Health & social care
Published on Monday 12 November 2018 at 10:45 am
Blackburn with Darwen has today become officially ‘breastfeeding friendly’, meaning mums who want to breastfeed out and about in the borough can do so with full confidence.
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Published on Friday 26 October 2018 at 11:46 am
Lancashire mum-to-be Maria Slater is joining forces with the local NHS to help promote the flu vaccine for pregnant women this winter.
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Published on Tuesday 9 October 2018 at 10:13 am
Two primary school children have been helping their local NHS spread the message ‘Catch it, bin it, kill it’ on video.
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Published on Thursday 4 October 2018 at 10:44 am
A Blackburn with Darwen food alliance is set to launch soon with the primary aim of tackling food poverty in the borough.
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Published on Tuesday 25 September 2018 at 1:01 pm
As part of Older People’s Week re:fresh are holding a FREE Tea Dance featuring Vintage Pearls and Walk this Way Choir.
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Published on Tuesday 18 September 2018 at 11:49 am
A long-term partnership approach to reducing teenage pregnancies in Blackburn with Darwen has seen rates fall to an all-time low, latest figures show.
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Published on Friday 14 September 2018 at 11:28 am
Blackburn Rovers have pledged their support to the World Suicide Prevention Day activity happening this week in the borough.
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Published on Friday 14 September 2018 at 11:08 am
Alcohol treatment services in Blackburn with Darwen have amongst the highest successful treatment rates in the country, according to Public Health England.
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Published on Wednesday 12 September 2018 at 10:45 am
Council and NHS representatives celebrated progress on Blackburn’s newest piece of healthcare infrastructure by laying its cornerstone yesterday.
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Published on Tuesday 11 September 2018 at 10:31 am
Crowds gathered outside Blackburn Town Hall for a public vigil to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Monday, September 10.
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Published on Monday 10 September 2018 at 2:02 pm
A special Darwen preview screening of a new film which deals with the subject of suicide and depression will honour one if its co-stars who sadly took his own life during the film’s production.
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Published on Monday 10 September 2018 at 1:39 pm
As part of the Council’s activity around World Suicide Prevention day today, Monday September 10, we have been signposting to various partners, services and areas of support using our Digital Advertising Screen outside Blackburn Town Hall.
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Published on Thursday 6 September 2018 at 1:02 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has joined forces with a national alliance that is aiming to eradicate suicide in the UK as part of its drive on suicide prevention.
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Published on Tuesday 28 August 2018 at 12:22 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is to host a public vigil outside Blackburn Town Hall to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Monday, September 10.
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Published on Monday 20 August 2018 at 1:07 pm
The fun and friendly workplace cycling competition, Cycle September is back!
The campaign runs throughout the whole of September to see which workplaces and departments can get the most staff to try cycling.
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Published on Wednesday 8 August 2018 at 4:35 pm
The school summer holidays are a chance to relax, sleep in, and enjoy a break from homework, but it’s best to maintain some routines to stay healthy and avoid a ‘shock to the system’ come September.
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Published on Monday 23 July 2018 at 3:10 pm
An event was held to help inform councillors about the wide range of services available at Care Network Hub.
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Published on Friday 13 July 2018 at 11:15 am
The results of a major piece of work to get a better understanding of the mental health needs of the people of Blackburn with Darwen have been published.
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Published on Tuesday 10 July 2018 at 2:46 pm
Witton Park Academy will play host to a free screening of ‘Resilience – The Biology of Stress and The Science of Hope’ on Wednesday 18th July from 6-8pm.
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Published on Thursday 5 July 2018 at 4:15 pm
Impressive new stats have put Blackburn with Darwen amongst some of the best performing areas in the country when it comes to people quitting smoking.
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Published on Monday 11 June 2018 at 10:39 am
A breastfeeding celebration event in Blackburn will mark the conclusion of National Breastfeeding Celebration Week with everyone invited to join in the family fun.
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Published on Monday 4 June 2018 at 3:34 pm
Local author Simon McDermott will be talking about his book The Songaminute Man at Blackburn Library on June 20th
Simon will be talking about how he found a unique way for him and his father who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2013 to connect again by doing carpool karaoke.
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Published on Monday 12 March 2018 at 3:04 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting The “Together, we can tackle child abuse” campaign.
Launched annually by the Department for Education to raise awareness and encourage the public to act when they suspect child abuse or neglect.
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Published on Wednesday 7 March 2018 at 9:58 am
Blackburn with Darwen’s award-winning Wellbeing Service has been praised in a national report by a leading health think tank.
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Published on Wednesday 14 February 2018 at 9:17 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a local charity’s call to businesses to show their support in highlighting fuel poverty.
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Published on Thursday 11 January 2018 at 8:58 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing an eight-week campaign to tackle inactivity in the workplace.
Statistics released by Public Health England show that Brits sit down for an average 8.9 hours every day and 40 per cent do not exercise enough.
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Published on Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 2:18 pm
Two new courses are starting soon for people with dementia in Blackburn with Darwen.
A free six week ‘Living well with dementia’ training programme starts on Tuesday 16th January 2018 at Audley and Queen’s Park Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Pringle Street, Blackburn, BB1 1SF at 1.30pm.
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Published on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 1:08 pm
Courses run at a variety of venues with the aim of helping adults improve their work prospects and wellbeing.
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Published on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 1:06 pm
With under a week to go until Christmas, people with long term health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, lung and heart disease are being reminded not to leave it too late to get their repeat prescriptions.
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Published on Wednesday 20 December 2017 at 9:37 am
Rather than visit the doctor, NHS East Lancashire and NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are encouraging people with a bad cough, a cold or sore throat, to pop down to their local pharmacy for quick health advice.
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Published on Tuesday 12 December 2017 at 1:45 pm
A public consultation has launched on the current provision of community pharmacy services across Lancashire, including Blackburn with Darwen.
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Published on Friday 8 December 2017 at 9:01 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has been praised for its ‘early help and well co-ordinated support’ by Ofsted inspectors who rated children’s services in the area as good.
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Published on Tuesday 5 December 2017 at 3:29 pm
Health and care chiefs in Pennine Lancashire have today published a draft plan for health and care services in the area.
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Published on Wednesday 22 November 2017 at 3:45 pm
Families with babies aged under eight weeks are being offered an exciting opportunity to take part in a study looking at how to give their children the best possible start in life.
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Published on Monday 20 November 2017 at 2:15 pm
Blackburn with Darwen is supporting Road Safety Week 2017, with a range of events and activities planned across the borough.
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Published on Tuesday 14 November 2017 at 2:00 pm
Alcohol Awareness Week is taking place this week with various events around Blackburn with Darwen happening to encourage people to think more about their alcohol intake.
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Published on Friday 10 November 2017 at 11:14 am
Lancashire Mind, Blackburn with Darwen Council and One Voice are joining forces on a new initiative which aims to end mental health discrimination.
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Published on Monday 23 October 2017 at 3:10 pm
Blackburn with Darwen has become the first borough to see its Council and Clinical Commissioning Group join forces to sign a joint healthy weight declaration in the country.
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Published on Friday 13 October 2017 at 10:54 am
A week of action is taking place to raise awareness of all hate crimes.
National Hate Crime Awareness Week runs from Saturday, October 14th until Saturday, October 21st, with events taking place all week.
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Published on Thursday 12 October 2017 at 3:34 pm
The new giant digital advertising screen in Blackburn was taken over today – Thursday, October 12 – to mark the borough becoming an official ‘Kindness Community’.
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Published on Tuesday 10 October 2017 at 1:46 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is looking for ways to improve digital services for our customers, workforce, Borough and partners. One of the ways we can do this is by improving the Council website and how it works for its visitors. To help us make some important decisions about how we can make it better we have produced a survey asking people to tell us what they think about it.
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Published on Thursday 28 September 2017 at 2:36 pm
Older people in Blackburn and Darwen will be celebrated as part of a special international event in October.
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Published on Thursday 28 September 2017 at 12:09 pm
Representatives from Blackburn with Darwen Council, Together Housing Group and Keepmoat Regeneration, part of the ENGIE group, gathered to celebrate a milestone in the development of Riverside Heights housing with care scheme in Darwen.
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Published on Tuesday 12 September 2017 at 11:49 am
NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has launched a major drive aimed at protecting families against flu.
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Published on Monday 11 September 2017 at 2:55 pm
Everyone’s invited to Blackburn Cathedral on Wednesday 20 September as East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust celebrates its Health Fayre and Annual General Meeting.
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Published on Monday 4 September 2017 at 12:28 pm
A renewed appeal has been launched to highlight the issue of private fostering – a little known informal arrangement where a child lives with somebody else other than their parents or immediate family.
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Published on Tuesday 25 July 2017 at 4:07 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has issued the following response to a Guardian article published today (July 25) reporting on the number of takeaway shops in the borough.
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Published on Thursday 13 July 2017 at 11:33 am
This year’s Walk in the Park is taking place on Saturday, July 15 from 10am – 4pm at Witton Country Park.
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Published on Thursday 6 July 2017 at 11:53 am
Recipe 4 Health awards have been given out to restaurants, schools and takeaways helping people to make healthy choices.
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Published on Monday 3 July 2017 at 8:36 am
A local health boss says the 10th anniversary of the smoking ban has “really helped to change attitudes to smoking”, with smoking rates in Blackburn with Darwen falling.
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