News

This World TB Day we’re raising awareness of our service that supports people with Tuberculosis across Lancashire.

We are celebrating the success of their first group of occupational therapist (OT) degree apprentices.

Happy International Women’s Day (Saturday 8 March), to all of our colleagues and women in our communities!

Change Talks is thrilled to announce that it has been shortlisted in the ‘service provider with the most impact on families and children’ category at the 2025 Inside Out Awards.

Our Cyber Security Team has been announced winners of the Effective Information Sharing and Security Award at the iNetwork Innovation Awards.

From Saturday 1 March 2025, the Wellbeing Helpline Service will be devolved into our Initial Response Service (IRS). 

Today, (Friday 21 February), we mark the seventh Mental Health Nurses Day. Mental Health Nurses’ Day is an annual celebration and opportunity for us to recognise the incredible difference our mental health nurses make to the lives of the people and communities we serve in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Safety is a key priority for the Trust and as part of a programme of estates safety measures, looking at our current buildings, fire and evacuation safety procedures alongside the patient acuity of our wards, we identified that the two-story unit at Longridge Hospital, housing older patients with potential mobility problems, was safer as a ground floor only ward.

With half-term approaching, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is urging parents to take simple steps to keep their children healthy and if they do become poorly, to get the right care without unnecessary trips to A&E.

Today marks the start of National Apprenticeships Week, which takes place from Monday 10 February to Friday 14 February, and we are using the opportunity to shine a spotlight on some of our current apprentices.

Almost 200 people, including families, residents, community groups and local councillors, have already taken part in three engagement sessions, having their say about the future of Clay Fields, the former Calderstones site in Whalley.

The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is working with over 168 schools and colleges to deliver mental health support to children and young people.