Hospital announces £14million cuts

11:08pm Friday 9th May 2008

HOSPITAL bosses must save another £13.9 million in the next 12 months - but chiefs said they would try to avoid job losses or service cuts.

Reader comments (6)

Battle to beat East Lancashire tooth decay

2:30pm Thursday 8th May 2008

PHARMACISTS are to receive special training in a bid to promote better teeth and gum care across East Lancashire.

Reader comments (13)

	Tanning - fake, don't bake!
	3:20pm Wed 7 May 08
	Summer’s approaching but is that tan as healthy as you think?
	Reader comments (2)

	East Lancashire toenail service is a cut above!
	3:06pm Thu 1 May 08
	A TOENAIL-cutting service is making a huge difference to the lives of older people across East Lancashire.

‘Heart-start' gear at nine sites in Blackburn and Darwen

3:17pm Friday 25th April 2008

LIFE-saving heart defibrillators have been put in place at nine venues across Blackburn and Darwen.

Reader comment (1)

Book your hospital appointment at Blackburn and Darwen libraries

10:39am Wednesday 23rd April 2008

PATIENTS will be able to book hospital appointments at libraries in Blackburn and Darwen, thanks to a new NHS scheme.

Reader comments (2)

	Rossendale couple's bid to help miscarriage parents
	4:45pm Wed 23 Apr 08
	A COUPLE whose lives were shattered after a miscarriage have pledged to set up a support group for other couples.
	Reader comments (8)

New ambulances hit the road in E Lancs

7:26pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008

THREE new ambulances have hit the road in a bid to provide better levels of care for patients.

Reader comment (1)

Breastfeeding action plan for Blackburn and Darwen mums

3:06pm Saturday 19th April 2008

MOTHERS should be allowed to breastfeed in public places and any promotion of powdered milk should be banned, health experts in Blackburn said.

Reader comments (8)

	Fake drugs scam is ‘frightening’, says MEP
	7:56pm Fri 18 Apr 08
	A EURO MP has welcomed moves to protect people from a multi-billion pound counterfeit drugs industry which is feared to kill half a million people each year.
	Reader comment (1)

Royal Blackburn Hospital building company probe

12:45pm Friday 18th April 2008

THE construction firm which built East Lancashire's £113million super-hospital is being investigated following allegations of contract rigging.

Reader comments (6)

East Lancashire's serial killer - heart disease

12:01am Friday 18th April 2008

A MOCK hunt for a serial killer will be staged to shock people into leading a healthier lifestyle.

	Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg calls for A&E in Burnley
	3:39pm Thu 17 Apr 08
	LIBERAL Democrats leader Nick Clegg backed calls for an accident and emergency department to be returned to Burnley on his first visit to the town.
	Reader comments (11)

	Blackburn dyslexia teacher calls for more action
	11:44am Thu 17 Apr 08
	A FORMER teacher campaigns for dyslexia awareness after her son was diagnosed with the condition has called for more work to identify children with literacy difficulties.
	Reader comments (4)

	East Lancashire health stores hit out over vitamin claims
	4:12pm Wed 16 Apr 08
	HEALTH stores have hit back at a report which said taking vitamins could shorten people's lives.
	Reader comments (2)

Lancashire firefighters top of health ladder

11:38am Wednesday 16th April 2008

FIREFIGHTERS in Lancashire are some of the healthiest in the country, say NHS chiefs.

	Blackburn A&E patients treated in ambulances
	8:48pm Tue 15 Apr 08
	PATIENTS had to be treated in ambulances queued up outside East Lancashire's accident and emergency department after being overwhelmed by the number of cases.
	Reader comments (22)

	New East Lancashire hospitals chief 's £14m 'headache'
	8:48pm Sun 13 Apr 08
	THE health trust run by East Lancashire's new hospitals chief faces £14million worth of savings to break even, it has emerged.
	Reader comments (6)

Waiting times slashed for Lancashire cardiac patients

10:49am Sunday 13th April 2008

A GROUND-breaking pilot scheme has slashed waiting times for East Lancashire cardiac patients.

	17-stone Blackburn grandma 'too fat for operation'
	9:44pm Thu 10 Apr 08
	A grandmother who weighs 17 and a half stone has been told she cannot have surgery because she is too overweight.
	Reader comments (38)

	Don't gamble with your health warning to East Lancashire people
	2:07pm Thu 10 Apr 08
	THE man in charge of Blackburn's Race for Life has told East Lancashire people: "Don't gamble with your health!"
	Reader comments (3)

	Team helps kick excessive boozing into touch
	9:43am Wed 9 Apr 08
	ACCRINGTON Stanley striker Paul Mullin has backed a campaign to cut drinking in East Lancashire.

	Health minister asked to review Burnley A&E decision
	7:17pm Tue 8 Apr 08
	SENIOR ministers are considering whether to launch a review of the decision to axe Burnley General Hospital's accident and emergency department.
	Reader comments (4)

	A new chief for East Lancashire hospitals
	5:08pm Tue 8 Apr 08
	A FORMER ward sister has been appointed new chief executive of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
	Reader comments (2)

	Coyle gives bill of health to sensible drinking campaign
	11:25am Tue 8 Apr 08
	CLARETS manager Owen Coyle helped launch East Lancashire Primary Care Trust's alcohol-reduction campaign.
	Reader comments (4)

999 shake-up ‘risking lives’

11:43am Monday 7th April 2008

NEW ambulance time targets cannot be met in East Lancashire without resorting to "inadequate" response cars, paramedics have said.

	Putting sleep problems to bed
	3:40pm Thu 3 Apr 08
	THOUSANDS of people in East Lancashire who suffer from a common sleep disorder could be helped by a "spectacular" treatment.

Head speaks out over 'naive' junk food proposals

1:27pm Monday 31st March 2008

A HEADTEACHER whose school looks out over a string of takeaways has said the Government needs "to do much more" to stop youngsters eating junk.

Reader comments (11)

Campaign launched to tackle alcohol abuse

6:58am Monday 31st March 2008

FIVE boroughs are to work together to tackle alcohol abuse, as figures revealed that one in five residents binge drink.

Foundation status bid delayed

11:28am Friday 28th March 2008

EAST Lancashire Hospitals Trust's bid for foundation status has been delayed until a new chief executive is found.

More ...