Health news in Preston covering Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, GP practices and other health updates – as well as real-life features with those speaking out about health conditions
Christmas tree donated to spread cheer at Royal Preston HospitalA Christmas tree has been donated to the NHS Critical Care department at Royal Preston Hospital to spread joy over the festive season. The donation came from Barton Grange Landscapes, […]
3 years ago Christmas restrictions for Preston and Lancashire will only allow Christmas Day indoor meet-upChristmas coronavirus restrictions have been tightened, the government confirmed. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said due to the rising Covid-19 infection rate in England and a new mutation of coronavirus which […]
3 years ago Christmas restrictions set to change as Prime Minister to lead press conferenceChristmas restrictions are expected to be tightened as the government debates how to halt rising coronavirus infection rates. A tier-4 set of restrictions is understood to be introduced for London […]
3 years ago New 28-bed rehab unit opens at Royal Preston HospitalPatients who need specialist rehabilitation in order to return home from hospital will be cared for in a new facility opened at Royal Preston Hospital this week. Avondale Rehabilitation Unit […]
3 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston’s coronavirus infection rate continues to rise, South Ribble’s falls and government mulls tier-4 and post-Christmas lockdownPreston’s coronavirus infection rate is continuing to climb as the government is considering a new tier level of restrictions. New confirmed cases for the city on Friday (18 December) were […]
3 years ago Preston and South Ribble’s latest coronavirus infection rates on day of no tiers changePreston and South Ribble’s latest coronavirus cases have been confirmed as we learned Lancashire will remain in tier-3 restrictions for at least another two weeks. New Covid-19 confirmed cases for […]
3 years ago Full tier-3 and Christmas restrictions for Preston and LancashireIt has been announced today (Thursday 17 December) that all of Lancashire will remain in tier-3. This is after a rise in coronavirus cases across many places in the area. This means […]
3 years ago ‘Cases have not fallen to a sufficient degree’ leader of Preston City Council on tiers decisionAn announcement by Matt Hancock this morning (Thursday 17 December) revealed that Preston would remain in tier-3. Due to Covid-19 cases rising in the last fortnight all of Lancashire is […]
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