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Preston health expert calling for Government changes for safer hospitals

Royal Preston Hospital Emergency Department Pic: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust A Preston health expert is calling for Government changes to help protect against the annual winter crises which causes huge pressure on the NHS. Various hospital trusts declared critical incidents […]

6 days ago
Olive Tree Brasserie owner given 10-year ban over Covid scheme fraud

Dean Wilson, director of Olive Tree Brasserie The man behind a former Preston restaurant has been banned from running businesses after abusing a Covid-19 support scheme. Dean Wilson opened Olive Tree Brasserie in Miller Arcade in 2014 […]

4 months ago
Lancashire residents offered no advice over paying for new Covid vaccine

Vaccines being issued in Preston Lancashire residents are being offered no public health advice about whether they should consider paying for a Covid vaccine if they are not amongst the few groups now eligible for […]

9 months ago
Former ship officer from Preston left paralysed after contracting Covid

A man from Bamber Bridge has opened up about being left paralysed from the waist down after contracting Covid. Andrew Mears’ health issues first started in 2019 when he slipped […]

11 months ago
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Local politicians fought for ‘good deal’ for county during tier 3 pandemic restrictions

The Covid vaccination queuing area outside Preston Bus Station and opposite the NHS hub in St John's Pic: Tony Worrall A Lancashire council leader has insisted that local politicians fought for ā€œa good dealā€ for the county when it was faced with tough Covid restrictions at the height of the […]

1 year ago
Autumn Covid and flu vaccines in Preston and Lancashire brought forward

A vaccination being given Pic: Pixabay The Covid vaccine for eligible people in Preston and Lancashire is being brought forward. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) say the […]

2 years ago
Memorial garden to Covid victims and organ donors at Royal Preston Hospital

Ros Collins, charity administrator; Dan Hill, head of hospital charities; Rebecca Arestidou, grant and trust fundraiser with the memorial garden A memorial garden to those who lost loved ones to Covid has opened at Royal Preston Hospital. It is also in memory of those who donated their organs after passing […]

2 years ago
South Ribble District Scouts see biggest membership growth since pandemic

A group of Beavers from the South Ribble District Scouts give the thumbs up Like many, the South Ribble District Scouts struggled during the pandemic. Despite everyoneā€™s efforts in very challenging circumstances, several young people decided to step back from Scouts and their youth […]

2 years ago
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