Latest news stories from ELHT

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

16 February 2026
From Milan to Marsden: hospital hosts winter Olympic‑style rehab games

Patients at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have been competing in their own Olympic-style games to help with rehab.

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).

Posted: 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