Latest news stories from ELHT

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

Posted: 11 February 2019
First for ELHT Cardiology

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was given the prestigious honour of being selected as one of three out of 120 cardiac centres

Posted: 11 February 2019
Business as usual for diabetic eye screening patients as service prepares to welcome new provider

People living with diabetes in Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire are assured it will be ‘business as usual’ when the NHS diabetic eye screening service welcomes a new service provider in 2019.

Posted: 11 February 2019
Specialist Organ Donation Nurse Receives Outstanding Award

A specialist organ donation nurse from Blackburn is the recipient of a local community honour in Blackburn.

Posted: 9 February 2019
Free Lung Cancer checks set to benefit people in Lancashire and South Cumbria

The Lancashire & South Cumbria Cancer Alliance has been selected to support two local Clinical Commissioning Groups participate in a national initiative to facilitate diagnosing lung cancer earlier.

Posted: 8 February 2019
CCG seeks people’s views on East Lancashire Fracture Liaison Service

NHS East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is seeking the views of people who use, or have used the East Lancashire Fracture Liaison service.

Posted: 7 February 2019
Mental health and wellbeing boxes distributed to Blackburn and Burnley hospitals

The Al-Khair Foundation has once again stepped forward to help improve the mental health and wellbeing support for local hospital patients.

Posted: 7 February 2019
NHS seeks people’s views on East Lancashire Treatment Room Service

NHS East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is seeking the views of people who use, or have used East Lancashire Hospital’s Trust Treatment Room service.