Today is World Prematurity Day, a day to raise awareness of premature birth and the huge impact it can have on families.   An estimated 53,000 babies are born prematurely each year in the UK – 1 in 13 births.   Having a premature baby comes with its own complex journey of emotions – […]

National Self Care Week 13th-19th November 2023   Self Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self care across communities, families and generations.   The theme for 2023 is “Mind & Body”. This is a broad self care theme allowing you to choose your particular focus, whether it […]

    Come forward for your flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.   For some, flu and COVID-19 are unpleasant. But for many, particularly those with certain health conditions, older people and pregnant women, they can be very dangerous and even life-threatening.   If you are eligible and haven’t yet come forward for your flu and COVID-19 […]

  Flu (also known as influenza) is a highly infectious illness caused by the flu virus. It spreads rapidly through small droplets coughed or sneezed into the air by an infected person.   For most people, flu is unpleasant but not serious. You will usually recover within a week.   Studies have shown that flu vaccines […]

The NHS in England has launched activity to highlight the changes in the way we access help and receive care from general practices.   The aim is to raise awareness of the different staff in general practice, such as physiotherapists, paramedics, mental health practitioners, who work alongside GPs and nurses, and the role of the […]

Campaign launched to help people save money on prescriptions   A new NHS England campaign aims to raise awareness of prescription saving schemes.     A Prescription Prepayment Certificate will save people money if they pay for more than three items in three months, or 11 items in 12 months. The certificate covers all NHS […]

Young People can get smart about asthma   Health and care staff and volunteers are being encouraged to invite children and young people in Lancashire and South Cumbria to download an app to manage their asthma.   Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is one of the first in the country to launch […]

Health and wellbeing coaches support people to increase their ability to self-manage, increase motivation levels and commitment to change their lifestyle. They are experts in behaviour change and focus on improving health related outcomes by working with people to set personalised goals and change their behaviours.   The service is available to all patients with […]

NHS England is currently re-running ‘Help Us, Help You’ national cancer campaign activity to tackle barriers to timely presentation. The latest phase focuses on lung cancer symptoms. The campaign aims to increase knowledge of the key symptom of lung cancer – a cough that lasts for three weeks or more. The campaign will encourage those […]