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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

Preston Wellfest returns to Flag Market ahead of World Mental Health Day

A view across the Flag Market Pic: Tony Worrall Preston’s Flag Market is due to host a wellbeing event during Saturday. The focus will be on mental health as more than 30 organisations attend across the Preston Wellfest. The […]

7 months ago
New permanent boss of Royal Preston Hospital named and expected to start after winter rush

Royal Preston Hospital Emergency Department Pic: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The trust that runs the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble hospitals has named its new chief executive. Silas Nicholls will take up the top job at Lancashire Teaching […]

7 months ago
Preston households with low incomes and health condition could receive warm homes funding

A bitterly cold morning in Preston on Thursday 11 February Pic: Tony Worrall All the details on every health or life condition considered to be eligible along with the maximum gross household income that's allowed to access the funding to help improve homes in the city for fuel efficiency.

7 months ago
Mill Bank Wellbeing Centre marks 30 years of supporting Preston families in crisis

Mill Bank Wellbeing Centre marks its 30th anniversary Mill Bank Wellbeing Centre has marked 30 years of supporting for homeless families in crisis.  The service, provided by Places for People, helps families overcome the barriers to living life in […]

7 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Mother and daughter providing gifts to Royal Preston Hospital cancer patients

Janet Smith and Laura Mellor Pic: Rosemere Cancer Foundation A mother and daughter duo are helping to make life for cancer patients better at Royal Preston Hospital. Laura Mellor, 34, is living with cancer herself and has teamed up […]

7 months ago
Looking at air quality in Preston as Council confirms no plans to introduce ULEZ

Air quality station at Meadow Street and Ringway Pic: Google Preston City Council says there are no plans to introduce an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the city. ULEZ aims to help improve air quality by reducing the number of […]

7 months ago
Royal Preston Hospital gets gym refit

David Vesty, a patient at RPH, on the new gym equipment Pic: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals New gym equipment has been put in place at Royal Preston Hospital. Partly funded by a grant of £15,228 from the NHS Charities Together the gym was refitted and will […]

7 months ago
Royal Preston Hospital receives upgraded skin cancer detecting kit

Rebecca Arestidou receives the donation for the new dermatoscopes from, left to right, Habibullah Munshi, Ibrahim Vali Bux Matliwala and Abdul Aziz Vali Matliwala, of the Preston-based Rhodi Charitable Trust and The HVM Foundation Upgraded dermatocopes have been bought to help spot skin cancers earlier. Following a donation of £3,382 to Rosemere Cancer Foundation the hand-held devices are now being used by specialist skin […]

7 months ago
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