Published on Tuesday 27 June 2017 at 1:52 pm
Plans to restrict prescribing of treatments and medicines for short-term, minor conditions have been approved across Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: blackburn with darwen ccg | prescriptions
Published on Tuesday 27 June 2017 at 11:41 am
Kind-hearted people across blackburn and Darwen are showing their support by donating items of clothing to a charity campaign to support orphans in Uganda and children locally.
Published on Friday 23 June 2017 at 10:43 am
Blackburn with Darwen residents are invited to get involved, debate and help shape the future of health and social care in Pennine Lancashire at two summer engagement events in the borough.
Published on Thursday 22 June 2017 at 11:32 am
An appeal to help orphans in Uganda and children in need locally is being supported by Blackburn with Darwen Council’s fostering service.
Filed under: Let's Foster | Maureen Bateson
Published on Monday 19 June 2017 at 9:20 am
With parts of England currently experiencing heatwave conditions, Blackburn with Darwen Council’s health bosses are reminding people to stay safe in any extreme heat and follow relevant health advice.
Filed under: Councillor | heatwave | Mustafa Desai | Public Health England
Published on Monday 12 June 2017 at 11:15 am
An 85 year old Blackburn business is celebrating a new milestone and being busier than ever.
Filed under: Mooreys | regeneration
Published on Friday 26 May 2017 at 10:35 am
The national government website contains the latest public information on urgent advice and support.
This guidance is aimed at anyone exposed and involved with the incident at the Manchester Arena.
Published on Wednesday 24 May 2017 at 1:42 pm
Organisers are delighted with the number of community spirited volunteers that have signed up so far to provide a new service that will help people get to appointments and other activities.
Filed under: RVS
Published on Monday 8 May 2017 at 3:10 pm
Foster carers took part in a family walk to help raise awareness of the need for more carers in Blackburn with Darwen, marking the launch of Foster Care Fortnight.
Published on Friday 28 April 2017 at 9:01 am
A new animation has been launched to raise awareness of how certain traumatic childhood events can have an impact on a person throughout their entire life.
Published on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at 10:37 am
A Council service that offers help and support to improve the health of people in Blackburn with Darwen is celebrating after receiving national plaudits.
Published on Friday 21 April 2017 at 11:18 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has launched its new strategy to improve physical health in the borough.
Published on Wednesday 12 April 2017 at 11:24 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has welcomed a report that recognises the borough as one of the best for the standard of its care homes.
Published on Wednesday 12 April 2017 at 11:22 am
A local care company is celebrating after one of its carers picked up a prestigious national award.
Published on Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 1:33 pm
A leading NHS healthcare organisation will be a major sponsor of this year’s Good Neighbours Awards.
Published on Monday 10 April 2017 at 9:17 am
A local community group is celebrating after receiving a grant for £50,000.
The Blackburn-based Sliding Doors – whose mission it is to change the lives of people of all ages who may be lonely, isolated or living with disabilities through their project ‘Open for All’ – were one of five groups competing in a public vote in the Granada region for a share of National Lottery funding in the People’s Projects competition.
Published on Thursday 6 April 2017 at 11:15 am
Eight Off Licences came up trumps after refusing to sell alcohol to under-age test purchasers in Blackburn with Darwen.
Published on Thursday 6 April 2017 at 11:04 am
A national roadshow is stopping off in Blackburn with Darwen next week to raise awareness and increase attendance of cervical screening.
Published on Wednesday 5 April 2017 at 2:08 pm
A recent health fayre, promoting ways that people can lead healthier lifestyles, was supported by Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Published on Tuesday 4 April 2017 at 1:21 pm
One Voice has been commissioned by Blackburn with Darwen Council to deliver the fifth phase of its Baiter Sehat (Better Health) campaign in the borough.
Published on Tuesday 21 March 2017 at 2:49 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting a national campaign to tackle child abuse.
The “Together, we can tackle child abuse” campaign has been launched by the Department for Education to raise awareness and encourage the public to act when they suspect child abuse or neglect.
Filed under: Councillor | Department for Education | Maureen Bateson | tackling child abuse
Published on Friday 17 March 2017 at 10:27 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting an upcoming health fayre promoting ways of leading healthier lifestyles.
Published on Friday 10 March 2017 at 10:09 am
A contract for providing a new programme designed to get children off to the best start in life in Blackburn with Darwen has been awarded to Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Published on Tuesday 7 March 2017 at 3:24 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing No Smoking Day, taking place this Wednesday, March 8.
If you’re a smoker who wants to stub it out for good, why not seize No Smoking Day as your big chance to stop?
Published on Friday 3 March 2017 at 10:59 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s health bosses are backing national guidance on vitamin D after official estimates suggested one in five adults and one in six children in England may have low levels.
Published on Thursday 2 March 2017 at 9:58 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council and local health, criminal justice and care partners have been praised for being at the forefront of a project designed to help vulnerable adults in the borough to turn their lives around.
Published on Tuesday 28 February 2017 at 1:43 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting a series of local events designed to help older people stay safe as they move around.
Published on Thursday 23 February 2017 at 12:25 pm
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) Chief Executive, Kevin McGee, has been recognised as one of the Top 50 Chief Executives in a list of NHS leaders selected by the country’s largest specialist healthcare magazine, the Health Service Journal (HSJ).
Filed under: NHS
Published on Wednesday 22 February 2017 at 4:00 pm
LANCASHIRE Constabulary is supporting a national campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of using a mobile phone behind the wheel and the tough new penalties for those who flout the law.
Filed under: car | driving | Fine | Mobile phone
Published on Tuesday 7 February 2017 at 1:04 pm
One of Blackburn with Darwen Council’s key health partners, NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group, is currently seeking the public’s views on proposed changes to some prescriptions.
Published on Wednesday 25 January 2017 at 12:13 pm
A £12 million housing development for older people in Darwen has a new name.
The 85-home Housing with Care scheme will be named Riverside Heights with the adjoining bungalows on the newly named Shorey Bank Way.
Filed under: Darwen | Development | Housing | Shorey Bank
Published on Friday 20 January 2017 at 12:52 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is consulting with the public on a new health initiative.
As part of its upcoming ‘Eat Well, Move More, Shape Up’ health strategy, the Council is looking to adopt a charter further committing the organisation to promoting healthy weight in the borough.
Published on Tuesday 17 January 2017 at 1:57 pm
Blackburn with Darwen residents are making the borough the most active it has ever been, according to a new national survey.
Published on Wednesday 11 January 2017 at 4:21 pm
Lancashire’s Health and Wellbeing provider has received a rating of good from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after a full comprehensive inspection in September 2016.
Published on Wednesday 11 January 2017 at 4:13 pm
Blackburn Cathedral is to host a special event celebrating the work done by public services in Lancashire.
Published on Monday 9 January 2017 at 10:50 am
Are you going dry this January? Over the past few years we’ve seen Dry January become an accepted and positive part of many people’s start to the New Year.
Published on Monday 9 January 2017 at 9:40 am
Residents who keep chickens or ducks are urged to continue to keep them inside after a case of avian flu was confirmed in Yorkshire.
Filed under: Avian Flu | Bird Flu | Public Health England
Published on Friday 6 January 2017 at 3:41 pm
Nearly two million people in Lancashire and South Cumbria will for the first time be able to get easy access to the best-rated health apps available online.
Published on Friday 6 January 2017 at 3:08 pm
Residents are invited to get involved, debate and help shape the future of health and social care in East Lancashire at an upcoming engagement event.
Published on Friday 6 January 2017 at 10:18 am
Blackburn with Darwen health bosses are urging people to access local help and support to quit smoking this new year.
Published on Friday 23 December 2016 at 11:27 am
A Local hospital, restaurants, takeaways, schools, nurseries and shops have been awarded the Recipe 4 Health accreditation.
Filed under: Councillor | Food | Mustafa Desai | Recipe 4 Health
Published on Monday 19 December 2016 at 9:00 am
Blackburn with Darwen residents are urged to keep warm and keep well over the next few weeks as the borough gears up for the arrival of winter.
Published on Friday 16 December 2016 at 9:45 am
A new series of animations have been produced to raise awareness of domestic abuse and signpost to areas of local help and support.
Filed under: animation | Arshid Mahmood | domestic abuse | Domestic Abuse Strategic Board | Mustafa Desai
Published on Wednesday 14 December 2016 at 1:19 pm
Blackburn with Darwen leaders are backing a new campaign that aims to help people stay safe when out by stopping those who have had too much to drink being served further alcohol.
Published on Friday 9 December 2016 at 2:10 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s Youth Justice Service was named a winner for the delivery of a Problem Solving Court for young people at the Children and Young People Awards in the Youth Justice section.
Filed under: Children and Young People Awards | Youth Justice Service
Published on Thursday 8 December 2016 at 12:07 pm
Work has started on a new supported living development for young adults with additional needs and disabilities in Blackburn.
Filed under: Apple Street | Councillor | Homelife | Mohammed Khan
Published on Friday 2 December 2016 at 11:43 am
As part of the Baiter Sehat project One Voice and the Adult Safeguarding Board have created a leaflet and poster specifically aimed at the South Asian community.
Published on Friday 2 December 2016 at 11:15 am
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 5th December to Sunday, 18th December 2016.
Published on Tuesday 29 November 2016 at 10:38 am
National Energy Action’s (NEA) vision is that ‘no one is living in fuel poverty’ but the charity has warned that, at the current level of delivery and funding, this won’t happen in the average lifetime of a baby born today in the UK.
Published on Monday 21 November 2016 at 1:45 pm
Residents were invited to get involved, debate and help shape the future of health and social care in East Lancashire at a recent engagement event.
