Latest news stories from ELHT

Find out what’s been going on recently at the Trust. 

30 January 2026
Please help keep emergency care for those who need it most
22 January 2026
All in a day’s work for knee surgery at Burnley Hospital

East Lancashire patients having partial knee replacement surgery could now be home the same day thanks to a new day-case procedure introduced by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT).

12 January 2026
NHS health chiefs’ plea to the public to help prevent hospital admissions
Posted: 7 January 2026
Hospital team welcome new equipment thanks to generous donor
Posted: 19 December 2025
Virtual wards milestone sees 45,000 patients cared for at home
Posted: 12 December 2025
Leading the charge toward a greener NHS
Posted: 9 December 2025
East Lancashire community nurses awarded prestigious Queen’s Nurse title