AN accident and injury prevention scheme is set to continue in Lancashire - at a reduced rate.
Researchers from the Public Health Institute at Liverpool John Moores University have carried out the Lancashire Trauma Injury Intelligence Project for a number of years.
The broad details of cases attending the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General are shared with the county council.
Andrew Ascroft, a senior public health practitioner, said in a report: “This information is used to better understand the profile of injuries across Lancashire to inform the delivery and commissioning of targeted injury prevention initiatives.”
The JMU researchers currently work in 23 out of the 25 accident and emergency departments in the north west, delivering similar intelligence, county councillors have been told.
County Cllr Azhar Ali, health and wellbeing cabinet member, has approved a £75,000 contribution from the authority over three years.
The current value of the commission is £35,018 per year, under joint funding arrangements with the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office. Cllr Ali has ratified the contract being extended for two years, with the option of a third.
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