December 2023
29Dec
Hospital Flu Cases Up Six-Fold in a Month as Staff Contend with Impact of Strikes
Thousands of people were in hospital with winter viruses last week, including over 940 patients with flu, as staff contended with significant winter pressure on top of the impact of industrial action. The latest figures for the week to Christmas Eve show there were an average of 942 patients with flu in hospital each day last week...
22Dec
Free parking for patients over the festive Bank Holidays
Free parking for patients over the festive Bank Holidays We are pleased to confirm that Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be offering free parking to all patients and visitors at both Royal Preston Hospital, and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, over the upcoming festive Bank Holidays. These dates include: Monday 25th December 2023 Tuesday 26...
21Dec
Join the national NHS New Hospital Programme Engagement Car Parks Workshop
The national New Hospital Programme would like to invite you to a 90-minute virtual workshop about your experience of using hospital facilities. The national New Hospital Programme team are running several patient and public workshops during 2023 and 2024 to hear about your experiences using hospital services to help improve the designs and layout of future hospitals....
19Dec
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals host engagement event with Healthwatch Lancashire
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals has emphasised their commitment to listening to the views of patients and acting on their feedback, following a recent engagement event with Healthwatch Lancashire. The event, which was held at Royal Preston Hospital, saw Healthwatch and Trust colleagues speak to patients about their visit, including positive aspects of their experience, as well...
15Dec
Advice on respiratory illnesses in children this winter
Local health experts are asking parents and carers to be aware of the signs of respiratory illnesses in children as temperatures drop. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that causes coughs and colds in winter and is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (a common chest infection) in children under two. Joanne Connolly,...
15Dec
Lancashire respiratory consultant gives advice to ‘protect your lungs’ this winter
A leading Lancashire and South Cumbria-based respiratory consultant has advised people with respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma to be extra vigilant this winter and ‘protect their lungs’. Professor Mohammed Munavvar, who works at Royal Preston Hospital as a consultant chest physician, has seen an increase in patients with respiratory...
15Dec
Preston North End footballers visit brings Christmas cheer to Children’s Ward
Preston North End Football Club put a smile on the faces of those on the Children’s Ward at Royal Preston Hospital earlier this week, on their annual visit to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals to visit children in hospital over Christmas. Armed with toys, selection boxes and calendars, provided by the club, manager Ryan Lowe, captain...
14Dec
Have you ordered your repeat prescription ahead of Christmas?
With Christmas just around the corner, health professionals in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging people to stock up their medicine cabinets and order repeat prescriptions in good time. Most GP practices and pharmacies will be closed or have limited opening hours over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays, so making sure you have...
