Latest news stories from ELHT

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

Posted: 4 October 2021
East Lancashire Hospital unveils new 'Inclusion Wall'

Health professionals from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are asking patients and the local community to join in their message of inclusivity and firm opposition to discrimination, as they unveil their new ‘Inclusion Wall’ this week.

Posted: 1 October 2021
Haslingden Road roadworks
Posted: 30 September 2021
Pennine Lancashire Covid service wins top national award
Posted: 29 September 2021
East Lancashire Hospital honours 'stars' with virtual staff award ceremony
Posted: 23 September 2021
Our A&E is “high performing” in challenging circumstances

Our Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital has been highly praised by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine for its performance, whilst managing extremely high attendances and challenges caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.

Posted: 15 September 2021
A focus on World Patient Safety Day

This year’s World Patient Safety Day is dedicated to the need to prioritise and address safety in maternal and newborn care.

Posted: 10 September 2021
Rise in children’s respiratory infections across East Lancashire

Paediatric experts at ELHT have warned that a rise in cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which can cause bronchiolitis in infants and children, has hit the community earlier than expected.