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
NHS urges Preston and Lancashire residents to stay safe during heatwaveA local NHS service has urged residents to stay safe and take precautions against the ongoing heatwave, set to peak between Sunday, 17, and Tuesday, 19 July. Lancashire and South […]
2 years ago Preston residents urged to get MMR jabs for children before SeptemberThe county council has urged parents to get their children vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella before the new school year. Lancashire County Council said routine childhood immunisations are the […]
2 years ago Preston matron to skydive for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ Children’s AppealA Preston matron will travel to Lancaster Airfield this August to leap 10,000ft from a plane as part of a hospital charity fundraiser. On Saturday, 27 August, Nicola Entwistle, Matron […]
2 years ago Royal Preston Hospital urges visitors to wear face masks due to ‘increasing Covid levels’Royal Preston and Chorley Hospitals have urged visitors and outpatients to wear face masks from today due to a spike in Covid-19 levels. From Thursday, 7 July, Royal Preston visitors […]
2 years ago Advertisement Advertisement UCLan mental health support ranked third in the UKUCLan has received a third-place position for its student mental health support and topped the list for the amount of students ‘most satisfied’ with its services. UCLan placed in the […]
2 years ago Leyland support group secures funding from ‘Dragon’s Den-style’ panelA Leyland support group offering peer support to people in pain has landed £1,000 from a ‘Dragon’s Den-style panel’. Leyland Pain Support Group received the funding after successfully pitching during […]
2 years ago Rosemere Cancer Foundation help Preston hospitals get ‘game-changing’ dentistry kitRosemere Cancer Foundation has helped two local hospitals get new dentistry equipment billed as ‘game-changing’. Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital have received the PRF Duo Quattro […]
2 years ago New gym opening at Deepdale Shopping ParkAs The Gym Group prepares to close their Preston site, Everlast Gym is offering its members the chance to join their new gym. Everlast Gym will have eight Personal Trainers […]
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