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 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 Thursday 8 April 2021 at 12:35 pm
A Blackburn with Darwen mosque is being turned into a pop-up vaccination clinic to target ‘at-risk’ groups who have been hesitant to come forward.
Filed under: CCG | Mosque | vaccination
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 Monday 16 November 2020 at 10:02 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is backing an annual awareness event that promotes the benefit of self-care, taking place from today, Monday November 16.
Filed under: CCG | Damian Talbot | self-care week
Published on Tuesday 13 October 2020 at 10:05 am
Health leaders across Pennine Lancashire are urging parents to act when they receive an invitation from school or their GP about their child’s free flu vaccination.
Filed under: CCG | Councillor Damian Talbot | flu | flu vaccine | NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG
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 Monday 18 March 2019 at 1:02 pm
Ewood Park hosted Blackburn with Darwen’s first summit on healthy weight on Wednesday 13 March.
The ‘Making Healthy Weight Everyone’s Business’ event saw Local Government partners, including Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool Councils, join forces with Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Public Health England and the Food Active partnership – a collaborative programme made up of Public Health Directors across the North West.
Filed under: CCG | healthy weight | Together a healthier future
Published on Friday 27 July 2018 at 11:59 am
People in Blackburn and Darwen are being urged to visit their doctor if they spot blood in their pee.
Filed under: bladder cancer | Blood in Pee | CCG | kidney cancer
Published on Tuesday 29 May 2018 at 4:37 pm
People are being urged to take care in the sun as the warm weather continues.
NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is warning that the heat can be dangerous for the very young, older people or those with serious illnesses.
Filed under: CCG | Dr Preeti Shukla | NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group | sun
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.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen | CCG | Wellbeing Service
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 Friday 19 February 2016 at 2:53 pm
Graham Burgess gives his support to Good Neighbours
I am delighted to be back in Blackburn with Darwen as Chair of Blackburn with Darwen CCG.
Filed under: #gn2016 | CCG | good neighbours | Graham Burgess
Published on Wednesday 13 January 2016 at 5:27 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group has become the latest sponsor to sign up for this year’s Good Neighbours Awards.
Filed under: #gn2016 | CCG | Councillor | Mohammed Khan | Your Call
Published on Monday 8 June 2015 at 1:52 pm
New figures released by Public Health England have shown that the borough’s public health programmes are continuing to make headway at reducing harms caused by alcohol in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: alcohol | Brian Taylor | CCG | Chris Clayton | Councillor | Dominic Harrison
Published on Wednesday 14 January 2015 at 11:52 am
A Council worker who won a national scholarship to travel to a heart hospital in Dallas, Texas has spoken about his experience.
Filed under: CCG | heart town | mark campbell
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2014 at 1:29 pm
Patients with urgent health problems to be offered weekend GP appointments over the Christmas and New Year Bank holiday period in Blackburn with Darwen.
Published on Tuesday 2 December 2014 at 12:17 pm
Plans for how Blackburn with Darwen will spend £12m of public funding to improve health and social care services in the borough have been approved by NHS England.
Filed under: Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group | CCG | Councillor | health | Mohammed Khan | Social Care
Published on Friday 21 November 2014 at 2:24 pm
New data shows that the life expectancy of residents in Blackburn with Darwen is continuing to improve.
Filed under: CCG | Chris Clayton | Dominic Harrison | health | life expectancy | Mohammed Khan
Published on Monday 17 November 2014 at 8:53 am
A blueprint to make Blackburn with Darwen a more prosperous place to be has been unveiled.
Filed under: CCG | Councillor | Joe Slater | Kate Hollern | Local strategic partnership | Maureen Bateson | Mo Isap | Soundcloud
Published on Tuesday 7 October 2014 at 2:43 pm
NHS Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council are giving people with learning disabilities, their families and carers the opportunity to find out about changes in the NHS and how they can get involved.
Filed under: CCG | Councillor | health | Mohammed Khan
Published on Thursday 13 March 2014 at 4:13 pm
New figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have shown that the borough’s public health programmes are making headway at reducing alcohol related deaths in Blackburn with Darwen.
Filed under: alcohol | Brian Taylor | CCG | Clinical Commissioning Group | Councillor | death | Dominic Harrison
Published on Thursday 13 March 2014 at 3:31 pm
Health and social care services are joining up in Blackburn with Darwen to offer better care closer to home, starting in the east of the borough from April.
Filed under: Blackburn | CCG | Clinical Commissioning Group | Councillor | Health and Wellbeing Board | Mohammed Khan
