Published on Friday 3 February 2023 at 12:49 pm
The NHS is urging residents to come forward for their Covid boosters before the vaccination programme pauses temporarily next month.
Filed under: Abdul Razaq | Covid booster | Director of Public Health | JCVI | NHS
Published on Tuesday 1 February 2022 at 2:49 pm
A new health campaign is warning parents and guardians of the serious risk to children’s health from measles.
Published on Friday 17 December 2021 at 10:14 am
Blackburn’s resilience and community spirit will be celebrated next week in a festive BBC2 special on Thursday 23 December with celebrity choirmaster Gareth Malone.
Filed under: BBC | coronavirus | COVID-19 | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS trust | Gareth Malone | NHS
Published on Tuesday 14 December 2021 at 11:03 am
Proposals to restore and extend Blackburn’s historic Griffin Lodge as a health and wellbeing centre for local people have been submitted to planners at the Council.
Filed under: Councillor | Griffin Lodge | health hub | NHS | Phil Riley | wellbeing
Published on Wednesday 8 December 2021 at 12:13 pm
People aged 40 and over and people in high risk groups can now book their Covid booster jab three months after their second dose.
Filed under: Covid booster vaccine | NHS | over 40
Published on Thursday 2 December 2021 at 12:00 pm
The booster vaccination programme is being significantly ramped up in response to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
Filed under: Booster | covid | Covid-19 vaccination programme | Director of Public Health | Dominic Harrison | Government | Jane Scattergood | NHS | Omicron variant | vaccine
Published on Thursday 18 November 2021 at 8:57 am
People in Blackburn and Darwen are being urged to boost their immunity and build another wall of defence against Covid and seasonal flu this winter.
Filed under: Councillor | Covid booster vaccine | Damian Talbot | flu vaccine | NHS | protection | Winter
Published on Friday 8 October 2021 at 10:34 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is getting behind a big local effort to protect people from flu this winter.
Filed under: CCG | Councillor | Damian Talbot | Dr David White | flu | NHS | Protect your Family | vaccination | Winter
Published on Tuesday 10 August 2021 at 3:04 pm
Local health bosses are encouraging parents to be aware of the signs of respiratory illnesses in young children, as data from Public Health England (PHE) shows cases are starting to rise in parts of the country.
Filed under: CCG | Damian Talbot | Dominic Harrison | NHS | RSV
Published on Friday 6 August 2021 at 4:57 pm
Blackburn Rovers joined the thousands across the borough vaccinated against Covid-19 when players and staff from the club visited the Cathedral vaccine centre to get their jabs this week.
Filed under: join the thousands | NHS | rovers | vaccine
Published on Tuesday 6 July 2021 at 10:39 am
GP practices in Lancashire and South Cumbria are open and continue to provide services as they have done throughout the pandemic.
Published on Monday 17 May 2021 at 3:03 pm
The NHS and the Council have are urging eligible people who have not yet had their Covid-19 jab to come forward without delay.
Filed under: Blackburn | Chief Executive | Darwen | Denise Park | Director of Public Health | Dominic Harrison | NHS | Vaccinations
Published on Thursday 13 May 2021 at 5:04 pm
Additional clinics offering the covid-19 vaccination to eligible people in Blackburn with Darwen will open up from next week, it has been announced.
Published on Friday 27 November 2020 at 1:17 pm
The leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has praised a local NHS partner following its good inspection rating.
Filed under: CCG | Councillor | East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Groups | good rating | Mohammed Khan | NHS
Published on Friday 25 September 2020 at 11:18 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing a major local drive to protect people from flu this winter.
Published on Wednesday 9 September 2020 at 12:57 pm
The judging for this year’s Britain in Bloom awards may have been cancelled, but this hasn’t stopped Blackburn’s dedicated gardeners working hard to make sure our town centre still looks its best.
Filed under: Blackburn in Bloom | Cathedral Sqaure | Councillor | flowers | NHS | Phil Riley
Published on Wednesday 1 July 2020 at 6:00 pm
A Public Health England report published this afternoon named Blackburn with Darwen as one of the top areas currently for the 7 day rate of infections per 100,000.
Filed under: coronavirus | Dominic Harrison | lockdown | NHS | Pennine Lancashire
Published on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 10:07 am
Local businesses are being asked to donate unwanted stocks of personal, protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS for frontline staff to use.
Filed under: Adult Social Care | coronavirus | COVID-19 | NHS | NHS East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group
Published on Tuesday 8 January 2019 at 11:43 am
The past 7 years has seen a 3-fold increase in the number of older people admitted to hospital with respiratory illnesses.
Filed under: GP | keep warm keep well | NHS | older people | pharmacy | Winter | winter advice
Published on Monday 10 December 2018 at 2:08 pm
Health bosses from NHS East Lancashire and NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are reminding those who are eligible for their free winter flu vaccines and boosters to visit their doctor or local pharmacy if they haven’t already done so.
Filed under: flu | NHS | vaccination
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.
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.
Filed under: E-SEE Family Wellbeing Study | Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust | NHS | University of York
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.
Filed under: CCG | Councillor | Dave Harling | Flu vaccination | Maureen Bateson | Mustafa Desai | NHS | schools
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 Monday 16 February 2015 at 12:05 pm
Health leaders in Blackburn with Darwen are inviting local residents to share their experiences of local NHS services.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group | Dr Chris Clayton | NHS
Published on Tuesday 14 October 2014 at 1:39 pm
Blackburn with Darwen health bosses are backing the new Be Clear on Cancer ‘Blood in Pee’ campaign.
Filed under: be clear on cancer | Mohammed Khan | NHS
Published on Friday 19 September 2014 at 4:26 pm
An East Lancashire Nurse and Blackburn resident Angela Graves now boasts the prestigious title ‘Queen’s Nurse’ after receiving a coveted national award from community nursing charity, The Queen’s Nursing Institute.
Filed under: East Lancashire Care Trust | NHS | Queen's Nurse Honour
Published on Thursday 21 August 2014 at 3:29 pm
Local residents in Blackburn and surrounding areas are invited to attend a drop-in session being held by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust to find out about a proposed new inpatient facility.
Published on Friday 11 July 2014 at 9:50 am
Blackburn with Darwen social care and NHS staff have joined forces to help more people receive the funded care they are entitled to.
