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Stop smoking and get Winter Ready
Posted: 12th March 2021Start your journey to quit smoking today and you can improve your body's defences against Covid-19 as well as having healthier skin, more energy, and an improved sense of smell
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‘Mental health is so crucial’ – Winter Ready with Dr Ros Bonsor
Posted: 11th March 2021As the Winter months draw to an end and we welcome in Spring, local GP and mental health lead for the CCG, Dr Ros Bonsor, reminds everyone the importance of taking care of our mental health and accessing mental health services if we find that we need…
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West Lancashire residents urged to get winter ready
Posted: 27th November 2020As winter approaches, West Lancashire residents are being encouraged to get Winter Ready.
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Managing medication is made easier thanks to the POD
Posted: 14th November 2018Local NHS prescription service now extended to cover greater population of residents in West Lancashire. NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group’s (CCG) Prescription Ordering Direct Service (POD) has now been extended with a base in…
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Implementation of revised and updated clinical policy on Assisted Conception Services
Posted: 12th November 2018We wish to bring to the attention of patients and members of the public that the revised and updated clinical policy for assisted conception services has been approved by the CCG. A new policy for commissioning spinal injections and radiofrequency…
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Places of safety to support young people in mental health crisis across Lancashire and South Cumbria
Posted: 24th August 2018Hospitals across Lancashire and South Cumbria are using government funding to provide safe and appropriate spaces for children detained the Mental Health Act.
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Edge Hill University announces Medical School
Posted: 21st March 2018​Edge Hill University will offer an access to medicine course from 2019 and train doctors from 2020, following the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health to establish a Medical School at the University in West Lancashire.
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Only the best health and care apps for residents in West Lancashire
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Read our guide to find out why we need to change
Posted: 31st May 2017Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria programme outlined in plain English
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Local health body to meet in Hilldale, Ormskirk
Posted: 9th May 2017Healthcare commissioners in West Lancashire are to hold their next governing body meeting in public at Hilldale on the Ormskirk Hospital site