Lancashire Healthy Young Person and Family Service - Virgin Care

Continuing to support families with virtual clinics
We implemented new technology to allow clinicians to continue to engage with patients, families and other service users during the pandemic.

School children can access help and advice through our confidential text service during the summer holidays
Our school nurses are on hand to give young people help and advice on a range of issues via our confidential Chathealth texting service.

Creating virtual care co-ordination services
Read how we’ve transformed our SPA teams into virtual services, to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gold standard service for new mums in Lancashire
United Nations organisation UNICEF, which runs the Baby Friendly Initiative, has awarded gold standard to our Lancashire Healthy Young People and Families Service.

Our Lancashire Healthy Young People and Families Service Single Point of Access goes virtual
Our Lancashire Healthy Young People and Families Service has transformed its Single Point of Access (SPA) into a virtual service.

Virgin Care signs pledge to help nation through Covid19 crisis
Virgin Care has joined businesses from across the UK in an initiative to help Britain and its most vulnerable citizens through the coronavirus crisis. It has teamed up with former Cabinet Minister, Rt Hon Justine Greening, as a founding member of the C-19 Business Pledge.

New partnership launches, the first step towards a new support service for Lancashire families
The new partnership between Lancashire County Council and Virgin Care which launches today (1 April 2019) will see the Health Visiting and School Nursing services across Lancashire transformed over the next 3 years but schools, families and other residents are being reassured that services continue to operate through the launch.