday 25 May 2022.
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Hundreds of patients benefit from heart scan push in Lancashire and South Cumbria
Posted: 19th May 2022Almost 750 patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria have benefitted from a weekend drive which provided 800 extra appointments for echocardiography (ECHO), a scan used to look at the heart and blood vessels
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Melanoma Awareness Month: Do you #KnowYourSkin?
Posted: 16th May 2022People living in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urged to #KnowYourSkin during Melanoma Awareness Month.
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‘Sponge on a string’ boost for cancer services in Lancashire and South Cumbria
Posted: 13th May 2022An innovative ‘sponge on a string’ diagnostic test is set to improve cancer care and ease the pressure on health services in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
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New chief nurse speaks out in support of Nurses’ Day
Posted: 12th May 2022Sarah O’Brien, who has recently been appointed as designate chief nurse for the new NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), is promoting the role of nurses as part of International Nurses’ Day (12 May).
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Morecambe Bay nurse shortlisted for two prestigious Nursing Times student awards - Nurses' Day story
Posted: 11th May 2022As the NHS celebrates International Nurses’ Day, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) is delighted to share the fact that a newly-qualified nurse from the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) has been shortlisted for two prestigious Nursing Times Student Awards.
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New Health Academy launched in Lancashire and South Cumbria
Posted: 11th May 2022A new health academy has been launched in Lancashire and South Cumbria which will help improve the health and wellbeing of the population and will aim to tackle health inequalities across the region.
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GP practice on the move as development of new health centre to begin
Posted: 10th May 2022People registered at a Blackpool town centre GP practice have been informed their appointments will take place at a temporary site as part of plans to develop a new state-of-the-art health centre.
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Contract for laboratory information management system awarded to Citadel Health
Posted: 10th May 2022A contract for the implementation of a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) across all NHS pathology services in Lancashire & South Cumbria has been awarded to Citadel Health
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Give your views on talking therapies for mental health
Posted: 10th May 2022People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria have been asked to share their views on access to talking therapies to treat common mental health conditions in adults.
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Information for observing the Strategic Commissioning Committee - 12 May
Posted: 6th May 2022Members of the public are invited to observe the formal meeting of the Strategic Commissioning Committee on Thursday 12 May 2022.