Patients

Warning as most common day to have severe heart attack revealed Daniel Mcneil

The NHS will soon allow patients to acces private healthcare

Patients to use NHS app to access private healthcare Rebecca Braybrook

Lloyds Pharmacy closures: Full list of branches shutting doors for good over the next few weeks

Lloyds Pharmacy confirms branches closing for good over next few weeks Will Millar

Allergy sufferers told to ‘immediately’ contact their GP after adrenalin pens recalled

Allergy sufferers hit with warning as epi pens recalled by government Chelsie Sewell

Millions of patients in England will be able to get prescriptions for seven common conditions, plus the contraceptive pill and more blood pressure checks, directly from pharmacies under new plans to tackle the GP crisis in the UK.

Pharmacies to offer prescriptions for 7 new conditions amid GP crisis Sophie Wills

Scores of local pharmacies close in England as pharmacists fear being taken advantage of

Scores of local pharmacies close in England Chloe Clarke

GP appointments face major change with millions affected - how does this affect you?

Major change to GP appointments set to affect millions Will Millar

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England Dennis Morton

It costs between £7,100 and £18,100 a year to raise a child according to research from Moneyfarm - an unimaginable amount of money for some, especially amid an ongoing cost of living crisis

3 government schemes that could save parents £1,617 Sophie Wills

NHS dentist fees in England have increased this week in another blow to those already struggling with the cost of living crisis.

NHS dentist fees increase in England - how much more you’ll pay Sophie Wills

Mum of 2 thought ‘tennis ball’ sized brain tumour was stress seizures Daniel Mcneil

New figures obtained by Labour through a Freedom of Information request revealed patients are being forced to wait up to an hour and a half for 999 calls to be answered.

Patients wait an hour and a half for 999 calls to be answered Rahmah Ghazali

A picture taken at the French National Institute of Agricultural Research shows a tick (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images).

TBEV case confirmed in UK - what you need to know about new virus Sophie Wills

EzriCare's Artificial Tears was recalled in January over links to eye infections.

Eye drops recalled as deadly bacteria causes 68 people to go blind Chelsie Sewell

Hundreds of people have lost their sight due to treatment delays caused by NHS backlogs, according to the Association of Optometrists

Hundreds of people lose sight due to delays caused by NHS backlog Sam Johnson

Macmillan gynaecological Cancer Nurse Specialist Lisa Nicholson (left) and fellow gynae-oncology nurses Rachel Webster (centre) and Beth Nield with the cards that could help women re-access their services with minimum delay

Pocket sized 'signs and symptoms' cards handed out to former cancer patients Sue Plunkett

NHS prescriptions are on the rise next month to add to the financial concerns of households amid a crippling cost of living crisis - Credit: Adobe

NHS prescription charges to rise in April - how much more you’ll pay Ethan Evans

Semaglutide has been approved by the NHS to help obese patients in England

New weight loss injections approved by NHS for use in England Chelsie Sewell

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients Chelsie Sewell

Staff from North West Ambulance Service on a picket line outside Wigan Community Fire and Ambulance Station in January

North West Ambulance Service bosses prepare for more strike action by staff Gaynor Clarke

NHS England says it is encouraging patients to wean off antidepressants and painkillers by taking alternative therapies.

NHS to encourage art and music lessons instead of prescription drugs Rahmah Ghazali

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans Sam Johnson

Doctors warn that use of Nitrous Oxide could lead to spinal damage Daniel Mcneil

Sajid Javid urges ‘unsustainable’ NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits

Sajid Javid wants NHS to charge patients for GP and A&E visits Will Millar

Lloyds Pharmacy branches inside Sainsburys stores are set to close

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all 237 branches inside Sainsbury’s stores Chelsie Sewell

Striking ambulance drivers outside Burnley Ambulance Station. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Everything you need to know about the Burnley ambulance strikes Laura Longworth

Ambulance workers on strike at the Devonshire Road temporary station

Warning to only call 999 in ‘life-threatening emergencies’ amid more strikes Sean Gleaves

A queue of ambulances are seen outside the Royal London Hospital emergency department on November 24, 2022. That week, nearly three in 10 ambulances were queuing outside hospitals in England.

‘Critical incidents’ declared at 8 hospital and ambulance trusts Sophie Wills

NHS call for responsible drinking during ambulance worker strikes Patrick Hollis

The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of nurses start strike action today Patrick Hollis

The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all of its UK members for strike action for the first time in its 106-year history. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Nurses set for historic strike before Christmas due to pay disputes Benjamin Jackson

A surgeon performs an endoscopic surgery. (Photo by Rebecca Conway/Getty Images)

Some 14,000 endoscopy tests to be made available in East Lancashire By The Newsroom

Emma Stoddard (Ward Manager) and Christian Fenn, in front of a new butterfly mural at Blackpool Victoria Hospital designed to inspire hope.

Butterfly mural inspires hope for cancer patients and mental health recovery Lucinda Herbert

Waiting lists are under the microscope in Lancashire

'Chatbots' being used to reduce the time people spend on hospital waiting lists Catherine Musgrove

The proportion of Lancashire residents with high blood pressure - and who were having it properly controlled - fell during the first year of the pandemic

Here's how hundreds of heart attacks and strokes could be avoided in Lancashire Paul Faulkner

The director of an independent health clinic based in Burnley has defended her business after a damning report from the Care Quality Commission rated it inadequate

Health watchdog rates Burnley based clinic inadequate Sue Plunkett

Music to patients’ ears, Olivia (left) and Victoria, are now able to put personal playlists together for patients thanks to funding from Rosemere Cancer Foundation

Rosemere project is music to patients' ears Dominic Collis

More than one million people in England paid more than they needed to for prescriptions (Photo: Getty Images)

Martin Lewis shares how to save up to £100 on prescription costs Claire Schofield

The Royal Blackburn Hospital is one site run by ELHT. Image: Google

'Dishonest' Preston nurse defrauds hospital trust out of more than £5,000 sick p... Catherine Musgrove

The number of Covid patients in East Lancashire on ventilators dropped from nine to four between December 1st and December 28th

Number of Covid patients on ventilators in East Lancashire dropped during Decemb... John Deehan

The UK is the first country in the world to license the drug for use (Photo: Shutterstock)

‘Game changing’ Covid antiviral pill to be rolled out ‘before Christmas’ Claire Schofield

The John Sagar Renal Centre, located at Briercliffe Shopping Centre, Burnley.

New Burnley kidney disease centre opens to patients John Deehan

Staff at the Royal Blackburn Hospital chemotherapy unit are hoping the public will help the appeal for hats, scarves and gloves for patients

Appeal for hats, scarves and gloves to keep East Lancashire chemotherapy patient... Susan Plunkett