Latest news stories from ELHT

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

24 February 2026
Hospital charity encourages walkers to join them for historic walk
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
Posted: 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