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Preston city centre ‘health hub’ still a key ambition for Preston City Council

A health procedure being performed Pic: Pixabay The city’s long-held ambition to have a new health centre within Preston city centre is continued within its new 2035 strategy. Unveiled last week the nine-page document outlines how Preston […]

9 months ago
First parkrun held at specialist NHS mental health inpatient facility in Preston

Parkrun held a landmark first NHS event at Guild Lodge in Preston which saw 50 staff and service users from the facility take part. One of the people involved in the event was […]

9 months ago
Preston and Chorley hospital staff offered payouts to quit amid £58m savings drive

Royal Preston Hospital Emergency Department Pic: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The trust which runs Preston and Chorley’s hospitals has offered to pay staff to quit as part of efforts to make huge savings. Bosses at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (LTH) are […]

10 months ago
GP’s dire warning to patients as funding crisis leaves system broken

Dr Adam Janjua A doctor has issued a dire warning over the future of GP practices in Lancashire amid financial pressures which have seen a 20% reduction in the number of partners in […]

11 months ago
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Preston nurse lied about working 77 shifts to rake in £26k over four months

Blackpool Victoria Hospital A nurse who signed in to 77 shifts she never did and pocketed £26k of unearned wages has been struck off. Francesca Del-Greco, from Preston, submitted dozens of false time-sheets […]

11 months ago
Minister for health given tour of UCLan’s medical and dental school facilities

Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Cathy Jackson and Associate Dean in the School of Medicine and Dentistry Claudia Cunningham show Minister for Health and Secondary Care Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson CBE MP a phantom head used for dental students to learn their skills on. A government minister has been given a tour of how Preston’s university is helping to train the next generation of NHS staff. Minister for Health and secondary care, Andrew Stephenson, […]

1 year ago
Booking a GP appointment feels like ‘going into battle’

Booking an appointment like 'going into battle' A Lancashire woman has told NHS bosses in the county that she has sometimes avoided trying to book a GP appointment because dealing with reception staff can be so “confrontational”. […]

1 year ago
UCLan awarded nearly £2 million for collaborative antibiotics research project

A lower jaw scan. Pic: UCLan The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) have been awarded nearly £2 million for a collaborative antibiotics research project. The £1.87m grant was given […]

1 year ago
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