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
A rapidly growing crisis in homelessness in Preston – what can be done?The homelessness crisis in Preston is intensifying as the city’s MP brought together a range of organisations to hear potential solutions. Hosted at The Salvation Army and set against a […]
4 weeks ago A gruelling 27 hours as Bill Hodgson flips giant tyre 10,000 timesA man from Kirkham has flipped a 226kg tyre 10,000 times on Preston’s Flag Market. It was all to raise money for Jordan Jones, 26, from Kirkham who has a […]
4 weeks ago Preston woman to hit catwalk to celebrate overcoming breast cancerA Fulwood woman is set to hit the catwalk to celebrate overcoming breast cancer. Bernadette Neville will be walking in a national fashion show for Breast Cancer Now to raise […]
4 weeks ago Co-ordination and care needed as Preston Long Covid sufferers fight daily battleLong Covid sufferers in Lancashire have called for better co-ordination of their care and more compassion from society as they fight a daily battle against a condition that has blighted […]
4 weeks ago Advertisement Advertisement Investigation into why two patients waited more than 150 hours at A&EAn investigation is under way into why two patients endured waits of more than 150 hours in Lancashire’s accident and emergency system. The cases were reported to a meeting of […]
4 weeks ago “Unacceptable” and “must do better” as Preston records highest rough sleeper count since records beganNew figures have shown that Preston had the highest amount of rough sleepers in Lancashire last year. The data, published by the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, provided […]
4 weeks ago Preston cancer side effect clinic secures fundingA clinic to treat former cancer patients left with side effects from radiotherapy has secured funding for the future. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) has agreed to take […]
1 month ago Decision to undertake tendering process for Withnell Health Centre criticisedA competition will be run to decide the future of a Chorley village surgery which has been led by the same popular GP for more than a decade – amid […]
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