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Following a request from the Department of Health and Social Care for advice on a possible extension of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has looked at the available evidence around vaccinating children and…

From Wednesday 28 July, a Covid-19 vaccination bus will be revisiting various locations across Pennine Lancashire providing second dose Pfizer vaccines to people in the area. Mosques, colleges, leisure centres and community hubs are just some of the hyper local…

England’s Chief Nurse has today reminded the public that everyone accessing or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules. Covid restrictions will end in many settings in England from Monday. However, Public…

The Pennine Lancashire Integrated Care Partnership, a partnership of NHS and community organisations is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for the innovative new service known as the COVID Virtual Ward (CVW) which it introduced in response to…

From Wednesday July 21, a Covid-19 vaccination bus will be revisiting various locations across Blackburn with Darwen providing second dose Pfizer vaccines to people in the area Mosques, colleges, leisure centres and community hubs are just some of the hyper…

People who received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine during an accelerated vaccination push in Blackburn with Darwen are now being called back for their second jab. More than 16,000 additional vaccines were given in May this year in…

GP practices in Lancashire and South Cumbria are open and continue to provide services as they have done throughout the pandemic. This means that for patients, their GP practice is open and providing GP services, with face to face appointments…

People living across Lancashire and South Cumbria have been urged to be patient when trying to access GP services, which are busier now than before the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of calls to surgeries across the area has increased significantly…

• A third of parents (34%) would not feel confident spotting the signs if their child was being used for County Lines • 38% of parents would not know what to do if their/a child had become involved in County…