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In 2005 Tony Blair won a third consecutive labour government, a pint of milk was around 35p, London was attacked in the devastating 7/7 bombings and the world witnessed events such as Pope John Paul II’s death and Hurricane Katrina hitting Louisiana. But here in Lancashire, our Early Intervention Service (EIS) was beginning a new and innovative journey, helping patients who experience psychosis for the first time receive support.

Earlier this week members of the Change Talks Team had the privilege of meeting with Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Stephen Morgan, Minister for Early Years Education.

This week is Carers Week, designed to recognise the vital role that carers play in our community and to honour the incredible dedication and love of those who care for others.

We asked Dave Cottrell, Lead Trainer from Change Talks to share his thoughts and reflections on men’s mental health this men’s health week and discussed why there is a disproportion when discussing mental health and accessing help and services.

NHS England figures published today, during national Volunteers Week show that 71,828 people volunteered in NHS trusts in the last year donating over 6.4 million hours of their time. Here in Lancashire, Samuel is one of those volunteers, who regularly gives up his own time to volunteer as a dining buddy and befriender.

Below is our response to the publication of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report which follows an unannounced inspection that took place between 6 and 9 January 2025. Inspectors visited 21 of our acute adult and psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) wards across eight locations.

Sarah Jackson, Consultant Nurse and Associate Director of Nursing for Autism Services, has been awarded Forum Committee Member of the Year for her work on the RCN Learning Disabilities Forum.

Today marks the start of Volunteers Week, an annual UK wide campaign held from the first Monday in June to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers. Today we’ve spoken to Nick, a 56 year old volunteer, for the past five years at our Grow Your Own project based at Guild Park.

In recognition of his many years of voluntary work with the English Schools’ Swimming Association (ESSA) and wider swimming community, Andy Rigg, the deputy admin lead for our Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services, was recently invited to attend the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, hosted by His Majesty The King.

Our Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Dush Mahadevan, has been elected to the post of Executive Committee Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Child and Adolescent Faculty.

Community Roots in Preston played host to our first ever perinatal listening event on Wednesday 14 May. The event invited mums who have previously accessed our perinatal mental health services to share their experiences, feedback and stories in an informal and relaxed setting.

Our colleagues and students recently came together to give students a chance to meet and network with professionals at the Trust as part of a Trust listening event hosted by our Practice Education Facilitation (PEF) Team.