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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

Rosemere Cancer Centre leader for surgery time in North West

Women undergoing a hysterectomy for endometrial (womb) cancer at Rosemere Cancer Centre could spend an hour to an hour-and-a-half less on the operating table compared to elsewhere in the North […]

4 years ago
Emergency dental hub opens in Preston to help NHS cope with demand

UCLan's COVID-19 dental hub The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) will assist the NHS with emergency dental treatment for patients in Lancashire during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working closely with the NHS and FMCS Emergency […]

4 years ago
Prestonians some of the ‘least excited’ to get back to the gym

Man at gym Prestonians don’t seem to be ready to get back on the treadmills just yet, as a new report says the city is one of the least excited to return to […]

4 years ago
Royal Preston Hospital announces Oncology Ward refurbishment contractor

One of the proposed rooms in the ward Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has awarded a contract to refurbish the Ribblesdale Oncology Ward at Royal Preston Hospital to Interserve Construction. The international support services, construction and equipment group Interserve Group […]

4 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston high street recovering post-lockdown

Queues outside the Fishergate Shopping Centre and Primark Pic: Paul Melling Preston’s high street is performing better than Manchester and Liverpool during post-lockdown recovery, according to a new report. The Centre for Cities ‘High Street Recovery Tracker’, compiled using anonymised mobile […]

4 years ago
Newly launched Preston hand sanitiser company set to make £30 million

Andrew and Rachel Montague Hand sanitiser company ClearWater Hygiene is on course to generate more that £30 million in revenue just 12 weeks after launching. The company, founded by property developer Andrew Montague and […]

4 years ago
UCLan research team leads COVID maternity service study

Professor Soo Downe The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been awarded £1.5 million in funding for an 18 month study that will look at what lessons can be learned from how maternal […]

4 years ago
Preston set to endure ‘grief pandemic’ following coronavirus lockdown

The Co-op has released a report revealing the devastating impact lockdown has had on Preston’s ability to grieve and warns the city could face a grief pandemic. An online YouGov survey, commissioned […]

4 years ago
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