With schools breaking up for the Easter holidays and the long bank holiday weekend coming up, the NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria has offered some simple steps parents can take to keep children healthy this half-term.

As the Easter bank holidays are approaching, health officials in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging people to get their repeat prescriptions in on time.

Nurses at Derian House Children’s Hospice can now quickly access important child health information on a regional database, which will improve the care it provides for its children – and could be lifesaving when needing data in an emergency.

Following an internal selection process, we are delighted to announce Dr Andy Knox as our new interim medical director.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month aims to highlight one of the most common cancers affecting women – but one that is often diagnosed too late.

The NHS Shaping Care Together programme has been looking at changing urgent and emergency care services across Southport, Formby, and West Lancashire.

The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria is taking action to tackle the issue of male suicide with a new campaign launching this month.

Children and young people, as well as their parents and carers, are being encouraged to share their experiences of the local NHS as part of an initiative due to begin next month.

Board meeting dates for 2025/26 are now published.

People registered at a South Lakes GP practice have been asked to give their views on how changes to services in the area would affect them.