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World Ovarian Cancer Day takes place on 8th May this year and doctors in Lancashire are encouraging women to help raise awareness. Each year over 7,300 women in the UK are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Fewer women in the UK…

It is almost impossible for a curious and active child to avoid some scrapes and cuts. Whilst a kiss from mum or dad and some TLC is often all that is needed, parents are being reminded to stock up their…

The UK’s most prestigious nursing awards have opened for entries, with honours including the RCN Nurse of the Year 2021 title. The RCN Nursing Awards, formerly the RCNi Nurse Awards, invite nurses, students and nursing support workers to share their…

Ramadan is the Islamic month in which Muslims around the world observe fasting. Local doctors in Lancashire encourage residents to stay safe and well during this period. The fast lasts from dawn to dusk and this year that means nearly…

The UK vaccination programme has now delivered over 27 million first doses, 6.1 million second jabs and more than 6,000 lives already have been saved. Take-up of the vaccine has been exceptionally strong; five out of six people in the…

Lancashire & South Cumbria Pharmacy Opening hours Blacburn with Darwen CCG Monday, 3 May 2021 Whalley Range Blackburn 1 Whalley Range, Blackburn BB1 6DX 01254 54988 10:00:00 Morrisons Pharmacy Railway Road Morrisons , 4 Railway Road, Blackburn BB1 5AZ 01254…

Last week, on Tuesday 6 April, an evening clinic was held at St Peter’s Centre Vaccination Centre in Burnley to vaccinate people that are hard-to-reach and have complex needs. Set up in collaboration with the Church on the Street Ministries…

After a regular routine blood test for other long-term health conditions, Sharon Sherratt, 57, was shocked to hear that she could now be at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes with an HBA1C reading of 42, “This was never on…