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A number of our teams have been shortlisted for several awards at this year’s Nursing Times Awards, which recognise the incredible contribution that nursing teams make across the UK.

Following a successful long list process we are delighted to announce the final five names which will now be subject to a public vote to decide the new name for our Recovery College.

“There were no computers at all within the hospital and a manual look-up system was in place to locate health records. The Medical Records department was the first department to introduce computers in 1981!”

A group of colleagues have been selected to attend a special celebration ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

“I thoroughly enjoy being a nurse and working within the NHS. I have made many friends along the way and find everyone to be caring and supportive of each other to ensure the service user’s needs and wishes are always met where possible.”

We are celebrating after scooping an award at the prestigious North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards.  

To celebrate the last day of Learning Disability Awareness week, we want to highlight the incredible work one of our Children’s Learning Disability nurses has done to help a child overcome his fear of dogs.

We have held our inaugural Inclusion and Belonging Conference. Over 200 colleagues gathered at Preston Grasshoppers on Wednesday 21 June to celebrate the improvements and progress made at our Trust and how we can work together to continue to create a culture of inclusion and belonging.

Quit Squad, Lancashire’s stop smoking service, are reminding people that the time to stop is now and with their support, you are three times more likely to kick the habit for good.

A number of our teams have been shortlisted for awards at this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards which recognise safety, culture and positive experience in patient care.

As part of Learning Disability Week, we communicated some myth-busting videos with Marie Crompton, one of our Community Learning Disability nurses in our Lancaster and Morecambe team on Instagram. Please see below for the full list of myth vs reality.

To mark the start of Learning Disability Awareness Week, we are sharing the story of a service user who is now employed in one of our teams, dispelling the myth that people with learning disabilities may not be employable.