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We are celebrating all of our nurses today and thankful for the care they deliver every day! 160 of our fabulous nursing colleagues gathered ahead of Nurses Day in sunny Blackpool on Friday, to hear a keynote speech from Dr Mandy Burton, the National Deputy Director of Mental Health Nursing for NHS England.

Planning for maternity leave involves more than preparing baby’s new bedroom and agonising over names, it also requires financial planning. Whether your maternity leave will be paid, partially paid or unpaid, taking time away from work often comes with a reduction in income. Being prepared and understanding your finances beforehand can relieve stress, reduce anxiety and allow you to focus on your wonderful new arrival.

A green fingered team of our patients and colleagues at Pendleview in Blackburn have worked together to develop and grow a beautiful flourish garden over the last few months.

Today marks the start of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, this week long campaign running from 5 to 11 May is dedicated to talking about mental health problems before, during and after pregnancy.

Next week, the much-loved Spring into Spring health and wellbeing roadshow returns to Blackpool, with a packed programme of community events across the town.

Congratulations to our very own Katy Cleece who has won an accolade at this year’s North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards.

As a Trust, we have over 1760 administrators playing a vital role in patient care. On Administrative Professionals Day 2025, we want to shine a spotlight on our incredible admin colleagues, from handling calls to managing schedules – they do whatever it takes behind the scenes.

Social media has so many benefits, but the negative impacts it can have on people, particularly children and teenagers cannot be denied. It can affect their sense of self, lead to constant comparison and pressure to look a certain way and a fear of missing out – to name just a few.

From Thursday 1 May 2025, long COVID services in Lancashire and South Cumbria will no longer be commissioned as stand-alone services. This will affect the service which we offer here at LSCft.

As the Easter bank holidays are approaching, health officials in Lancashire and South Cumbria are urging people to get their repeat prescriptions in on time.

Construction of the brand-new specialist acute NHS mental health inpatient facility for adults with a learning disability is moving a step closer to the next phase of development, with the steel frame which forms the structure of the building now in place.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has announced a package of £100 million from Great British Energy for the NHS to install solar power and battery storage solutions to help drive down energy bills, offering better value for the taxpayer.