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Lancashire’s virtual groups go from strength to strength
Read about how our virtual groups for parents and carers in Lancashire are bringing families together and helping to beat the isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Santa’s stockings are spreading Christmas joy to elderly patients across Bath and North East Somerset
Elderly and isolated patients are set to receive Christmas stockings this year thanks to our Feel the Difference grant.

Health and care achievements across Lancashire celebrated
We have explained what achievements we have made made over 2019/20 across Lancashire, following publication of the services’ Quality Accounts.

Our child mental health trainees in Essex win an NHS Parliamentary Award
Our Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) had a surprise virtual visit from their MP Vicky Ford – who announced they’d won the NHS Parliamentary Award for Excellence in Mental Health Care Award in the east of England.

Innovative parenting programme coming to Burnley
EPEC (Empowering Parents Empowering Communities) is a unique and innovative programme run by parents, for parents, that is coming to Burnley.

Care coordination hub brings benefits for patients
Patients contacting our adult community services and urgent care teams in West Lancashire are benefitting from an enhanced service through a new care coordination hub.

New joint night-nursing service launched
Patients are getting round the clock professional nursing care in their own homes thanks to our new night-nursing service.

Transformation plans for West Lancashire out of hours service
Patients in West Lancashire are set to benefit from an integrated, out of hours urgent care service over the coming months.

We are providing fire safety training virtually
The Learning Enterprise (TLE), our main provider of learning and development, is leading the way nationally by providing live fire safety training events in the Virtual Classroom.

Nurse leads transformation of health visiting and school nursing services in Lancashire
We are transforming health visiting and school nursing services in Lancashire.

School nurse who has notched up six decades of service plans to go on helping young people
Nurse Vivien Crouch has worked in her chosen career for 60 years and says, at the age of 76, she has no plans to stop.

Children’s play area in Basildon gets Virgin Care makeover after frolicking foxes decide it’s the only play in Essex
We are using the FTD grant to rebuild an outdoor children’s play area in Essex after foxes took a little bit too much of a liking to its toys during lockdown.