Doctor at Royal Preston Hospital serenades coronavirus patient as he takes first steps outside after 50 days in critical care

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A 64-year-old who spent 50 days battling coronavirus in Royal Preston Hospital’s critical care unit has been serenaded as he left hospital. Dr Thomas Owen performed American Pie for music-loving […]

4 years ago Three more deaths from coronavirus announced at Preston and Chorley Hospitals as ‘R rate’ passes one in the North West

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced three more people have died from coronavirus at the hospitals it manages. All three deaths happened at Royal Preston or Chorley Hospitals […]

4 years ago Preston charity recreates a ‘movie night in’ experience for older people

Preston-based charity Age Concern Central Lancashire has recreated a ‘movie night in’ experience for older people who remain in lockdown. With the help of local businesses, the charity delivered pizza, […]

4 years ago ‘Game-changing’ womb cancer test to go into trial at Rosemere Cancer Centre

A “game-changing” blood test, capable of detecting womb cancer even at its pre-cancerous stage, is to go into clinical trial at Rosemere Cancer Centre. Cases of womb cancer, which is […]

4 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Four new coronavirus cases confirmed across Preston and South Ribble during Thursday June 4

The hospital trust for Royal Preston and Chorley hospitals says there have been no futher coronavirus deaths for a second day running, as of Thursday (June 4). Lancashire Teaching Hospitals […]

4 years ago Two new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Preston on Wednesday June 3

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has not announced any new deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday June 3. The number of people to have died from the virus at Royal […]

4 years ago Four further coronavirus deaths at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as confirmed cases also rise

Four more people have died from coronavirus at Royal Preston and Chorley Hospitals, according to new figures released by the NHS. The number comprises of one death on May 31, […]

4 years ago Seven new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Preston and Chorley as death toll rises to 208

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced one more person has died from coronavirus, bringing the death toll at the two hospitals it operates to 208. The death happened […]

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