ELA to host free health and wellbeing events

An NHS worker administers a blood pressure check as part of a free health check - offered during the health and wellbeing events.

This November, we’ll be hosting free community health and wellbeing events in Nelson and Burnley. The events will offer residents practical advice and support to help them stay well this winter. The Alliance is working with NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, local councils, NHS trusts, voluntary, community, and faith organisations, and other […]

Blood Sciences Industrial Action update

Notice from Lancashire and South Cumbria Pathology Service that reads: Some routine blood tests may need to be postponed due to industrial action at our local laboratory. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Due to strike action within the Blood Sciences Department at both Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital, East Lancashire based GP Practices are currently able to offer urgent blood tests and a limited number of routine blood tests. Urgent blood samples are still being sent through to the laboratory for testing, such […]